Essays 1 - 30
In seventeen pages this paper argues that contemporary Christian theology can best be understood through a consideration of the Ol...
In five pages this Old Testament priest is examined in a consideration of his life and achievements. Six sources are cited in the...
(p. 81). In other words, this group of scholars believes that Christianity adopted its missionary orientation, in part, because ...
time on earth (Core, 2000). The early Christians debated at great length regarding the books that would be accepted as Old Testame...
and they therefore are telling their stories from that point forth. While the Old Testament looks forward to Jesus, the New Testa...
the ship and all on board. The mariners were obviously of mixed nationalities because they all honored different gods.. Each man...
was not of Gods people. This, along with other social expectations, brought about a clear division of the people and set the stage...
Israel was under the Persian hegemony, was instrumental in shaping Judaism, as well as in the formulation of the Hebrew teachings ...
this account of Jesus ministry portrays it as a "coherent judgment comprising sin, chastisement and restoration" (Clifford and Ana...
influences on the society in which they lived. Daniel was challenged throughout his life by a number of circumstances, one of whi...
also referred as "the law," due to the fact that they contain "the laws and instruction" that were handed down by God to Moses and...
a religious leader to one ruled by a king, that is, a political leader. Sauls downfall as a ruler is considered to be tragic in th...
and command as a problem to solve and he did so. Those are the strengths of the entrepreneurial leader: a dream, a strong vision t...
prophets was to convey a message from God to the People. They received the divine messages differently, some in a dream, some in a...
poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and t...
This essay defines and discusses urban theology. It discusses cities and urban areas in the Bible and in today’s society. The essa...
This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...
This paper is made up of three short papers, the topics of which are the social role, position of the prophets, the role of Hokmah...
deity, was the "first principle, the very foundation of the divinely willed order of things" (McCarthy 136). However, it is not e...
of Joshua (chs. 23-24) (Strange, 2002). A really interesting element in chapter 24 is its setting, as the entirety of its story ta...
that all that happens is not simply between God and man. There is another party - Satan. The Book of Job presents a war between Go...
In this paper, well review some of the connections between God and the leaders of Samuel, and determine how God related to those l...
is far more to life than just that of worldly possessions -- it taught the value of life at its purist form. These same teachings...
Bible are commonly referred to as the Torah or the Pentateuch. Pleins (2001) argues that the juxtaposition of lists and codes foun...
of envisioning and grasping the full significance of difficult passages. In his preface, Anderson outlines his general approach....
by various members of the Hebrew-Jewish community between the 12th century B.C. and the beginning of the Christian era (Larue). Th...
(Ruth 1:3). The sons married Moab women but about ten years later, both sons died (Ruth 1:3). Ruth was one of the widows of Naomis...
with relatively few regrets about the past. Many of the laws of society can be traced to the tenets of the Ten Commandments...
others and did not "defile" themselves by adopting the customs of the cultures to which they were exposed. It is this covenant tha...
Testament Law and the Ten Commandments express this relationship (Out of Egypt, 2003). One of the first examples of Gods...