...The Bible is the Word that God that allows us to understand Him and be able to follow Him. It gives us instruction on how to live our lives the way God wants us to live them. The Bible is the ultimate handbook for humans. I see the central thesis of the Bible as Jesus Christ. There are so many prophesies about Him in the Old Testament and the New Testament focuses mainly on Christ and his journey to this earth and ultimately his return. I see this as God showing forgiveness which is also a profound theme throughout the Bible. Time and time again we see God showing mercy on those who do not deserve it. One of the, if not the most important thing that happens in the Bible is in the very first verse. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 Without this verse or act none of this would be here today. God goes on to create the universe and everything in it in six days and rests on the seventh. The fall of man happens in Genesis 3 when Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit after they are tempted by Satan. The world ends become so full of sin that God decides to eradicate all humans except one man and his family. Noah trusts God and builds the ark even though the world had never seen rain before. Humanity the tries to build a tower to the heavens which causes God to scatter the people and change their languages. In Genesis 12 we are introduced to Abram, whose name will be changed to Abraham. God made a covenant with him that his offspring will outnumber...
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...CWV-101: Bible Story Worksheet and Journal #1 Module 1 - Part 1 – Bible Story Worksheet For Part 1 of this assignment, you will complete this worksheet by reviewing the "The Story of the Bible" "flags" and fulfill each writing requirement. http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/cwv101_biblical-timeline-v1.1.php Please keep your answers brief. Solid academic writing is expected. Refer to the GCU Academic Writing Guidelines in the Student Success Center. Briefly answer each section from "The Story of the Bible": ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining why the Creation account is so significant to the Christian worldview. ------------------------------------------------- The Creation account is so significant to the Christian worldview because it puts a strong belief of how this world was made of beauty in the eyes of our creator God. This is also a great just of how man was born into this world filled with love and the day deemed a very good day when man was brought into it. We are able to understand why we as man work during days of the week and then be sure to rest ourselves on the seventh day. ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining what the Fall reveals about humanity and human morality. ------------------------------------------------- The Fall reveals about humanity and human morality that God has given man the freedom to find ourselves for what we feel...
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...more knowledge, gain greater potential, and expand my career opportunities. Motivation is important because it is the result of what one values and what is important to them; it aids a person to take action towards what they wish to accomplish. Motivation correlates with setting goals that result in a student’s success. Participation in discussions is important because students learn from one another and give each other feedback similar to in class discussions. Participation will certainly be a motivator for me because as I communicate with my classmates I learn, and look forward to, the different techniques, thoughts, and the opinions they have. In this first week I have learned a lot about my classmates and have been inspired by their stories. Everyone has different factors that motivated him or her to become students at Grand Canyon. A take away for me about motivation is that it is a vital element that determines a students’...
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...BADONG, MARK JULIUS M. B-112 * GENESIS 3:1-24 “THE FALL” * GENESIS 4:1-16 “CAIN AND ABEL” * GENESIS 6-7 “INCREASING CORRUPTION ON EARTH” * GENESIS 11 “THE TOWER OF BABEL” Give the definition of Sin. In Abrahamic contexts, sin is the act of violating God's will. Sin can also be viewed as anything that violates the ideal relationship between an individual and God; or as any diversion from the ideal order for human living. To sin has been defined as "to miss the mark". What are the 7 Capital Sins? Pride – Pride is an unrestrained and improper appreciation of our own worth. This is listed first because it is widely considered the most serious of the seven sins; pride often leads to the committing of other capital sins. Pride is manifest in vanity and narcissism about one’s appearance, intelligence, status, etc. Dante described pride as “love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbor.” Greed – Greed, which is also known as avarice or covetousness, is the immoderate desire for earthly goods, as well as situations such as power. It is a sin of excess. The object a person is greedy about need not be evil, but the issue lies in the way one regards the object, placing inappropriate value on it. Greed can further inspire such sinful actions as hoarding of materials or objects, theft and robbery, trickery, and manipulation. Gluttony – Gluttony, which comes from the Latin gluttirei – to gulp down or swallow, refers...
