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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...

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...

Pentateuch from 2 Perspectives

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

Bible and Stories of Sibling Rivalry

the birthright of two brothers. In fact, one can go so far to say that the problems in the Middle East have arisen in part due to ...

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...

Literary Depiction of Africa

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

Themes of Good and Evil in Stowe's Novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin

There can be no doubt that Stowe intended her novel to be more of a religious than sociopolitical text. It includes close to 100 ...

Different Interpretations of Biblical Events Lord Byron's View of the Story of Cain and Abel

that neither knowledge nor life are two evils to be chosen between, but that they are both good. Why would God care to call either...

Jesus Christ's Resurrection Evidence

In two pages this paper refers to the Bible in providing evidence of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There is no bibliography i...

Book Fifteen of Matthew, Lines Thirty Two through Thirty NIne

In six pages this paper considers the variations of this passage from the Book of Matthew that appear in the King James, American ...

Apostle Paul's Letter to the Romans

has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made" (Romans 1:20). Since Gods word was obvious, even if one had not hear...

Exegesis on Revelation

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares Chapter 1:4 through Chapter 3:22 of the Book of Revelation accross five differing ...

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....

Prevailing Biblical Themes

A number of consistent themes run through the Bible. This paper focuses on three of them, giving examples from the Old and New Tes...

Debating Biblical Inerrancy

In ten pages this essay defines inerrancy, examines the origins of the Bible, and discusses for and against inerrancy doctrine bef...

God's Directive, Temptation, Dante and the Bible

In five pages these themes are examined as they are represented in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and in the Bible. Five sources...

Evil and Philosophy II

In six pages this paper discusses evil in the world in a consideration of philosophical perspectives offered in the Bible, Night b...

God and the Creation of Evil

This paper argues in five pages that God is the Creator of all goodness but that he allowed evil to exist despite the fact that He...

The Historical Roots of the Impetus for the Declaration of Independence

This six page paper traces the impetus for the U.S. Declaration of Independence to the Magna Carta and to the Bible itself. The ...

God's Word and The Bible

already been met, and the number met appear to far outweigh those remaining. However, the main message of St. Johns writings are ...

An Overview of 2 Corinthians

you know the depth of my love for you." Other scholars believe 2 Corinthians is actually a fourth letter that Paul wrote to them (...

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...

The Practice of Tithing

The writer discusses the Christian practice of tithing, what it is, how much a person should tithe, and what he should do if he ca...

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,...

'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 ...

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...

The Bible and Predestination

In eight pages this paper examines the Bible, whether or not it teaches predestination and what predestination actually means in t...

The Biblical Story of Cain and Abel

5 pages and 5 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the Biblical story of Cain and Abel, and relates the importance of...