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Essays 271 - 300
were captive in Babylon and, therefore, exposed to this culture. The traditional Jewish and Christian viewpoint has been that M...
sense of morality despite Moses obvious exposure to the belief system of the Egyptian gods and goddesses. In brief summary to hi...
This could be seen, for example, in the practices of the ancient Egyptians, whose culture remained stable for a long period of tim...
new age apocalyptic literature appears to be motivated to essentially calm those who are disturbed. Apocalyptic Literature refers...
biblical theology," is central to Levensons position on Old Testament theology. This essay drew immediate attention. Barr (1996) r...
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...
God is simply incongruous with the fact that evil is a very real component of our world. Those that point out this incongruity co...
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...
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...
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...
and worship. The function of food for enjoyment is seen at Ecclesiastes 2:24 where it states " Nothing is better for a man than th...
Christian but it was a Western culture. East Asians are from a complex culture, one that is based in Confucianism and then, Christ...
other situation, I believe God wants people to live and by living, learn how to handle the problems that cause psychic pain. Sea...
this he becomes something of a hero, though never truly a hero who completely sacrifices himself for others or for some grand caus...
in a box or in the homeless shelter, and begged for loose change. Starving, with no hope, he reasoned that the lowest paid worker ...
Gospel of Matthew it is noted that "When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against...
during important stages such as childhood and adolescence. The first stage in the model is trust versus mistrust and this is usua...
p.103). In other words, the bible is real, but there are problems in its delivery. It is therefore seemingly wrong to argue everyt...
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...
A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses Lanford Wilson's play Rimers of Eldritch, which, on the surface, concerns a murder ...
guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...
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...
the divine commands and the application of Mosaic tradition require a comparative view of these authors, their underlying purpose,...
be either coerced or cajoled into taking a position of responsibility within the church, but should, rather, desire to serve in th...
This essay is a book review that pertains to David McGrinn's God, Why Was I Born Gay? Biology, the Bible and the Homosexual Debate...
The Book of Jeremiah is the longest book in the Bible containing more words than any other book. The greatest majority of the Book...