Essays 301 - 330
the birthright of two brothers. In fact, one can go so far to say that the problems in the Middle East have arisen in part due to ...
this he becomes something of a hero, though never truly a hero who completely sacrifices himself for others or for some grand caus...
Shiloh, was captured by the Philistines for seven months, and then, returned to the Israelites, was kept in the village of Kiriath...
about the boundaries and concerns of civil, political and religious justice, such as where the jurisdiction of the state can be de...
born to Mary, a virgin, lived among men, preached for three years, was crucified and rose from the dead. He did this to save human...
God is simply incongruous with the fact that evil is a very real component of our world. Those that point out this incongruity co...
gain our training to know how to live a righteous life (Grudem, 1994). We can find everything God wants us to know in the Bible (G...
in tone and presentation, as well as likely intent. 2 Timothy was written to one individual and Philippians was meant for many peo...
King of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) befriended Abraham and his men after their victory over those kings that had taken Sodom and Gom...
during important stages such as childhood and adolescence. The first stage in the model is trust versus mistrust and this is usua...
A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses Lanford Wilson's play Rimers of Eldritch, which, on the surface, concerns a murder ...
Gospel of Matthew it is noted that "When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against...
of Western superiority, is the only correct view. By this novels end, it is clear that what Price calls "faith" is rather cultur...
the Samaritans had settled in their land; although their religion was similar to the Jews, it was not identical, and there was hos...
God says, "Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil" and then "sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to til...
the divine commands and the application of Mosaic tradition require a comparative view of these authors, their underlying purpose,...
p.103). In other words, the bible is real, but there are problems in its delivery. It is therefore seemingly wrong to argue everyt...
be pardoned" (Luke 6:37). God is clearly telling us that it is in our own best interests to forgive others for whatever umbrage w...
be either coerced or cajoled into taking a position of responsibility within the church, but should, rather, desire to serve in th...
guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...
and those regarding the sciences, technology, and business. The difference is that although we "sense" our religious beliefs we d...
book of Genesis, life for Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was "an ideal state" until evil, or Satan in the deceptive disguise o...
kingdom of heaven is similar to a field in which a man has sown good seed. The "good seed" are righteous people who will come to b...
1959, and Price, like so many of his Western contemporaries at the time, believed that the inhabitants of the so-called Dark Conti...
the Bible - the Ten Commandments, the so-called Golden Rule, what civilized societies consider moral and immoral behaviors - all f...
and 1 Kings 11:3 indicates that the monarch of Israel had "seven hundred princesses and three hundred concubines." There is a gr...
thoroughly documented in the concordance that was consulted (Fireside Bible Publishers) and it appears in Neh. 4:15, Job 28:2, Pro...
"the Son of Your handmaid" (Longhenry, 2004). Additionally, John and Peter address Mary as "mother" numerous times during the film...
the story deals with his infatuations, lusts, loves and relationships. Surprisingly, Genji retains a hard exterior through it all...
is now dead (Jesus - The Quranic View, 2003). Those who would consider Jesus to be God, the Son of God, or part of a trinity are ...