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The Bounds of the Earth Revealed in the End of Days

In ancient times, the people of God walked the land with staff in hand and Scripture in heart. They knew the hills of Judea, the waters of Galilee, and the gates of Jerusalem — for their stories unfolded upon the soil. Today, though the feet of students no longer tread those same paths, the call to remember remains. And lo, in this generation, the ...

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They Walked in the Ways of Old, and We Remember

In the days of the fathers, when the earth was young and kingdoms rose and fell, men marked the land to remember — with lines upon parchment, with symbols and borders that told of cities, rivers, and journeys. These were the maps of memory, and they bore witness to the works of men and the wonders of God. The Land Speaks “Ask now of the former days...

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Teaching the Ways of Old with Living Maps

In the days of old, the wise taught in the gates, and knowledge passed from mouth to ear, from parchment to heart. Yet now, in the fullness of time, learning hath taken on new form — not to replace the ancient truths, but to reveal them more clearly. Through the light of moving maps and living landscapes, the sacred story is told afresh. The Teachi...

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Of Lines and Lands: How Sacred Maps Enrich the Written Word

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word gave light unto men. Yet in these latter days, as knowledge hath increased and the peoples of the earth seek again the ancient paths, a new form of learning hath arisen — one that joins beauty with truth, and art with understanding. It is the art of the sacred map. These maps, drawn with reverence and ski...

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Education in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ed-u-ka'-shun: I. EDUCATION DEFINED II. EDUCATION IN EARLY ISRAEL 1. Nomadic and Agricultural Periods 2. The Monarchical Period 3. Deuteronomic Legislation 4. Reading and Writing III. EDUCATION IN LATER ISRAEL 1. Educational Significance of the Prophets 2. The Book of the Law 3. Wise Men or Sages 4. The Book of Proverbs 5. Scribes and Levites 6. Gr...

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Schools of the Prophets in Easton's Bible Dictionary

(1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted for the purpose of training young men for the prophetical and priestly offices. (See PROPHET -T0003006; SAMUEL -T0003209.)...

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Education in Smiths Bible Dictionary

There is little trace among the Hebrews in earlier times of education in any other subjects than the law. The wisdom therefore and instruction, of which so much is said in the book of Proverbs, are to be understood chiefly of moral and religious discipline, imparted, according to the direction of the law, by the teaching and under the example ...

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Schools in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(In the early ages most of the instruction of young children was by the parents. The leisure hours of the Sabbaths and festival days brought the parents in constant contact with the children. After the captivity schools came more into use, and at the time of Christ were very abundant. The schools were in connection with the synagogues, which w...

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Education in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Chiefly in the law of God (Exodus 12:26; Exodus 13:8; Exodus 13:14; Deuteronomy 4:5; Deuteronomy 4:9-10; Deuteronomy 6:2; Deuteronomy 6:7; Deuteronomy 6:20; Deuteronomy 11:19; Deuteronomy 11:21; Acts 22:3; 2 Timothy 3:15). The Book of Proverbs inculcates on parents, as to their children, the duty of disciplinary instruction and training in the...

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Rabbinical Schools of the First Century

THE RABBINICAL SCHOOL OF PAUL'S DAY In the times of Paul, there were two rival schools of rabbinical theology, the school of Hillel which he attended at Jerusalem, and the school of Shammai. The former was the more liberal school as we would think of it today, and placed tremendous emphasis upon Jewish oral traditions. As a young man of thirteen y...

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