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    or choose our own? The Torah and the Bhagavad Gita are two literary works that act as manuals for the reader to understand the belief systems Catholicism/Judaism and Hinduism respectively. The Torah‚ or Old Testament‚ is the first part of the Bible. It is a collection of books about the history and religion the Israeli people. When singled out they model religious and ethical conduct while together they show God and his attempt to relate to humankind through a specific group of people. The

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    For this essay‚ I decided to write about Moses from the Bible because I believe he’s the most influential person in history and his story is my favorite of all. His story is inspiring and the way he led the people out of Egypt with the help of God really caught my attention. Another reason why I chose Moses for this essay is because no one on this earth had the privilege to be able to talk to God face to face and that’s really interesting. As well‚ in our history class‚ we learned about Hitler and

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    about the story of Utnapishtim’s immortality: there is a nearly identical flood story written in the Bible. Many things about the flood story in the Bible seem identical to the flood in Gilgamesh‚ but there are still many differences. The differences are seen before‚ during‚ and after the flood‚ making the two stories similar‚ but not quite identical. The floods described in Gilgamesh and in the Bible have an obvious relationship‚ but each is extremely different in some ways and exactly the same in

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    available. Every time you look at your phone you hold access to more knowledge than ever could have fit in the famed Library of Alexandria. Yet we also live in one of the most Bible illiterate times. People know less about the Word of God today than ever before. Dr. Albert Mohler points out in his article‚ “The Scandal of Bible Illiteracy: It’s Our Problem‚” that less than half can list the four gospels. This is elementary‚ this is basic. Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. Less than half can do that. So

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    The Bible is home to many stories that have shaped the world that we live in today. The stories of the Bible seem to be life-lessons‚ taken literally by many readers. Among these stories‚ written in the Old Testament‚ are those involving Eve and Delilah. Stories like the ones involving Eve and Delilah have somewhat shaped the way women are viewed throughout all of society in today’s world. Throughout history women have always been viewed as inferior to men‚ the housekeeper‚ the child bearer‚

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    good human being is all about. This holds true to all people who go to church; most‚ if not all‚ excerpts from whatever religious text is being studied have some significant meaning whether it be literal or metaphorical. In King James Version of the Bible‚ there are three main excerpts that stand out without a doubt. To begin‚ psalm 137 shows that some of these excerpts have multiple ideas that are taken in the heart of the beholder. This short story tells of somebody that is essentially told that

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    consistent depiction of it. There are also various versions of the text itself. A discussion about the differences between them‚ and the causing factors‚ will entail looking at several sources. Two versions of the text will be analyzed; The Street Bible (the word on the street) ‚ and the New International Version . This analysis serves to show how and why some of the differences between depictions occur. The scholarly sources analyzed will be Christopher C.L.E. Witcombe’s article‚ Eve’s Identity

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    first three words used in the first chapter of Genesis‚ the first book of Holy Bible. It means “In the beginning God created”. If we look word wise meaning Barshat means in the beginning‚ Bara means created and Elohim means God. There are some specialties in God’s creation‚ God created out of nothing. The word Ex-Nihilo is used in Hebrew means “out of nothing”. By the one word God created everything. Holy Bible says “Then the God said‚ let there be light and there was light’. (Genesis 1:3)

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    The Poisonwood Bible Reading Assignment 1 Brooke Birnhak 4/5/2015 1. The novel opens with a Narrative directive presumably‚ to the reader: Imagine a ruin so strange it must have never happened. First‚ picture the forest. I want you to be its conscience‚ the eyes in the tree. What is the effect of this directive on you as a reader? Orleanna Price narrates in the beginning‚ unfolding the story line for us. Towards the beginning of her narrative directive‚ she is explaining the past to us in a third

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    can command their fellows. Meanwhile‚ good leaders are always crowned with eternal glory for their hard work‚ including some biblical figures in the Hebrew Bible‚ like Abraham‚ Joseph and Moses‚ for the Bible provides many biblical accounts towards different traits of leaderships. After reviewing the examples of good leadership in the Hebrew Bible‚ three primary characteristics are regularly demonstrated. They include: being visionary‚ being able to prioritize‚ and defending social justice; plus‚ these

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