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God's Covenants

to bring a great flood that would cover the earth but Noah was a righteous man and God decided to save humanity through Noah and H...

King David

King Sauls successor, as God has rejected Saul due to his disobedience.ix When Samuel comes to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem to ...

John 7:37-39 - Rivers Of Flowing Water

this festival secretly because He knew people were debating who He was (John 7:10). People were already plotting against Him (Keme...

Jesus as King in Matthew

the "restored kingdom of David" (Hahn 28). Matthews Gospel perfectly typifies what Augustine meant when he commented that the "N...

The Influence of Ancient Literature on Dante's Writing

under them split asunder; and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men that belonge...

Knowledge of God

A devout person will say that he or she "sees" "God in all things" (Hodges 101). This person is referring to an act of "intuitive ...

Jesus & Worship, Romans 12, Etc.

Testament, these words generally refer to "service associated with the work done in the temple."6 In the New Testament, these word...

Conflict, Brothers, and the Old Testament

In five pages this paper discusses the conflict represented by the relationships of brothers Absalom and Amnon, Jacob and Esau, an...

Antigone and the Old Testament

In 1178 Maimonides completed Mishneh Torah, what he had hoped would be a compete authoritative code of Jewish law (both Oral and W...

Classical Literature Compared

as revealed in the literary/mythological writings of ancient Greece. In "The Iliad," for example, when the mighty warrior Achille...

Jerusalem and its Symbolic Importance

In six pages this paper examines Jerusalem's symbolic importance in a consideration of both Old and New Testaments along with Acts...

Rituals of Yom Kippur and Passover

In five pages these rituals and their importance as described in the Old Testament are discussed in a consideration of Leviticus' ...

Matthew's Gospel

of the Sower in Matthew 13:3-23. This parable talks of a farmer sowing the seed is not to be taken literally. The farmer is an ana...

Biblical Message of Unity and Hope

In five pages this essay explores the concepts of unity and hope in terms of their similarities as revealed in the messages contai...

Faith, Salvation, and Religious Texts

Salvation and redemption are examined within the context of the Old and New Testaments and the possible contradictory aspects of t...

Old Testament and Ministry of Jesus

is far more to life than just that of worldly possessions -- it taught the value of life at its purist form. These same teachings...

Covenant Theme in the Old Testament

Bible are commonly referred to as the Torah or the Pentateuch. Pleins (2001) argues that the juxtaposition of lists and codes foun...

Homer and the Old Testament

holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...

Torah Defined

Both from biblical and theological perspectives, scholars have increasingly recognized the distortions that have crept into the Ch...

Old Testament and Salvation

of benefits an individual receives as the result of following Gods law in the Old Testament and by believing in and entrusting one...

Literal Interpretation of the Old Testament

were captive in Babylon and, therefore, exposed to this culture. The traditional Jewish and Christian viewpoint has been that M...

Kings and Kingship in the Old Testament

repair the ravages of human sinfulness" (OBrien, 1999, p. 16). However, the allure of worldliness proved too much for the Israeli...

Exegesis of Zephaniah 3, Verses 14 through 20

first part of the reign of Josiah (640-609 BCE) (Exegetical helps, 2004). The words of Zephaniah reflect the faithlessness of the...

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...

Old Testament Passage Joshua 24, Verses 1 to 28

of Joshua (chs. 23-24) (Strange, 2002). A really interesting element in chapter 24 is its setting, as the entirety of its story ta...

Phrase 'Son of Man' and its Value

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...

Overview of Mosaic Dietary Laws

early restrictions and their application to Mosaic law, as well as an understanding of the role of Moses, are elements important i...

Character of God Revealed in Joshua's Death and Abraham's Call

God Abraham received was detailed in Genesis as follows: "Go forth from your native land / And from your fathers house / And I wil...

Old Testament and Deliverance of People by God

Testament Law and the Ten Commandments express this relationship (Out of Egypt, 2003). One of the first examples of Gods...

Deacon's Role as Prophet

special messages to the people. Jonah, who refused to take the message the Lord gave him into Nineveh, suffered the consequences o...