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Old Testament God's Volatile Nature

just as many parents find they have to resort to what has come to be known as "tough love," God of the Hebrew scriptures certainly...

Rebekah and Nausicaa in the Bible and Homer's 'The Odyssey'

This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...

Francois Villon's 'Testament' and the Theme of Death

In 10 pages this 15th century poem is examined in terms of its rather surprising modern treatment of death that was contrary to Ch...

Old Testament Books of Jonah, Amos, and Hosea

In six pages this paper examines these Old Testament prophet books in terms of their names' meaning and also contrasts and compare...

Deacon's Role as Prophet

special messages to the people. Jonah, who refused to take the message the Lord gave him into Nineveh, suffered the consequences o...

Old Testament and Why It Should Be Studied

others and did not "defile" themselves by adopting the customs of the cultures to which they were exposed. It is this covenant tha...

Nonviolent Teachings of Jesus

other outside sources, there is much presentation and analysis of Jesus attitudes on the issue of non-violence. There can ...

Old Testament and Deliverance of People by God

Testament Law and the Ten Commandments express this relationship (Out of Egypt, 2003). One of the first examples of Gods...

Colonialism and the New Testament

Puritans saw themselves a turning away from a thousand years of established religious teaching so that the "truth" of the New Test...

Overview of Mosaic Dietary Laws

early restrictions and their application to Mosaic law, as well as an understanding of the role of Moses, are elements important i...

A Deuteronomy Structural Analysis

chapter, and discusses what God has done for the people of Israel. In this Sermon, Moses relates the actions that were taken that...

Character of God Revealed in Joshua's Death and Abraham's Call

God Abraham received was detailed in Genesis as follows: "Go forth from your native land / And from your fathers house / And I wil...

Old Testament Book of Job

that all that happens is not simply between God and man. There is another party - Satan. The Book of Job presents a war between Go...

Discussion of Christology

the christologies of the New Testament. Two of the most significant approaches are that of Paul and John. Maas (2004) points out...

John's Gospel

therefore, offers interpretation of them through various reflections, narratives, and discourses (John, 2003). The first sign is t...

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...

The Jesus Myth by Andrew Greeley

edification of readers who seek, like him, to try to deepen their understanding of Christianity. In accomplishing this task, Gre...

Book of Job and its Message

so disfigured that three of his friends do not recognize him when they come to visit him. The three friends are Eliphaz, Bildad...

Readings of the Old Testament Books of Genesis, Samuel, Ruth, and Judges

was not of Gods people. This, along with other social expectations, brought about a clear division of the people and set the stage...

John's Gospel 14, Verses 1 through 6

is the fourth Book in the New Testament. The Book was written when John was in Ephesus (Smith, 1884). There is some question about...

New Testament Interpretation

the Book of Revelation. There is a vast amount of information in the New Testament, hardly a single story, and these come from va...

Analyzing John's Gospel 3:16

John was known as being on of the most prominent of the disciples, and work diligently to spread the word of Jesus and of love (Th...

Old Testament Passage Joshua 24, Verses 1 to 28

of Joshua (chs. 23-24) (Strange, 2002). A really interesting element in chapter 24 is its setting, as the entirety of its story ta...

Exegesis of Zephaniah 3, Verses 14 through 20

first part of the reign of Josiah (640-609 BCE) (Exegetical helps, 2004). The words of Zephaniah reflect the faithlessness of the...

Phrase 'Son of Man' and its Value

phrases use in the Gospels is that is used exclusively by Christ and is never employed by his disciples or others, nor by early Ch...

Old Testament Presentation of Persia

Israel was under the Persian hegemony, was instrumental in shaping Judaism, as well as in the formulation of the Hebrew teachings ...

History and Introduction of the Early Catholic Church

Pauline Christianity, which was developing at that time. Eusebius of Caesarea--Eusebius (263-339) studied under Pamphilius, a Ch...

A look at C.K. Barrett's The New Testament Background

who wishes to learn more about the daily life of the individuals under the Roman Empire, in chapter 2 Barrett includes selections ...

The Influence of Ancient Literature on Dante's Writing

under them split asunder; and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men that belonge...

Jesus & Worship, Romans 12, Etc.

Testament, these words generally refer to "service associated with the work done in the temple."6 In the New Testament, these word...