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In The Bible Cause, John Fea explores the American Bible Society (ABS) and the plucky Christians who built and sustained it. Published to coincide with the ABS’s 2016 bicentennial, the book offers a chronological institutional history peppered with quotations from letters written by supporters (and occasionally critics) and tales from agents working across the United States and the globe. At its heart, this book argues that two motivating commitments have driven the history of the ABS. Since its founding in 1816, it has sustained a belief in the power of the Bible to lead people to salvation and has maintained a cultural mandate to build a Christian society in the United States and throughout the world.…
In life one comes to find that nothing is free. Everything has a price. Price also happens to be the last name of the family in the book “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbra Kingsolver. This book is told through the eyes the four girls and their mother of the price family. Kingsolver shows the price these women paid to find their selves in the world through the neglecting of Nathan and the consequences of his decision.…
Test #2 is a 50 point, multiple choice and True/False test covering chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. You will only have on attempt at the test, so once you open it, you must complete it.…
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver depicts a dark, frightening mood as she writes about a woman and her four daughters traveling through a dangerous forest. She creates this mood using many contrasting images depicting life and death. Many supporting details are laced throughout the passage. Some of these details are more literal, and others are more symbolic, but they all contribute to the eerie tone of the text.…
After reading Walter Wink’s analysis, I discovered that the Bible contains many defenses and strategies that contest all of the injustices toward the poor and homeless. Within Wink’s excerpt, he targeted three core sayings that the evangelists Matthew and Luke employed in their Gospels, “turn the other cheek”, “give the undergarment”, and “go the second mile”. I have read and heard of all three of these sayings previously, but I never understood them the way that I understand them now. When I first read them, I just took them for their literal meanings and thought it was a way of passivity because Jesus was against any form of violence. I assumed that Jesus was promoting peace in the face of evil and that he was solely influencing the individual…
The act of adultery is wrong, inexcusable, and most definitely immoral. As human beings, we all have impulses and desires and sometimes we fall victim to them, but adultery is in no way justifiable. The forbidden fruit that both Adam and Eve ate without reparations in their mind is similar to infidelity. To expand, Adam and Eve fell victim to temptation after witnessing the fruit in all its glory and so Adam and Eve ate the fruit of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. Despite the warnings and commands by God to not eat the Forbidden Fruit, they still did because they simply couldn't resist. As the story goes, they ultimately opposed the words of God and indulged in immoral pleasure (“Adam and Eve”, n.d.). In the Book of Enoch in 1 Enoch 31:4,…
The Sermon in the Mount delivered by Jesus defines the important values of Religion. As the founder of Christian religion, Jesus, in his sermon, presented the evidences of ethics behavior of Christians, which are forgiveness, humility, Justice, love and perseverance. Agreeing to Jesus’ sermon, forgiveness must characterize Christians. In fact, Christian must forgive at the level of accepting a recidivist behavior. According to Jesus “If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also”. In addition humility is a requirement of Christians. Christians prove their humility by asking forgiveness even if they did not offense someone. As Jesus declared, if “your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front…
I really enjoyed your writing on the use of debt and principles in light of the Biblical Worldview. The points your raised showed your knowledge of both very well. I particularly liked your point that while borrowing is frowned upon in the Bible, investing and working your money is encouraged. While there is much guidance in the Bible on management and usage of money, it can be confusing and seemingly contradictory. This is also reflective in business. Corporations do not choose to borrow for growth purposes lightly. There is much thought and analysis on the future benefits and risks to borrow before any loan papers are signed.…
In literature, writers take different approaches in their narration in order to accurately convey their message. The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, is a novel about the Prices, a religious family who moves from Georgia to Kilanga--a fictional village in the Belgian Congo. Their story, which parallels the western emergence into the post-colonial era, is told through multiple narrators: Nathan Price--the father and only male family member, Orleanna—Nathan Price's wife, and their four daughters--Rachel, Leah, Adah, Ruth May. Kingsolver wrote her novel through the eyes of the five Price women to constitute a parallel between the unrest in the Congo, and the Price family who is abused by Nathan. Therefore, he emblematizes the western exploitation of Africa and the dominion of the strong over the weak.…
(2) Identify both the historical-cultural context and the literary context. Regarding the historical-cultural context: "When and where is this law given?" Regarding the literary context, "What does the surrounding text discuss?"…
A worldview consist of a foundation of thoughts, ideas, values and beliefs in which a person or group may relate and interpret as conforming standard for their life. Our worldview helps to shape our perceptive on education, past, present and future life decisions, culture, parenting, society and religion (Schmidt, 2011). In the book of Romans the apostle Paul wrote to tell the believers in Rome about truths that form foundation of the biblical worldview. This profound work of Paul give the believers in Rome and the future generations of believers the universal message of God’s saving grace through faith in Christ (Hindson & Towns,…
The Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of John each present an illustration of Jesus in both humanity and divinity. However, each gospel portrays Jesus in a different way. The Gospel of Mark focuses on the mortality aspect of Jesus such as the concern of dying. On the contrary the Gospel of John focuses on the spirituality aspect of Jesus, and the revelation of Jesus and the Father being one. Despite the differences in portrayal of Jesus leading up to the Last Supper. Throughout this event both Gospels portrays Jesus’ crucifixion, however, Mark present Jesus similarly to the Passover Lamb. John on the other hand reveals Jesus’ parting in preparation of what to come so that they may believe.…
C.S. Lewis wrote the book Mere Christianity, where he based his knowledge and ideas of religion and God. In the video, we begin by not learning about what Christians believe; rather, what Christians do not need to believe. We learn, that Christians do not need to believe that every other religion is wrong. On the contrary, atheists, must believe that all of the worldwide religions and their beliefs are a mistake; in other words, they must believe that everything these religions teach are wrong. However, if you are Christian, you are free to think oppositely to the beliefs of an atheist. Furthermore, as a Christian, you are able to freely think that some, or all, of the other religions contain at least a small hint of the actual truth. On the…
The Epistle to the Romans, was written by the Apostle Paul to “To all in Rome who are beloved ones of God, called as saints,” (Romans 1:7), to explain how salvation is offered through the gospel of Jesus Christ (“Epistole to the Romans” 2014) This is considered to be one of the most important religious texts of any time and a major teaching tool that can be used today. What is it that the Book of Romans can teach us today just like it helped teach Christians throughout time?…