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Overview of the Book of Joshua

acting properly, and as God says, the people will find themselves in an even more powerful position in this new land. The book not...

Paul's Conversion - Acts 9:1-19; 21:1-21; 26:12-18

important to be childlike but not as na?ve as children (Smith htm). It is important to realize that everyone, regardless of age, ...

The Rule Of St. Benedict By Benedict Of Nursia

St. Benedict provide a biblical model for the living? Yes, although one that would be extremely difficult to live in todays world...

Seder: Historical/Biblical Reference

highly scripted event whereby participants are bound by myriad segments throughout the dinner that reflect specific aspects of the...

Divorce in America

hold families together as some claim. Some experts believe that Protestant sects do little to hold families together, unlike Catho...

Is Christian Doctrine Responsible For The Modern Ecological Crisis

develop a relationship with nature that emphasized the unity between man and nature and man must pull away from the thought it cou...

Biblical Concepts of Covenant & Baptism

In five pages the biblical covenant and baptism concepts are examined within the context of Romans 5:6-22 and Romans 8:9-17 in whi...

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...

Inspirational Old and New Testaments

In five pages this essay discusses how these biblical texts have served as personal and community sources of inspiration. There a...

Holy Scriptures and God's Personal Messages

In eight pages each biblical book is analyzed in terms of the personal messages from God contained within within the context of Ho...

Holy Scriptures and Covenants of God

sovereignty. Moreover, another significant point relevant to Gods covenants is that they cannot be revoked or nullified. Nor can ...

Speech's Power

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

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...

Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

vicar. In other words, Dr. Primrose is definitely a good man, but he often does not see things very clearly. At the beginning o...

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...

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...

Opposing Same Sex Marriages Within a United Methodist Church Context

measure of repetition. According to information from the United Methodist News Service (05-09-00), the issue has come up at every ...

Elizabethan Drama, Scriptures, and the Christian Church

In fact, Lewis Wagers 1567 morality play based on biblical teachings, The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene, presented a chara...

Unified Christian Belief

In six pages this paper examines the unity of belief that was called for by The Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on ...

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...

Story of the Religious Leader Joshua

learned from Moses instruction (Hammer, 1995). When Joshua would become a ruler in his own right, he would always follow Moses ex...

Cultural Context And Interpretation Of Scripture

Christian but it was a Western culture. East Asians are from a complex culture, one that is based in Confucianism and then, Christ...

Biblical Counseling

seek professional psychological help from trained professionals. Tossed Salad approach advocates believe Scripture and psycholog...

Role of Biblical Criticism/Luke's Gospel

for this reference becomes clear, as Luke is writing "in a social context where marriages arranged for socio-political benefit bet...

Christian Educational Philosophy

and symbols, that is, how abstract ideas are communicated through the mediums of language, writing and also through visual communi...

The Book Of Jeremiah

Judah was helpless against the stronger forces of Babylon. When Jerusalem fell, the Jews were deported to Babylon and continued li...

Gay Marriage and the Catholic Church

in these times of change and forward movement. Will the Catholic Church change its stance? That remains to be seen. This is like e...

Adult Spiritual Maturation Occurs as Children

In a paper that consists of five pages biblical passages are used to illustrate that adult spirituality is developed when the stud...

The Argument that Abortion is 'Wrong'

and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the Lor...

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...