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Contradictions in the Biblical Story of David

asks David directly whose son he is, when in the previous chapter, it appeared that David was Sauls favorite and the Saul was ver...

The Changing Face of Jesus by Geza Vermes

"great contribution" to the quest for the historical Jesus, according to Fredriksen, 2002, has been to formulate an "interpretativ...

Odysseus Compared with Genesis' Jacob

son of Odysseus, wearing a disguise and instills in him the courage to challenge the suitors of his mother. Additionally Athena pe...

Bible's Depiction of the Family

In five pages this paper examines how family and family issues are presented in the biblical stories of Amnon and Tamar and Abraha...

Samuel and Moses Bible Stories

In Samuel, the story begins with Hannah and her husband. The woman had prayed to the Lord for a child and soon she was blessed wit...

Biblical Scripture's Doctrine of Inerrancy

unique personalities and writing styles (Thiessen, 1979). Theissen explains that the Holy Spirit supervised these writers to insur...

Craig L. Blomberg's Historical Reliability of the Gospels

that not only are the documents logically from a particular time period, but they are evaluated in the context of history. Thus, i...

Business and Christian Ethics

short cuts are not. In order to create a business enterprise based on Christian morals, one may want to follow the six basic busin...

Priesthood and Celibacy

a mandate for priests (McGovern, 2003). We also know that married priests were common because St. Paul told Titus and Timothy that...

Biblical Eve in Genesis

1 Tim. 2:11-15 as indicating that Gods plan for the sexes is for male to dominate female. This New Testament passage directs women...

An Exposition of 2 Corinthians 2:17

American Standard Bible). Further exegetical examination of this verse immediately brings up several questions. First of all, to...

'Paradise Lost' by John Milton, Christianity, and Classics

very important fact when considering the relationship between the classics and Christianity in Miltons poem by stating the followi...

Biblical Times and Methodology

might question authenticity, this author has taken the time to document sources and uses a variety of these. He in facts blends a ...

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...

Exegesis of John 17, Lines 6 through 10

the world (Lueking, 1997). As this indicates, Luekings interpretation of these verses is fairly straight forward, as he sees it as...

Exegesis of Ezra Chapter 9, Lines 10 through 14

The modern reader may have difficulty in understanding Ezras position. After all, the major sin that he accuses the people of comm...

Christ's Disciple Mary Magdalene

After having a baby, women were considered unclean and forbidden from entering the synagogue for a month; if the baby were a girl,...

Analysis of the Book of Nehemiah

those of the chronicler is in fact a possibility. Time and time again, Whitehead provides evidence of Nehemiahs action, ...

Medieval Literature, Biblical Allusions and Religious Symbolism

all of its aspects. This also ties in with the idea that they are traveling to the city of Canterbury to be redeemed. Here, the po...

Theological Writing

falls into this category (Malcheski, 2002). The essay is not necessarily objective in that the writer is attempting to argue for a...

Using a Particular Biblical Genre to Preach the Gospels of Jesus Christ

it is not always easy to let go of what is of this earth; worldly possessions are so hard to come by, some people make them the fo...

Ethics and the Old Testament

with relatively few regrets about the past. Many of the laws of society can be traced to the tenets of the Ten Commandments...

Key Women Studied in a Character Biblical Presentation

of women in the Bible as well. In these portrayals we learn that there is that there is a certain propriety in the world. Propri...

The Cultural Heritage of the West and Its Ancient Roots

in the article "Key Iraqi weapons official held" in relation to topics studied in the roots of Western Culture deal primarily with...

Hard Times by Charles Dickens and its Biblical Theme

this world are not well educated and that is seemingly due more to a lack of caring than to a lack of knowledge. Coketown is foc...

Exegesis of Ezra Chapter 9, Lines 6 through 15

face to thee, my God." In this context, the word "blush" appears to be used to emphasize the degree of shame that Ezra feels over...

A Critical Reading of a Passage from Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club

Christs face and that an imprint of His face was then left on the cloth. There is also the Turin Shroud, also that is said to have...

Ancient Greece to the New Testament and Dreams, Oracles, and Prophecy

In eleven pages this paper discusses the concepts of interpreting the future through prophecy, by the prophets, and through dreams...

Antigone and the Old Testament

In 1178 Maimonides completed Mishneh Torah, what he had hoped would be a compete authoritative code of Jewish law (both Oral and W...

God's All Powerful and Singular Nature

In five pages this paper examines that the several biblical references to more than one divine entity do not in any way alter the ...