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Message of Jeremiah Reflects His Life

In eight pages the Old Testament's Book of Jeremiah is analyzed in terms of how the prophetic messages of Jeremiah were reflection...

Book of Jonah in the Old Testament

than obey the command. A series of events finds Jonah in the belly of a great fish where he prays; he is spit up from the fish and...

Book of Daniel in the Bible's Old Testament

In five pages this paper presents chapter summaries and interpretations of the Old Testament's Book of Daniel. Three sources are ...

God's Sovereignty in the Bible's Old and New Testaments

- the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end; there is no other Lord but Him, He is God over heaven and over earth and onl...

Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7:29

and reflection question : In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pictures a religious and moral orientation that draws on Jewish tradit...

Biblical Scripture's Doctrine of Inerrancy

unique personalities and writing styles (Thiessen, 1979). Theissen explains that the Holy Spirit supervised these writers to insur...

Biblical Basis for Worship

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

History of the Hebrews

author points out, it would be impossible to spend as much time on each and every event and person mentioned in the Old Testament....

Literature and the Epic Nature of "The Iliad" by Homer and "Gilgamesh"

of the gods in these works appears to be more focused on generating chaos than introducing peace and tranquility to the universe. ...

Baptism And Ablution

ritual in pagan religions for the purpose of purifying oneself (Barnes 2000). Although the term baptism is not found in the Old ...

Old Testament Survey

also referred as "the law," due to the fact that they contain "the laws and instruction" that were handed down by God to Moses and...

Epic of Gilgamesh's Historical Importance and Themes

Humbaba the Terrible. Enkidu has encountered Humbaba and continues to try to dissuade Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is stubborn and listens...

Book Twenty Four of 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages the epic's final chapter is analyzed with the banquet scene and its significance thoroughly considered....

'Epic Hero' Characteristics of Odysseus

In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...

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...

Intellectual Development and Don Quixote, The Mali Epic of Son Jara, and The Epic of Gilgamesh

regard to the acceptance of reality, issues of morality and, perhaps above all, the concept of divine judgment and human guilt. I...

Discussion of the Old Testament's Book of Jonah

the ship and all on board. The mariners were obviously of mixed nationalities because they all honored different gods.. Each man...

Old Testament's Historical Canon Development

time on earth (Core, 2000). The early Christians debated at great length regarding the books that would be accepted as Old Testame...

Theology Understanding and the Old Testament's Importance

In seventeen pages this paper argues that contemporary Christian theology can best be understood through a consideration of the Ol...

Old Testament's Ezra

In five pages this Old Testament priest is examined in a consideration of his life and achievements. Six sources are cited in the...

African Epics of Africa

In five pages the African epics Kemet, Afrocentricity, and Knowledge by Molefi Kete Asante and Sundiata An Epic of Old Mali by D....

Proverbs, Job & Ecclesiastes

chapters, which are made up wise sayings, consisting of two lines of poetry. The majority of the book is attributed to King Solomo...

Planning and the External Environment

met. To consider the way planning takes place at all levels the process itself and the approaches can be examined. Mintzberg (et...

Gilgamesh and Odyssey

Introduction The ancient stories of Gilgamesh and Ulysses in Homers Odyssey are classic tales that allow the reader to glimpse wh...

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...

Beowulf & Aeneas

past, which is now gone, and his son is the future (the founding of Rome), and he is the transitionary figure destined to bring th...

Internal and External PR

If we consider relationship management this is similar to employee relations, and may beth be seen as usually undertaken internall...

Book of Genesis and Epic of Gilgamesh

(Tablet XI). As this indicates the Babylonian myth does not associate the disaster of the floor with any sort of immorality. Lik...

Issue of Mortality in Literature and in Life

is common knowledge. Who does not worry about death? Even children, from a very young age, often ask the ultimate question which i...

Herbert Mason's Translation of Gilgamesh A Verse Narrative Analyzed

human condition then and now. Throughout the course of the story, Gilgamesh takes several physical journeys. However, the one mo...