Finny is God A Christ figure is a technique used in story-telling that is an allusion between the book’s character and Jesus Christ. Before I read the book A Separate Peace by John Knowles the idea of a Christ figure was unbeknownst to me. After some research‚ I found that there are many Christ figures‚ not only in literature but in films as well. Mufasa‚ Frodo‚ Superman‚ E.T.‚ Optimus Prime & McMurphy were among my favorites. Themes and Symbols are an amazing part of story telling and the Christ
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SUMMARY OF JOHN N. OSWALT’S BOOK THE BIBLE AMONG THE MYTHS David Strickland Old Testament Introduction - OBST 590 June 1‚ 2013 Introduction The author‚ John N. Oswalt‚ was first introduced to the subject of this book in his seminary studies in the 1960s. Oswalt introduces his book with a narrative of the similarities and differences that exist between the Old Testament and the literature of the Ancient Near East. Prior to the 1960s scholars believed that the Old Testament was unique and did
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My religious background began in the Church of God in Christ also known as C.O.G.I.C. whereas the Old Testament was the primary teachings that shaped my life’s values and forms. Upon publicly stating that I believed in Jesus Christ and that He died for my sins‚ I was baptized and thereafter considered “saved and sanctified.” The basis of my knowledge the New Testament derived mainly on the importance of my belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; he died for our sins and is our risen Savior.
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evil and spiritual warfare that surrounds us. Not only does this warfare consume our inner-being but also affects us outwardly too. The bible is the key to helping fight this invisible warfare. Scriptures are able to help us‚ through the Spirit‚ identify and help us live in victory. For example‚ in Ephesians 6:11-18 it says: “[11] Put on the whole armor of God‚ that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. [12] For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood‚ but against principalities
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Urquico‚ Jan Paolo 10 October 2012 I – AB Economics-Honors EN12 S11 QUEER FAITH: The Bible in a Gay Christian’s Perspective “We treat them [homosexuals] as pariahs‚ and push them outside our church communities‚ and thereby we negate the consequence of their baptism and ours. We make them doubt they are children of God‚ and this must be nearly the ultimate blasphemy. We blame them for something that is becoming increasingly clear they can do little about.” —Archbishop Desmond Tutu‚ The Rainbow
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT THE GOD DELUSION DEBATE Question 1: I chose to listen to Dr. John Lennox because I personally believe that there is a God that exists in our midst‚ and it would be great to have an open mind to see the perspective in the other point of view which does not believe the presence of God. In the debate between Prof Richard Dawkins and Dr John Lennox‚ the strength that Dr John Lennox has is that he stands by firmly in his belief that he greatly challenged the remarks made
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Kingsolver’s novel ‘The Poisonwood Bible’. Symbolism was used in the text to highlight the darker and deeper messages of the text. ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ is a novel about a missionary family‚ the Prices‚ who in 1959 move from the U.S. state of Georgia to the village of Kilanga in the Belgian Congo. Kingsolver’s purpose in the text was to tell a story of destruction‚ not only of the Price family but also of the Congo. The parrot‚ Methuselah was used in ‘The Poisonwood Bible’ as a symbol to best shed light
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GNOSTICISM Gnostic background Gnosticism is a term that has derived from the Greek word "gnosis" which means divine knowledge (Kheper 1B). Also known as Gnostics they were a religious organization that was around in the first and second centuries CE (Hermetic). Gnosticism is believed to first surface in the late Hellenistic period among Jews (Harper ’s Bible Dictionary 380). There was little knowledge about Gnostic life and their beliefs until 1945 when an Egyptian farmer named Mohammed Ali
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ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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The Wrath of God Punishment is fundamental to man’s understanding of morals and ethics. Without repercussions one could not distinguish between virtue and sin. The concept of punishment dates back to the earliest civilizations as it is demonstrated in historical literature. The Bible establishes some of man’s first known perceptions of right and wrong. In this sacred story‚ God often punishes the morally incorrect actions of his people. Some of the earliest human notions of punishment are demonstrated
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