Language and Communication Through Biblical Stories
Explore the impact of language and communication through biblical narratives such as the Tower of Babel, Abram's deception, Nehemiah's leadership, gospel perspectives, and the importance of using words wisely. Dive into the significance of language in facilitating human connection and understanding.
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Genesis 11:1-9 God, after witnessing what man was doing, confused language for everyone to stop work on the tower From this, we have anywhere between 6500 and 7117 living languages today from a couple different sources found online According to an article from Translate Day in 2020, English has 160 different dialects Wikipedia states that 2877 different translations of the Bible exist over 1918 languages Tower of Babel
Genesis 12:10-20 Abram lies to Pharaoh about Sarai only being his sister in order to receive protection from the bad famine. Abram, later called Friend of God in James 2:23, was chastised by Pharaoh for his lie about Sarai Abram s words were used to deceive in this situation. Abram and Sarai in Egypt
Nehemiah 2:17-18 Nehemiah 4:13-18 Nehemiah was able to rouse those living in Jerusalem that had given up on rebuilding to start back again Nehemiah inspired the Jews to continue building with tools in one hand and weapons in the other Nehemiah brought the Jews together to build the wall in 52 days Nehemiah
Two different accounts of the same situation Matthew 8:5-13 Luke 7:1-10 These accounts do not read the same while they are talking about the same event Matthew s Gospel was written for a Jewish audience Luke s Gospel was written for Theophilus, assumed to be an individual of Greek descent by the name The Gospels consider perspective when presenting information of Christ and his life due to the different audiences for each Gospel Jesus and the Centurion s Servant
God gave us language to communicate with one another, so it is important to use it appropriately James 3:1-12 James 5:12 Stop and think about what you are going to say and ask the following questions: What am I trying to say? Why am I trying to say it? Am I saying something that appropriately represents the truth? Use Your Words
