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prophets was to convey a message from God to the People. They received the divine messages differently, some in a dream, some in a...
conflict with them but he avoided that. He could foresee that getting into a serious argument with his enemies would lead to unnec...
meeting with the other man, calling in elders and others to witness the exchange. The other man renounces his claim and takes off ...
as his twelve disciples, and the authors of the books of the New Testament, as well as the vast majority of the earliest Christian...
poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and t...
This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...
Both from biblical and theological perspectives, scholars have increasingly recognized the distortions that have crept into the Ch...
were captive in Babylon and, therefore, exposed to this culture. The traditional Jewish and Christian viewpoint has been that M...
repair the ravages of human sinfulness" (OBrien, 1999, p. 16). However, the allure of worldliness proved too much for the Israeli...
holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...
of benefits an individual receives as the result of following Gods law in the Old Testament and by believing in and entrusting one...
Old Testament as a straightforward history. Rather, both men advocate that these texts emerged as a "self-defining narrative of a ...
codified into groups of laws, established the basis of laws established in future cultures. While punishments were severe, they re...
is far more to life than just that of worldly possessions -- it taught the value of life at its purist form. These same teachings...
Bible are commonly referred to as the Torah or the Pentateuch. Pleins (2001) argues that the juxtaposition of lists and codes foun...
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...
so disfigured that three of his friends do not recognize him when they come to visit him. The three friends are Eliphaz, Bildad...
Will Salvation Take You? 2004). The Bible specifically states that it is salvation that is the key to opening the kingdom of hea...
first part of the reign of Josiah (640-609 BCE) (Exegetical helps, 2004). The words of Zephaniah reflect the faithlessness of the...
of Joshua (chs. 23-24) (Strange, 2002). A really interesting element in chapter 24 is its setting, as the entirety of its story ta...
Testament Law and the Ten Commandments express this relationship (Out of Egypt, 2003). One of the first examples of Gods...
special messages to the people. Jonah, who refused to take the message the Lord gave him into Nineveh, suffered the consequences o...
early restrictions and their application to Mosaic law, as well as an understanding of the role of Moses, are elements important i...
chapter, and discusses what God has done for the people of Israel. In this Sermon, Moses relates the actions that were taken that...
God Abraham received was detailed in Genesis as follows: "Go forth from your native land / And from your fathers house / And I wil...
the people of Israel and the Almighty. The continuation of this covenant reaches from the past through to the new covenant represe...
In fifteen pages the letter St. Paul wrote to the Romans is considered within the context of whether today's society is sinful, if...
In fifteen pages Old Testament theology is considered in various sections that include models, debates, and a discussion of theori...
In five pages this paper examines prophets including Daniel Jonah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Isaiah as they are featured in the Old T...
In six pages this paper examines these Old Testament prophet books in terms of their names' meaning and also contrasts and compare...