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...Title: Bible vs Quran Purpose: (Why are you giving this talk?) To inform the similarities and the differences within the similarities of the two books. Thesis: (What is your major argument?) Even though both books are considered to be God’s word, we find them contradicting each other. I. Introduction A. Greeting: Hi, my name is Celeste and today I am going to talk to you about the similarities and the differences within the similarities of the two books. B. Attention getter more than 1.6 Billion people follow the rules of this book that is considered holy. Yet, more than 2.4 billion follow another book also considered holy. That’s right, I am talking about the Quran and the Bible. C. Credibility statement: My bibles...I was brought up in a Christian environment. D. Thesis statement: Even though both books are considered to be God’s word, we find them contradicting each other. E. Preview of main points, Similarity 1, God’s word. Difference: By who. Similarity 2, Jesus. Difference: His story in each book Similarity 3: One True God. Difference: Who is He? Transition II. Body A. Main point #1 they both state to be the Word of God The Quran: a. 29:48 b. 18:23-24 c. 2:2-3 d. 38:29 The Bible: a) 2 Timothy 3:16 b) John 10:35 c) Acts 4:24-25 Subordinate point (e.g., "According to…") The difference: The Qur’an scriptures contradicts the Bible Support (e.g., example, statistic, visual, testimonial) Mohammed, the character’s stories. ...
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...A TRIP TO THE BIBLE MUSEUM Czarina Ann Baptisma, Jerson Cristobal, Angelica Enriquez, Maria Jennylyn Sendito, Lejun Christian Osorio We were pleased to see that the Bible Museum here in the Philippines on its feature all owned. With the theme, How the Bible Came to the Philippines, we were stunned of the interconnection of knowing the Bible more in such a way that we took the correlation of it to the Philippine history. In fact, the tour is different, a religiously inspiring one. This museum can be found on the second floor of the nine-story Philippine Bible Society on United Nations Ave. The museum is an organization whose mission is to promote the reading of the Holy Bible. It translates, prints, and distributes the Holy Scriptures. At around 3 o’clock in the afternoon last Wednesday, December 5, 2012, we went to the Philippine Bible Society on United Nations Ave. While waiting for the whole class to be complete, we stayed at the first floor of the nine-story building. The first floor houses a bookstore where one can buy Bibles and other religious memorabilia including mugs, key chains, t-shirts, and many more. At around 3:15, Kuya JM, our tour guide, led us to the second floor of the building, where the Bible Museum is located. Before getting inside the museum, he told us that we are not allowed to take pictures inside the museum unless told so. There were a total of 15 modules. The first three was about the time when God spoke to Abraham to when God revealed the Ten...
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...learning. To some extent, this is also true for the Bible. Hollywood movies are geared at captivating the eyes of the audience with little focus on how the message sinks in ones mind. Indeed, the movie industry will stimulate the mind of the person by what they see happening. However, the audience will most likely lose sight of the true meaning of what is being relayed. This is the genesis of how wicked forces combine to influence human behavior in the subconscious. Without a good questioning mind, people might be lured to accept as gospel truth what they see in movies. Thematic focuses in movies distort the original message as presented by the Bible. The Bible was not written to give a description of the people who lived before or to show what live was in the early days. However, God wanted people to know who He is and how people can relate and enjoy life in Him forevermore. The Ten Commandments is a good example of how Biblical stories and events can be misrepresented. A good example is the Biblical account as found in the book of Exodus. In the Bible, there is little information that is provided concerning Moses. For instance, it does not explain whether Moses knew he was a Hebrew child while he was growing in the palace. However, the movie takes the position that Moses did not know his mother and grew up knowing he was an Egyptian. Such assumptions go contrary to the word of God, by adding information that is not provided in the Bible. Literature is a good example of how authors...
