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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...

Exegesis of John 17, Lines 1 to 26

is that "all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in men and I am in you" (verse 21). Interpretation According to Lueking ...

Exegesis of the Twenty Fourth Book of Matthew, Lines 43 through 51

seen in both 1 Thess. 5:2 and Rev. 3:3; 16:15. The point of this passage is to communicate that the time of the parousia cannot be...

Classical and Biblical References Found in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Prologue'

were to me To be refresshed half so ofte as he- Which yifte of God hadde he, for alle hise wyvys? No man hath swich that in this w...

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...

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...

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...

'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 ...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Exegesis of Luke 18, Lines 1 through 8

says, emphasizing that God will bring justice to his chosen ones who cry out for his help. These truth are put in a series of ques...

Exegesis of the Seventh Chapter of Luke, Lines 11 to 17

behind him. As Jesus approached the town gate (Luke 7:12), a funeral procession for an only son was coming out of the gate. The...

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...

'Last Man' and Friedrich Nietzsche

reference regarding a camel fitting through the eye of the needle. Certainly, Nietzsche did not mean to suggest anything beyond th...

Speech's Power

In five pages this paper examines the considerable power wielded by speech and words in a consideration of various biblical passag...

Chapter 17 of the Book of John

in the Gospel according to John. Therefore, it seems appropriate, before addressing John 17 directly, to survey how the theme of u...

Mental Illness and Demons

In five pages mental illness and demons are discussed from a biblical perspective with other issues such as mental illness counsel...

Subject to None, Subject to All and Christian Contradiction

These apparently biblical contradictions attributed to Martin Luther and Paul are considered in five pages. There is one other so...

Soulen: Handbook of Biblical Criticism

This 5 page paper discusses the guidelines for use of the exegetical method provided in the book Handbook of Biblical Criticism by...