Most modern day biblical scholars assert that the Book of Lamentations was written by one or more authors in Judah, shortly after the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC ; and was penned as a response to Babylonian Exile, the intense suffering of the people of Judah, and the complete and utter destruction of Jerusalem.

Most likely one of these two is the biblical Barnabas ; the first one is more likely, because the numbering by Hippolytus seems to indicate a level of significance.

Most biblical scholars and historians of ancient Israel today view the patriarchical narratives, including the life of Jacob, as late ( 6th and 5th centuries BCE ) literary compositions that have ideological and theological purposes but are unreliable for historical reconstruction of the presettlement period of Israel ’ s past.

Note: A number of other plants have been suggested by biblical scholars, e. g., Most notably Ginseng which looks similar to the mandrake root and has fertility enhancing properties, for which it was picked by Reuben in the Bible.

Most Adventists make use of an officially produced " Sabbath School Lesson ", which deals with a particular biblical text or doctrine every quarter.

Most modern biblical scholars believe that the written books were a product of the Babylonian exilic period ( c. 600 BCE ) and that it was completed by the Persian period ( c. 400 BCE ).

Most of her earlier books are based on biblical stories.

Most of what Simon wrote in biblical criticism was not really new, given the work of previous critics such as Louis Cappel, Johannes Morinus, and others.

Most fundamentalist Christians anticipate that the biblical prophecy will be fulfilled literally.

Most important, it printed what amounted to a commentary on the biblical text alongside the Bible instead of in a separate volume.

Most well-known biblical characters are men, and women make up only 14 % of named characters in the Bible ( 1, 181 men are named in the Bible but only 188 women are named ).

Most Egyptologists accept Shishaq as an alternative name for Shoshenq I. Rohl disputes that Shoshenq's military activity fits the biblical account of Shishaq on the grounds that the two kings ' campaigns are completely different and Jerusalem does not appear in the Shoshenq inscription as a subjected town.

Most musical Nativity narrations are not biblical and did not come about until church music assimilated opera in the 17th century.

Most biblical scholars admit the issue of the Law can be confusing and the topic of Paul and the Law is still frequently debated among New Testament scholars ( for example, see New Perspective on Paul, Pauline Christianity ); hence the various views.

Most biblical scholars agree that it was included as a result of a later edit.

Most biblical scholars see the gospel account of Mark as having been written first ( see Markan priority ) and John's gospel account as having been written last.

Most Christian believers and theologians, however, interpret the Book of Revelation, which was written by John of Patmos and not Jesus Christ himself, to mean an actual, literal apocalypse with very little backing to support that claim other than biblical references.

Most of his publications dealt with biblical and patristic history ; he was an extremely prolific writer.

Most of these troupes followed Goldfaden's original formula of musical vaudeville and light comedy, while Goldfaden himself turned more toward relatively serious operettas about biblical and historical subjects, especially after his own company left Bucharest for an extended tour of the cities of Imperial Russia.

Most conservative biblical scholars agree.

Most of his pictures represent biblical scenes or scenes of war, such as the sack of towns, cavalry combats, genre paintings and allegorical subjects.

Most biblical scholars now agree that the intricate details of the whole offering, particularly the types and number of animals on occasion of various feast days, given by the Torah, were of a late origin, as were the intricate directions given in the Talmud.

Most biblical authorities and commentators also identify the keneh bosem as the cane balsam of the plant variously referred to as sweet cane, sweet flag, or calamus.

Most recently, Thompson starred on the NBC series Kings, which was based on the biblical story of David.

Most students of literature, whether they call themselves scholars or critics, are ready to argue that it is possible to understand literary works as well as to enjoy them.

Most scholars, while willing to accept a survival ( revival??

Most of the still extant works of Aristotle, as well as a number of the original Greek commentaries, were translated into Arabic and studied by Muslim philosophers, scientists and scholars.

Most scholars consider this work to be that of Pseudo-Ambrose as well.

Most scholars believe that Amos gave his message in the autumn of 750 BC or 749 BC.

Most scholars hold that the Hebrew text underlying the Septuagint version is older than the Masoretic text and that either the Masoretic evolved either from this vorlage or from a closely related version.

Most modern scholars believe it was written around 95 AD, with some believing it dates from around 70 AD.

Most scholars today accept the basic authenticity of the book, but see in it significant additions by a " school " of later followers of the original prophet.

Most scholars of copyright agree that it can be called a kind of property, because it involves the exclusion of others from something.

Most scholars attribute the origins of this idea to futurologist Herman Kahn's World Economic Development: 1979 and Beyond.

Most scholars believe that Cyril was born and brought up in Caesarea of Palestine but some say he may have been born in Jerusalem because of his early knowledge of the city's layout, but this could have been attributed to research or information he learned after moving there to become bishop.

Most scholars disagree with this account because Saint Jerome often made statements more entertaining than factual.

Most scholars regard it as being entirely fictional, its geography being perfect for romance writers ; Arthurian scholar Norris J.

Most scholars date it to the early 2nd century, and distinguish in it two separate Eucharistic traditions, the earlier tradition in chapter 10 and the later one preceding it in chapter 9.

Most scholars hold that Ezra lived during the rule of Artaxerxes I, though some have difficulties with this assumption: Nehemiah and Ezra " seem to have no knowledge of each other ; their missions do not overlap ; and no reflection of Ezra's activity appears in Jerusalem of Nehemiah.

Most New Testament scholars believe Paul of Tarsus wrote this letter from Corinth, although information appended to this work in many early manuscripts ( e. g., Codices Alexandrinus, Mosquensis, and Angelicus ) state that Paul wrote it in Athens after Timothy had returned from Macedonia with news of the state of the church in Thessalonica (; ).

Most scholars believe that the community at Qumran that allegedly produced the Dead Sea Scrolls was an offshoot of the Essenes ; however, this theory has been disputed by some, for example, by Norman Golb:

Most modern scholars agree that Luke used the Gospel of Mark as one of his sources.

Most contemporary scholars regard Mark as a source used by Luke ( see Markan Priority ).

Most Muslim scholars have regarded the story as historically implausible, while opinion is divided among western scholars such as Leone Caetani and John Burton, who argue against, and William Muir and William Montgomery Watt, who argue for its plausibility.

Most modern scholars agree that the actual Greek fire was based on petroleum, either crude or refined ; comparable to modern napalm.

Most scholars reject the historicity of the later legends of King Arthur, which seem to be set in this period, but some such as John Morris see it as evidence behind which may lie a plausible grain of truth.

Most scholars reject the idea that Hamlet is in any way connected with Shakespeare's only son, Hamnet Shakespeare, who died in 1596 at age eleven.