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Predestination and the Bible

In eight pages predestination is considered in terms of what it is and whether or not it is taught in the Scriptures of the Bible....

Bernard Ramm's Protestant Biblical Interpretation

In five pages this paper discusses how to understand the Christian Bible in an analysis of Ramm's text that focuses upon typology,...

Luther's Role and the Start of the Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation is an important time in history, particularly as it concerns religion. Events that would lead up to the...

Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

In eight pages this essay analyzes the text's complexity in terms of Bunyan's uses of setting, allegory, and characterization with...

James I and Martin Luther on Authority's Source and Nature

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the views of power articulated in the speech 'True Law of Free Monarchies' by James...

William Shakespeare and the Authors Who Influenced Him

In four pages this paper discusses how the Bible and authors such as Seneca, Virgil, Chaucer, and Marlowe influenced William Shake...

'Righteous' Biblical Noah

In four pages this essay quotes the Holy Bible and the Torah in an assessment of Noah as righteous. Six sources are cited in the ...

Medieval Concepts of Love, Sex, Marriage, and The Bible

This could be seen, for example, in the practices of the ancient Egyptians, whose culture remained stable for a long period of tim...

Apocalyptic Literature

new age apocalyptic literature appears to be motivated to essentially calm those who are disturbed. Apocalyptic Literature refers...

The Christian Bible and Violence

for a sacrifice. How did he ever trust his father again? What must the impressionable youngster in Sunday School think about a fat...

Christianity and Jesus of Nazareth

Christs work on earth, His incarnation, His passion and death and His resurrection. At least two Apostles, John and Paul, perceive...

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...

Life and Times of Moses

sense of morality despite Moses obvious exposure to the belief system of the Egyptian gods and goddesses. In brief summary to hi...

Pentateuch from 2 Perspectives

predecessors in the eighteenth century, beginning with Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette. Furthermore, Blenkinsopps discussion of ...

The Hebrew Bible by Jon Levenson

biblical theology," is central to Levensons position on Old Testament theology. This essay drew immediate attention. Barr (1996) r...

Principles of the Bible and Tort Reform

the curb, jumps the sidewalk, crosses a parking lot, and slams into the booth, injuring the man inside. The injured man sues -- no...

Good Life Defined by Religion and Philosophy

the many delights of civilization, and thus showing Enkidu this type of pleasure is important (PG). Enkidu himself however sees i...

Biblical Passages Acts 19: 23-41

A seven page paper analyszes this passage from the Bible and applies it to contemporary society to achieve deeper meaning. There ...

The Bible and Women's Roles

In fifteen pages this paper examines women's roles in the Bible. Thirteen sources are cited in the bibliography....

Theology of the Old Testament

In thirteen pages this paper examines Child's Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Chris...

Romans 5, Lines One Through Five Concerning Peace with God, Access to God's Glory, and Growth through Suffering

In ten pages this paper analyzes Paul's teachings regarding God and peace, glory, and growth. Twelve sources are cited in the bib...

Historical Literature and Family Dynamics

In five pages this report examines how family dynamics were portrayed in epic literature in a consideration of Sappho's poetry, Ar...

Is Relieving Suffering with Prozac a Good Thing?

is the case as far as prescription sales go, then what we might want to examine is what is the reason for such "chemical enchantme...

Classical Literature Compared

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

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...

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,...

Literary Depiction of Africa

limited at best. The average American will probably not ever venture off her shores. Often, the more technologically advanced cult...

The Bible and Mel Gibson's Film The Passion of the Christ

depiction was not anti-Semitic: "Most of good people in this movie are Jewish, including not only Jesus and Mary, but Mary Magdale...