Posted by Eric Barreto on 7/11/2013 4:00 PM
Eric Barreto, assistant professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, talks about the origins of the 27 books that form the New Testament.
Posted by Enter the Bible on 1/1/2013 12:05 AM
Songs and hymns that describe the glorious splendors of heaven abound.
One spiritual, "I Got Shoes," focuses on the basics -- shoes, a robe, wings, and a harp. And it promises freedom from hypocrisy: "Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven ain't goin' there."
The song depicts a simple, joyful freedom:
I got shoes, you got shoes, all God's children got shoes
When I get to heaven gonna put on my shoes
I'm gonna walk all over God's heaven, heaven, heaven
Everybody talkin' bout heaven ain't goin' there heaven, …