YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Issues of Old Testament Scripture
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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...
duties. Leviticus 19:32-33 details the societal obligation to respect the elderly, and also instructs that strangers should not be...
the ship and all on board. The mariners were obviously of mixed nationalities because they all honored different gods.. Each man...
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...
time on earth (Core, 2000). The early Christians debated at great length regarding the books that would be accepted as Old Testame...
(p. 81). In other words, this group of scholars believes that Christianity adopted its missionary orientation, in part, because ...
or to drive away evil. Enacted daily, monthly or seasonally or to honor special events, animals are offered to the gods as a toke...
and they therefore are telling their stories from that point forth. While the Old Testament looks forward to Jesus, the New Testa...
large eyes, and his eyebrows set, and his nose was somewhat long" (Miller, 1997, p. 39). While this description is intriguing, the...
was dictated by the author or that every word is a word of God directed to human for their salvation," as many of the words in the...
this account of Jesus ministry portrays it as a "coherent judgment comprising sin, chastisement and restoration" (Clifford and Ana...
author points out, it would be impossible to spend as much time on each and every event and person mentioned in the Old Testament....
In this paper, well review some of the connections between God and the leaders of Samuel, and determine how God related to those l...
Law of Christ. The Israelites believed that the Spirit of God lived in the Tabernacle, which is why it was guarded so carefully. I...
by various members of the Hebrew-Jewish community between the 12th century B.C. and the beginning of the Christian era (Larue). Th...
In five pages this paper discusses how human standards can be lived up to in a consideration of the Old Testament's unrighteousnes...
Old Testament as a straightforward history. Rather, both men advocate that these texts emerged as a "self-defining narrative of a ...
as his twelve disciples, and the authors of the books of the New Testament, as well as the vast majority of the earliest Christian...
phrase could mean the individual had a special relationship with God, therefore, they must learn the meaning of this in terms of J...
This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...
In six pages this oldest Old Testament text is analyzed in terms of the ministry of Jeremiah, the times, and how these verses rela...
In thirteen pages this paper examines Child's Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Chris...
book touches on many mundane matters. How to get through life and understand its wrath is truly lifes most contemplated topics and...
means "face of God" (NIV). These verses record that a "man" (exact origin is unstated) wrestled with Jacob until daybreak. Jacob ...
reflecting the image of Christ? An examination of scripture reveals that these two ideas are not contradictory. Rather, the idea o...
chapters, which are made up wise sayings, consisting of two lines of poetry. The majority of the book is attributed to King Solomo...
ritual in pagan religions for the purpose of purifying oneself (Barnes 2000). Although the term baptism is not found in the Old ...
and reflection question : In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pictures a religious and moral orientation that draws on Jewish tradit...
the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...