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Prevailing Biblical Themes

A number of consistent themes run through the Bible. This paper focuses on three of them, giving examples from the Old and New Tes...

Debating Biblical Inerrancy

In ten pages this essay defines inerrancy, examines the origins of the Bible, and discusses for and against inerrancy doctrine bef...

The Practice of Tithing

The writer discusses the Christian practice of tithing, what it is, how much a person should tithe, and what he should do if he ca...

Bernard Ramm's Protestant Biblical Interpretation

In five pages this paper discusses how to understand the Christian Bible in an analysis of Ramm's text that focuses upon typology,...

Nineteenth Century Social Movements and Christianity's Role

In five pages this paper discusses how Christianity and the Bible were used in 19th century women's suffrage and slavery movements...

The Bible and Predestination

In eight pages this paper examines the Bible, whether or not it teaches predestination and what predestination actually means in t...

William Shakespeare and the Authors Who Influenced Him

In four pages this paper discusses how the Bible and authors such as Seneca, Virgil, Chaucer, and Marlowe influenced William Shake...

'Righteous' Biblical Noah

In four pages this essay quotes the Holy Bible and the Torah in an assessment of Noah as righteous. Six sources are cited in the ...

The Biblical Story of Cain and Abel

5 pages and 5 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the Biblical story of Cain and Abel, and relates the importance of...

Power According to King James I and Martin Luther

In six pages James I's True Law of Free Monarchies speech is contrasted and compared with On Papal Power, Justification By Faith a...

Ancient World and Rights for Women

This paper contrasts and compares how women's rights are depicted in The Bible, 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and The Thousand and One N...

Making Ethical Decisions and Justice

In seven pages the process of making ethical decisions is discussed in terms of the definitions provided in The Holy Bible and The...

Liberal Christianity

only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...

From every People and Nation, A biblical theology of race/J. Daniel Hays

who subsequently play a central role in Hays study, as the Bible clearly indicates that these people were black Africans. He offer...

Women in Genesis and the Qu'ran

This four-page paper compares and contrasts women in the Book of Genesis in the Bible and the Qu'ran. Common topics regarding wome...

The Historical Roots of the Impetus for the Declaration of Independence

This six page paper traces the impetus for the U.S. Declaration of Independence to the Magna Carta and to the Bible itself. The ...

God and the Creation of Evil

This paper argues in five pages that God is the Creator of all goodness but that he allowed evil to exist despite the fact that He...

Evil and Philosophy II

In six pages this paper discusses evil in the world in a consideration of philosophical perspectives offered in the Bible, Night b...

The Bible and Mel Gibson's Film The Passion of the Christ

depiction was not anti-Semitic: "Most of good people in this movie are Jewish, including not only Jesus and Mary, but Mary Magdale...

Old and New Testaments and the Theme of Salvation

Will Salvation Take You? 2004). The Bible specifically states that it is salvation that is the key to opening the kingdom of hea...

Themes of Good and Evil in Stowe's Novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin

There can be no doubt that Stowe intended her novel to be more of a religious than sociopolitical text. It includes close to 100 ...

Bible and Stories of Sibling Rivalry

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 ...

Different Interpretations of Biblical Events Lord Byron's View of the Story of Cain and Abel

that neither knowledge nor life are two evils to be chosen between, but that they are both good. Why would God care to call either...

Mosaic Tradition and Divine Command and the Mosaic Tradition: Maimonides, Al-Ghazali and Augustine

the divine commands and the application of Mosaic tradition require a comparative view of these authors, their underlying purpose,...

What They Don't Tell You by Brown

p.103). In other words, the bible is real, but there are problems in its delivery. It is therefore seemingly wrong to argue everyt...

Biblical Viewpoints on Forgiveness

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...

Biblical Guidance References for a Sunday School Superintendent's Role

be either coerced or cajoled into taking a position of responsibility within the church, but should, rather, desire to serve in th...

2 Questions on Great Literature and Its Practical Applications

guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...

Historical Literature and Family Dynamics

In five pages this report examines how family dynamics were portrayed in epic literature in a consideration of Sappho's poetry, Ar...

Is Relieving Suffering with Prozac a Good Thing?

is the case as far as prescription sales go, then what we might want to examine is what is the reason for such "chemical enchantme...