Essays 451 - 480
his inheritance with dissolute living (Luke 11:13). After spending all his money, a famine takes hold of this land and the only wo...
his faith (Barclay 65). The covenant with Abraham was dependent on two things: "the free grace of God and the perfect faith of Abr...
St. Benedict provide a biblical model for the living? Yes, although one that would be extremely difficult to live in todays world...
highly scripted event whereby participants are bound by myriad segments throughout the dinner that reflect specific aspects of the...
develop a relationship with nature that emphasized the unity between man and nature and man must pull away from the thought it cou...
and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the Lor...
behind him. As Jesus approached the town gate (Luke 7:12), a funeral procession for an only son was coming out of the gate. The...
In six pages this paper examines the unity of belief that was called for by The Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on ...
says, emphasizing that God will bring justice to his chosen ones who cry out for his help. These truth are put in a series of ques...
face to thee, my God." In this context, the word "blush" appears to be used to emphasize the degree of shame that Ezra feels over...
reference regarding a camel fitting through the eye of the needle. Certainly, Nietzsche did not mean to suggest anything beyond th...
of women in the Bible as well. In these portrayals we learn that there is that there is a certain propriety in the world. Propri...
in the article "Key Iraqi weapons official held" in relation to topics studied in the roots of Western Culture deal primarily with...
falls into this category (Malcheski, 2002). The essay is not necessarily objective in that the writer is attempting to argue for a...
it is not always easy to let go of what is of this earth; worldly possessions are so hard to come by, some people make them the fo...
all of its aspects. This also ties in with the idea that they are traveling to the city of Canterbury to be redeemed. Here, the po...
with relatively few regrets about the past. Many of the laws of society can be traced to the tenets of the Ten Commandments...
The modern reader may have difficulty in understanding Ezras position. After all, the major sin that he accuses the people of comm...
In thirteen pages this paper examines Child's Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Chris...
In seven pages this paper discusses righteousness and suffering within the context of Job's biblical story. Two sources are liste...
In three pages this paper considers the star of Bethlehem from astronomical, biblical, and astrological perspectives. Five source...
olive branch, proving that there is land above water once again. A rainbow appears in the sky as a sign that God will not...
It is not clear whether the prophets all received their messages from God through dreams, visions or in other ways. Some prophe...
In eleven pages this research paper provides an explication of this biblical passage in order to attain a more complete verse unde...
In 1178 Maimonides completed Mishneh Torah, what he had hoped would be a compete authoritative code of Jewish law (both Oral and W...
In five pages this paper examines that the several biblical references to more than one divine entity do not in any way alter the ...
In five pages this essay discusses how these biblical texts have served as personal and community sources of inspiration. There a...
The oldest surviving example of mosaic in a Christian church, the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome shows Christianity's biblical timel...
In five pages the biblical covenant and baptism concepts are examined within the context of Romans 5:6-22 and Romans 8:9-17 in whi...
In five pages this paper examines the considerable power wielded by speech and words in a consideration of various biblical passag...