Titres dans Bible et étude de la Bible

La "1ère épître à Timothée" est un livre du Nouveau Testament. Avec la deuxième épître à Timothée et l'épître à Tite, elle fait partie des trois "épîtres pastorales" ou "trito-pauliniennes", dues à des disciples tardifs de l'apôtre Paul. Paul avait laissé Timothée à Éphèse, dans l'intention d'y retourner plus tard. Mais il pensait qu'il risquait d'être retardé. La lettre est adressée au disciple Timothée, peut-être de Macédoine, pour lui donner des conseils et des encouragements sur l'accomplissement de son ministère.

Nick Cave reads from his introduction to the earliest of the four Gospels, which portrays Jesus as an enigmatic figure, struggling with enemies, his inner and external demons, and with his devoted but disconnected disciples. Unlike other gospels, his parables are obscure, to be explained secretly to his followers. Cave's reading is preceded by Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh, reading an extract from the gospel.

La "1ère épître de Pierre" est un livre du Nouveau Testament rédigé en grec. L'auteur s'identifie dans l'incipit comme "Pierre, apôtre de Jésus-Christ". L'épître, adressée aux communautés chrétiennes d'Asie Mineure, est écrite de "Babylone ".

"Esther" est un personnage de l'Ancien Testament. Elle est l'épouse du roi de Perse Assuérus, identifié généralement à Xerxès Ier ou à Artaxerxès Ier. Son histoire est célébrée, dans la tradition juive, lors de la fête de Pourim. Esther apparaît dans la Bible comme une femme d'une grande piété, caractérisée par sa foi, son courage, son patriotisme, sa prudence et sa résolution. Elle est fidèle et obéissante vis-à-vis de son cousin Mardochée et anxieuse face à son devoir de représenter le peuple juif et d'obtenir du roi leur salut.

"La prophétie de Joël" est un passage de l'Ancien Testament. La Bible ne contient aucun élément biographique sur son auteur. Sa rédaction remoante à une période comprise entre les ve et iiie siècles. Il est centré sur une prophétie faite par Joël lorsque le pays de Juda a été affligé par une grande famine et par les sauterelles (criquets) (Joël 1:4–20). Une horde d'insectes ravage le pays. Le feu les précède et achève la dévastation. Partout sévit la famine. Le soleil se change en ténèbres et la lune en sang, car le jour de jugement de Dieu est proche.

"La prophétie d'Osée" est un livre de l'Ancien Testament. Il fut probablement achevé entre 745 et 740 av J.-C. Le thème fondamental du livre est l'amour de Dieu pour son peuple. Le prophète Osée a épousé une prostituée sacrée nommée Gomer. Son amour pour sa femme malgré ses fautes lui fait comprendre que l'amour est inconditionnel et permanent. Il établit alors un parallèle entre sa vie privée et la relation de Dieu avec la nation d'Israël.

"Le livre de Zacharie" est un livre de l'Ancien Testament. Il est traditionnellement attribué à Zacharie, qui est un prophète qui vécut pendant le règne de Darius Ier, grand roi Achéménide, durant le vie siècle av. J.-C. Les chapitres 1 à 6 contiennent une série de huit visions concernant l'aide que Dieu apporte à son peuple opprimé ; les chapitres 7 et 8 en constituent l'épilogue. Les chapitres 9 à 11 annoncent entre autres le retour de YHWH et la victoire du Messie royal.

"Le livre de Habacuc" est un livre de l'Ancien Testament. Habacuc est un prophète de Juda qui parla de l'état pécheur du peuple, peut-être au cours du règne de Joaqim, roi de Juda (env. 600 av. J.-C.).

Never in the history of civilization have we been more connected and felt more alone. We are all so lonely. What if fundamentally the ways we have set up our lives is broken? We've withdrawn rather than moved through it. We want supper clubs and friends, instead of war partners. We have a wrong...

We've all been there—feeling stuck, frustrated, and wondering why things just don't feel okay. No matter how much we try, we can't seem to shake the same destructive habits, anxious thoughts, and hidden insecurities. What if the real problem isn't what we're doing but what we're believing?...

Anne Catherine Emmerich was born in Germany in 1774. As a child she believed that angels, saints, and the Holy Family visited and talked with her as she worked in the fields. At twenty-four, she had her first mystic vision of the sufferings of Christ, accompanied by stigmata and bleeding as if from the crown of thorns. At twenty-nine, she became an Augustinian nun and continued to have visions and stigmata. In her visions, she recounted scenes from the life of Christ, which she seemed to have witnessed.

Is the Holy Spirit a stranger in your faith? Have you ever felt there's a gap between the life promised in the Bible and the one you're living? For many followers of Jesus, the Holy Spirit is a familiar stranger—a rumored figure we know of, but don't truly know. We hear stories of God's power...

Have you ever felt disenchanted with life and wondered “Is this all there is?” Discover the lasting peace and freedom you’ve been searching for—not by striving harder or becoming “super spiritual,” but by learning to rest. The Secret of a Happy Life offers a practical, hope-filled...

The Bible's most difficult teachings--laws about slavery, patriarchy, and the death penalty--often leave Christians feeling embarrassed or confused. The Verses We Hate challenges readers to confront these passages head-on, offering a fresh perspective that reveals God's fairness and care for the...

What does the Bible say about alcohol? Evangelical Christianity has a complicated relationship with alcohol. For years, many believers have welcomed it as a gift from God, while others have rejected it as a definite, Spirit-quenching sin. But what does the Bible actually say about alcohol and...

At the end of the Old Testament, the book of Malachi stands as the last prophetic message to God’s people, the "Divine drumroll" before the gift of Jesus Christ's birth and the Gospels. In Malachi, we see the Israelites, the Hebrew people having returned to the promised land after about...

God's empowerment of women has too often been obscured. It's time to reclaim the truth of Scripture, rise above centuries of misinterpretation, and learn to walk confidently in your God-given identity. If you've ever felt marginalized by the church or uncertain about where you belong in the...

Maturity is the great lost aspiration in our hour. We are all running around trying to find happiness and become "the best version of ourselves" as so many programs promise. But in spite of all this activity, we feel like we're going in circles, and no closer to real joy than we were when we...

Easter signifies "rebirth." While the season of Lent reminds you to place God's ways, not your appetites, as the guiding principle for your life, Eastertide calls you to feast and rejoice in Jesus' resurrection. It is an invitation to join with the angel at the empty tomb who said, "Do not be...

Discover how ordinary spiritual practices can be a powerful pathway to extraordinary encounters with God. Too often, we feel forced to choose between the ordinary and the extraordinary, the simple and the supernatural. We find ourselves thirsty for the miraculous yet stuck in the mundane...