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Parable of the Mustard Seed Exegesis

is only found there and not in any of the other Gospels. It is known that Mark was written in about 70 A.D. and it is believed tha...

Why was I Born Gay? by David McGrinn

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...

Church's Perspective on War

In face of the overwhelming number of verses in the Holy Bible that tell Christians they are not supposed to use force, how do we ...

Successful Cross-Cultural Ministry

of the Christian message should be open to cultural differences, as Paul made it clear that accepting Christ generates life-changi...

2 Short Stories, Identity

This essay pertains to The short stories "Bible" by Tobias Wolfe and "Virgins" by Danielle Evans. The writer discusses the theme o...

The Fight Against Slavery and the Bible

This paper traces the importance of religion in the fight against slavery. Ironically, although the African Methodist Episcopal C...

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...

Job Lessons in Grief

If they live long enough to experience loss, grief is something that all human beings...

Commentary on Psalm 23

to generations of Jews and Christians throughout the millennia. The text of Psalm 23, as indicated in the New International Versio...

Comparing the Story of Joseph/Bible, Qur'an

the Bible and reading Josephs story in the Quran is rather like the difference between actually reading a novel and simply reading...

Moses Wrote the Pentateuch or Did He?

the "Documentary Hypothesis," a theory that asserts that "the Pentateuch was written by a group of four authors, from various loca...

Prophets in the Old Testament

prophets was to convey a message from God to the People. They received the divine messages differently, some in a dream, some in a...

The Biblical Ruth

meeting with the other man, calling in elders and others to witness the exchange. The other man renounces his claim and takes off ...

Fifty-Two Doctrines Explained

each chapter to help the reader discover what they have learned. There is a harmony to the book in that it begins with a discuss...

Interpretation Of Claims Made In "The Da Vinci Code"

of Christianity. Beyond that, however, the story quickly falls apart. The "theological crossroads" (Breaking The Da Vinci Code) ...

Analysis of Mark 4:35-40

if "the Son of God does not sink, neither shall we" (Darby, 2009). Matthew Henry finds allegorical meaning in the passage, as he...

The Life of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels

King of the Jews. Mark places more emphasis on what Jesus did than what He said. He saw Jesus as a powerful servant of God. Luke s...

The Interpretation Of The Bible In The Church A Commentary

"Each individual book only becomes biblical in the light of the canon as a whole" (Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1994, Canonical...

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

In five pages the arguement is presented that the future depicted in Offred's narrative is a combination reenactment of the Bible ...

Mary in the Bible and the Qur’an

It appears that in many respects the general story concerning Mary in the Bible and the Quran is essentially the same. Pelikan (19...

The Bible and Women's Roles

In fifteen pages this paper examines women's roles in the Bible. Thirteen sources are cited in the bibliography....

Theology of the Old Testament

In thirteen pages this paper examines Child's Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Chris...

Classical Literature Compared

as revealed in the literary/mythological writings of ancient Greece. In "The Iliad," for example, when the mighty warrior Achille...

The Bible - Fact or Fiction?

This 8 page paper considers whether the Bible is fact or myth, and whether or not it provides an accurate account of real people a...

Analysis of Biblical Quotation 'Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself'

In twelve pages this quotation from the Bible is analyzed in terms of its interpretation in a book, essay, and poem. Four sources...

David's Kingdom

grass: as showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endu...

Bible Translations in China

In five pages this paper discusses Jin Di's work and the Chinese government's position regarding Bible translations in Communist C...

Holy Scriptures and God's Personal Messages

In eight pages each biblical book is analyzed in terms of the personal messages from God contained within within the context of Ho...