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...Religion and the Bible itself was a prevalent aspect of the medieval period. Literature, theatre, and art sought to translate the biblical stories and breath new life into them. This collection of biblical retellings and medieval reimaginings created a wiki-bible for the masses. This wiki-bible acted as the Bible for those poor and illiterate within the medieval society. By simplifying, summarizing, and contemporizing the Bible, it was made more accessible to the common man. Besides literature, art was the main medium of translating and depicting the Bible. Paintings and sculptures brought to life major scenes within the Bible. Some depicted the crucifixion of Christ, Mary the mother of Christ, various events of the Old Testament, and so on. One such work within the medieval period focused on Jesus' birth. The Nativity, by Rogier van der Weyden, depicts the visitation between Mary and Elizabeth, the annunciation to both Augustus and the Magi, the birth of Christ, and the Magi's visit. This painting was created in Brussels, Belgium during the mid-15th century. Brussels was known as "the capital city of the...
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...Christianity and the Bible, I know that you are a Christian and you’ve learned about them. So I have some questions and uncertainty with Bible, can you introduce and tell me more about it? I: Oh, yes of course. I’m happy to do that. Because I’m studying and discussing about it with my teacher and friends recently. It is attractive and meaningful, it has some philosophies and truths. However, what do you want to know? Non-Christian: I want to know is the Bible true? If it is not, how it makes people to believe and rely? What does it tells us about our life, what is justice and tenebrous? I: Actually, it is not true. I can explain for you by six different ways. For example, they said that...
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...Introduction In modern society, especially since the 1960s, there has been a strong push for women’s equality. There are many Christians and non-Christians who believe Christianity had a hand in the perpetuation of the patriarchy leading to misogyny. Christians who oppose this idea may argue that it is founded on a lack of theological knowledge, that there is biblical evidence supporting that God desires equality, and that discrimination is not condoned in biblical stories and teachings. It is easy to initially construct the notion of misogyny in the Old Testament when acquiring only a shallow view of scripture. However, when applying a hermeneutical approach, one can see that equality among genders is a common theme. The Bible itself is, without a doubt, patriarchal in nature, but presents evidence of equality. Of note is the theme of religious equality; “that is, equality of the woman as a person before God.” This essay will explore various events in the Bible, beginning in Genesis, to support the claim that the Old Testament, though patriarchal, is not misogynistic and demeaning to women. Equality in Genesis Genesis states, “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Gen 1:27, NKJV). This verse provides evidence for equality between women and men and that they are both made in the image of God. Taking a look at Genesis 1:26-28 as a whole shows that the words “image” or “likeness” were used four times...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Dr. Daniel Warner of the requirements for the completion of the course OBST 510 Old Testament – Introduction to Old Testament by Sheniece Wallace September , 2014 Introduction John N. Oswalt, curiosity about the study of the Bible and theological questions was influenced in the 1960s, during his graduate studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. Followed by further education in Theology, triggered a facet of questions during his time at Harvard Divinity. William F. Albright, a scholar proposed the questions the Israelites of the Old Testament and their reasoning about there beliefs. The radical Prolegomena for Oswalts, book sprung up a multitude of questions for him to consider answering his and humanity questions about the godly ideology in religion culture. His statements questions godly character whether it was wrong , right, or believable. He mentions his hypothesis of revelation: as humans we couldn’t possibly be in control of our own purpose and that we need a higher power to sustain us. Comparison is made between religions of Israelite the and ancient near east; the worship of their deity. The thought of serving one deity, then, why were so many other religions evolved? Subliminally, in my words, questions the Biblical integrity and purpose being accredited to for humans to believe as truth...
