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God and Sin

God says, "Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil" and then "sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to til...

Lanford Wilson/Rimers of Eldritch

A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses Lanford Wilson's play Rimers of Eldritch, which, on the surface, concerns a murder ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Nineteenth Century Social Movements and Christianity's Role

In five pages this paper discusses how Christianity and the Bible were used in 19th century women's suffrage and slavery movements...

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...

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...

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...

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...

'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 ...

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...

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 ...