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Bible and Stories of Sibling Rivalry

the birthright of two brothers. In fact, one can go so far to say that the problems in the Middle East have arisen in part due to ...

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...

What They Don't Tell You by Brown

p.103). In other words, the bible is real, but there are problems in its delivery. It is therefore seemingly wrong to argue everyt...

Biblical Viewpoints on Forgiveness

be pardoned" (Luke 6:37). God is clearly telling us that it is in our own best interests to forgive others for whatever umbrage w...

2 Questions on Great Literature and Its Practical Applications

guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...

Biblical Guidance References for a Sunday School Superintendent's Role

be either coerced or cajoled into taking a position of responsibility within the church, but should, rather, desire to serve in th...

Mosaic Tradition and Divine Command and the Mosaic Tradition: Maimonides, Al-Ghazali and Augustine

the divine commands and the application of Mosaic tradition require a comparative view of these authors, their underlying purpose,...

Lanford Wilson/Rimers of Eldritch

A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses Lanford Wilson's play Rimers of Eldritch, which, on the surface, concerns a murder ...

God and Sin

God says, "Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil" and then "sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to til...

Role of Faith/Cry, the Beloved Country

of Western superiority, is the only correct view. By this novels end, it is clear that what Price calls "faith" is rather cultur...

Examining Religion

the Samaritans had settled in their land; although their religion was similar to the Jews, it was not identical, and there was hos...

The Death and Resurrection of Jesus

Gospel of Matthew it is noted that "When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against...

The Letters of Paul: Philippians and 2 Timothy

in tone and presentation, as well as likely intent. 2 Timothy was written to one individual and Philippians was meant for many peo...

The Mystery of Melchizedek

King of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) befriended Abraham and his men after their victory over those kings that had taken Sodom and Gom...

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...

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...

Liberal Christianity

only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...

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) ...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

Early Persecution Of Christians

flogged rather than killed (Acts 5:27-42). It is through the writings of early historians like Eusebius of Cesarea and Origen that...

Jeremiah 29-33

of editorial activity (Brueggemann 7). However, scholars have yet to reach consensus over the extent to which each layer of litera...

Gilgamesh and Job

this he becomes something of a hero, though never truly a hero who completely sacrifices himself for others or for some grand caus...

Teen Suicide

other situation, I believe God wants people to live and by living, learn how to handle the problems that cause psychic pain. Sea...