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...Beowulf, an epic poem composed sometime near 750 A.D. and 1000 A.D., is an extremely well-known composition. This legendary poem bears the name of the warrior whose story it tells, Beowulf. It tells of his epic, (yet unrealistic) adventures as he kills odd creatures and their mothers. A controversy about this poem, however, centers around the author’s knowledge of The Lord. After examining the texts themselves, I have come to the conclusion that the author does, at least, acknowledge the presence of the Holy God of the Bible. First, the author acknowledges God’s presence in the affairs of the characters. In the texts, the author says “he would dispense his God-given goods” (line 72), “ they thanked God for that easy crossing on a calm sea” (line 227), “in her labor the Lord of Ages bestowed a grace on her” (line 944), and a few more. By attributing characteristics of the characters to the Lord, the author implies his knowledge of the Lord’s activity right there in the lives of real people. Perhaps in an attempt to make his story more realistic, the author attributes some of the actions that take place in the story to the Lord, which clues us in to the author’s knowledge of God’s actions in human beings’ daily lives in reality....
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...Midrash is the act and process of interpretation of the Bible, but there is no one midrash. To fully understand this concept we must look at the purpose of midrashic methodology and how it works. In doing this we will be looking at Midrash Rabbah for the Book of Genesis or Bereshit. Midrash Rabbah contains two interpretations of the account of creation, which will allow us to better analyze midrashic methodology. Unlike the Talmud or Zohar, midrash does not refer to a single text but a type of text. In Back to the Sources, Barry Holtz defines midrash as, first, “(deriving from the Hebrew root ‘to search out’) is the process of interpreting. The object of interpretation is the Bible or, on occasion, other sacred texts; second, Midrash refers to the corpus of work that has collected these interpretations.” (Holtz, p.178) Midrash interprets in both halachic and aggadic aspects. As we learned in the Efron text, The Jews, halacha refers to text discussing civil and religious law. Although really all law was seen as religious, there wasn’t a specific separation between what we look at today as civil and religious respectively. Aggadah on the other hand is a nonlegal text of rabbinical Judaism that is more theological or ethics based. What does this mean for midrash? A midrash will look at biblical text and interpret its meaning in both legal and nonlegal ways. Midrash is able to account for the gaps in biblical text by giving an interpretation of what may have been meant, which...
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...around the story of an adulterous new mother named Hester Prynne and her struggles of living in the rigid Puritan society of Salem, Massachusetts, in the early 1600’s. Mostly the book is based off of the central biblical themes of sin, punishment, and forgiveness, however Hawthorne take it a step further by including numerous biblical allusions throughout the text. By both alluding to and specifically citing parts of the bible, the author is able to further emphasis those themes presented within, and make a stronger connection to bible itself. In the beginning of the narrative, Hawthorne alludes to the story of Cain in reference to Hester’s red letter “A”. On page 81, he claims that Hester’s “A” “with her native energy of character and rare capacity, could not entirely cast her off, although it had a set a mark upon her more intolerable to a woman's heart than that which branded the brow of Cain.” Cain was a biblical character in Genesis 4. As the story goes, both Cain and his brother Abel competed for God’s affection by presenting offerings to him. God was highly impressed by Abel’s offering but not so much Cain’s. Jealous of his brother, Cain decides to murder Abel and for that God punishes him gravely. Cain was...
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...‘Sacred texts should be written in modern language so that everyone can understand them.’ For Christians, the Bible is a sacred text, it is the word of God so has authority over them. In the Bible it says ‘All scripture is God breathed’ (2 Timothy) which means that the Bible was ‘created’ by God. Some Christians might say that the Bible is already in modern day language as it has been translated into many different languages already. Originally the Bible was written in Greek and Hebrew. We can’t translate it into a more modern version as some things may be lost in translation due to wrong interpretation. Other Christians would say that it makes reading the Bible easier to understand. If the Bible is easier to understand then there is a higher chance of a popular faith. It is already a very read book and if translated could become even more popular. Some Christians are often worried that the stories will lose what they are really about and also worry that since it was first written it has changed when last translated. There will always be a risk of changing the meanings of the stories, particularly if they are set in modern language. If someone wants to read the Bible they should read it in the form available, it is one of the most translated books in the world so is available in almost every language anyway. Other Christians would say that the Bible should be translated so that it is available for all to read. If it is updated then more people would read it and this means...
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