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A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH IN PITTSBURGH, PA
SERVING THE NORTH HILLS AND SURROUNDING AREAS
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Culture & Context: Romans
Romans is Paul’s longest letter, written around AD 57. There is no question of authorship, as Paul identifies
himself as the writer in his greeting (Romans. 1:1-7). Paul had a secretary named Tertius who did the
actually writing (Rom. 16:22 I Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.), which was customary in
a time when writing was done with scarce resources. We think nothing of writing something and re-writing it
as we edit, because we don’t have to write on pap


Bonus Blog: Book Review of Bible Translations for Everyone
You’ve decided to buy yourself a new Bible. Maybe your current one is really old, or you are intrigued by a Bible you saw in an ad or at someone’s house. Or, like so many of us today, you’ve been relying on a Bible app in your phone, but have decided to go for a hard copy that you can hold in your hand and write notes in.


Culture & Context: Judges
Judges in the time of the Old Testament were both legal and political. During the time of Moses, the elders of the tribes acted as judges in settling disputes. Samuel and his sons were circuit-riding judges, traveling to different towns to act as judge.
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