By far the most important of the fine arts in Israel and the early church was the field of literature. The Bible itself is the result of the sensitivity of literary artists to the Spirit of God. Each of the many forms of biblical literature contributes to our understanding of the philosophy of the worship arts.
Archaeological excavations reveal that the material culture of ancient Israel was less advanced than that of the Canaanite city-states it...
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