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Rabbinical Exegesis –from Talmud scholars, a brief description of the rules to be observed in deducing Halakhah (Jewish law) from the texts of Scripture. [JULY 2015]
Rabbinical Schools - Until the formation of the later Rabbinical colleges, which flourished after the Jews were driven from Jerusalem, the instruction in the divinity schools seems to have been chiefly oral. [JULY 2015]
Rahab and the Grace of God - Rahab, Salmon's wife, Ruth's mother - in - law, David's great - great - grandmother, a trophy to the Grace of God. [JULY 2015]
Rapture - A description of the carrying away of believers at the end of the Church Age; a comparison between Rapture and Second Coming events. [JULY 2015]
Reconciliation - How God the Father changes (reconciles) us to His own standards and righteousness. [JULY 2015]
Red Heifer Offering - When a person became ceremonially unclean by some contact with an unclean animal or person or by contact with a dead person, he was required to go through a ritual cleansing. [JULY 2015]
Redeeming the Time - A Christian is obliged to make the most of time here on earth, living with eternity's values in view. [JULY 2015]
Redemption - A study of the doctrine of redemption, God's special intervention for the salvation of mankind. [JULY 2015]
Refreshment - Romans 15:32 says, "So that by God's will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed."
Regeneration - What does it mean to be born again? A discussion of the words referring to a believer's new life in Christ. [JULY 2015]
Religions of the World - The major non - Christian religions of the world, including Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, and Confucianism. [JULY 2015]
Repentance - "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Responsibility – the present responsibilities of those who wait for the Kingdom of Christ. [JULY 2015]
Resurrection of Christ - An outline study of the main features of the resurrection of Christ, including a description of the resurrection body of Christ and the events surrounding the resurrection. [JULY 2015]
Reversionism – a comprehensive study of the doctrine showing how the Lord deals with recalcitrant and implacable Christians. [JULY 2015]
Rhegium - A city on the east side of the Sicilian Straits, the modern Reggio di Calabria, where Paul’s ship stopped on the way to Rome. [AUG 2014]
Rhodes - The capital city of Rhodes is mentioned in Acts 21:1 as one of Paul’s stopping places on his final journey to Jerusalem. Though the port city had once been one of the most powerful commercial centers of the Mediterranean, by the time of Paul’s visit it was little more than a beautiful city with a glorious past. [JULY 2015]
Roads - Jerusalem to Damascus - a description of the roads Paul probably traveled from Jerusalem to Damascus. [JULY 2015]
Rock, Jesus Christ the - Scriptures referring to Jesus Christ as the Rock. [JULY 2015]
Roman Army, Soldier Training – from Vegetius, Epitome of Military Science. [JULY 2015]
Roman Commerce - Great development had been given to commerce by the consolidation of the Roman Empire. [AUG 2014]
Roman History - An outline history of the period of time leading up to the birth of Christ; The Republic, the Punic Wars, the rise of the Caesars; the city of Rome in New Testament times; the Catacombs. [JULY 2015]
Roman Kings – a list of the men who ruled Rome from its founding in 754 BC until the beginning of the Roman Republic. [JULY 2015]
Roman Law - The source of Roman law is the family or gens. The proprietary rights of the pater familias as head of this primitive unit of organization are fundamental in private law, and the scope of the criminal jurisdiction of the state was limited by the power of life and death exercised by the head of the family over those under his authority. [MAR 2013]
Roman Persecution - an extended account of the persecution of Christians by the Romans, and details of the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. [JULY 2015]
Roman Provincial System - from the time when Augustus united the world under his own power, the provinces were divided into two different classes
Romans, Conybeare and Howson – translation, with footnotes, of the Epistle to the Romans. [JULY 2015]
Rome, City of, in Bible Times – what was the city of Rome like in the times of the early church?
Rome, Paul’s Journey – a historical study of Paul’s journey to Rome and his sojourn there. [JULY 2015]