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This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...

"Each individual book only becomes biblical in the light of the canon as a whole" (Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1994, Canonical...

seeming "errors" in scriptural passages. The position of Charles A. Briggs on inerrancy Briggs maintained that neither the Scrip...

and people were referred to as sheep: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,...

the laws regarding the firstborn, substituting something for an animal or a person (New International Version, Exod. 113:13; 34:20...

This research paper begins by relating the topic of food production to Exodus 16 and 17, i.e., the narratives associated with the ...

Law of Christ. The Israelites believed that the Spirit of God lived in the Tabernacle, which is why it was guarded so carefully. I...

Reformers argued that Gods grace changes or transforms lives. Calvin consistently wrote and preached about the Holy spirit through...

mentioned again so we might assume that first man was not willing to follow without having a secure bed. In that case, a permanent...

political leaders say they pray for wisdom but they do not seem to be making wise decisions and Solomon did. This is one reason w...

as his twelve disciples, and the authors of the books of the New Testament, as well as the vast majority of the earliest Christian...

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

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...

angels lost their original holiness and became corrupt in nature and conduct.5 In 2 Peter 2:4, it tells of how some were cast into...

that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). In this letter, Paul...

born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...

on which a religion is based. It is one of the forms of communication in the religion along with ritual activities, architecture a...

first published in 1934). Although there are some subtle differences in their theories, each of these scholars saw humans as bein...

poses some significant questions, including the question of what is salvation, the role that faith plays in salvation and how fait...

this account of Jesus ministry portrays it as a "coherent judgment comprising sin, chastisement and restoration" (Clifford and Ana...

phrase could mean the individual had a special relationship with God, therefore, they must learn the meaning of this in terms of J...

Sacrificial leadership: Jesus sacrificed Himself for all of mankind (Chandra, 2004). Servant leadership is most often associated...

(Friedman and Friedman, 2006). As an example, he was once sitting outside his tent on a very hot day, he saw three strangers and i...

Jesus was and what He did (citation). Many documents were written during the first couple hundred years after Christs death. The ...

does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you." As this suggests, only animals that chewed its cue and possessed ...

born to Mary, a virgin, lived among men, preached for three years, was crucified and rose from the dead. He did this to save human...

well as with the earthly King David, through Joseph, who acknowledges Jesus as his son (Brown, 1997). Joseph is in the line of Dav...

"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...

by humanity, without turning to any other body of factual information or knowledge. In other words, it is possible for people to c...

know that it is only through total submission that they will gain peace and joy. In Acts 13:52, we read that the "disciples were f...