Essays 61 - 90
under them split asunder; and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men that belonge...
Testament, these words generally refer to "service associated with the work done in the temple."6 In the New Testament, these word...
A devout person will say that he or she "sees" "God in all things" (Hodges 101). This person is referring to an act of "intuitive ...
this festival secretly because He knew people were debating who He was (John 7:10). People were already plotting against Him (Keme...
Will Salvation Take You? 2004). The Bible specifically states that it is salvation that is the key to opening the kingdom of hea...
first part of the reign of Josiah (640-609 BCE) (Exegetical helps, 2004). The words of Zephaniah reflect the faithlessness of the...
of Joshua (chs. 23-24) (Strange, 2002). A really interesting element in chapter 24 is its setting, as the entirety of its story ta...
of benefits an individual receives as the result of following Gods law in the Old Testament and by believing in and entrusting one...
Old Testament as a straightforward history. Rather, both men advocate that these texts emerged as a "self-defining narrative of a ...
is far more to life than just that of worldly possessions -- it taught the value of life at its purist form. These same teachings...
In five pages this essay explores the concepts of unity and hope in terms of their similarities as revealed in the messages contai...
were captive in Babylon and, therefore, exposed to this culture. The traditional Jewish and Christian viewpoint has been that M...
repair the ravages of human sinfulness" (OBrien, 1999, p. 16). However, the allure of worldliness proved too much for the Israeli...
holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...
Bible are commonly referred to as the Torah or the Pentateuch. Pleins (2001) argues that the juxtaposition of lists and codes foun...
Testament Law and the Ten Commandments express this relationship (Out of Egypt, 2003). One of the first examples of Gods...
special messages to the people. Jonah, who refused to take the message the Lord gave him into Nineveh, suffered the consequences o...
early restrictions and their application to Mosaic law, as well as an understanding of the role of Moses, are elements important i...
chapter, and discusses what God has done for the people of Israel. In this Sermon, Moses relates the actions that were taken that...
God Abraham received was detailed in Genesis as follows: "Go forth from your native land / And from your fathers house / And I wil...
In eight pages this paper contrasts and compares the covenants with God and the Old Testament stories of David, Moses, Adam and Ev...
In two pages this paper contemplates how the Old Testament depicts God. There is no bibliography included....
An overview of the arguments the author makes in Toward and Old Testament Theology is assessed in terms of its strengths and weakn...
A number of consistent themes run through the Bible. This paper focuses on three of them, giving examples from the Old and New Tes...
war is used in both Old and New Testament texts, there is definitively a difference in the way in which this language is used and ...
In seven pages this essay examines several Old and New Testament books and includes the four gospels, and books on Ecclesiastes, D...
or to drive away evil. Enacted daily, monthly or seasonally or to honor special events, animals are offered to the gods as a toke...
to Taylor, there are three angels most familiar to people: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. The Archangel Michael, whose name means ...
In seven pages this research paper explores ancient 'prisons' in a consideration of Old and New Testament lands of Rome, Greece, E...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares how women were oppressed by law and society in the Old Testament and in Homer's epi...