Michele R Erb BIBL 104 July 30‚ 2012 Old Testament Book Genres Deuteronomy The Book of Deuteronomy is in the genre of law. Deuteronomy is divided into three sections or speeches by Moses and tells about what God has done for the Israelites. It first tells how Moses was chosen leader and about the journey to the promise land. Moses talks about the rebellion and a lack of trust of God during the trip and of the 40 years wandering in the desert. The next speech is when Moses retells the people
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BIBL 104 10/13/13 Summary of the books of the New Testament Books Matthew The Book of Matthew is of gospel genre. It is the first book of the New Testament and the first of the four gospels. Matthew is sometime referred to as “The Sermon on the Mount”. Matthew begins with the descent of Jesus. Matthew is a book that was wrote by the Jews for the Jews retelling the story of Jesus’ birth. King Herod orders all male babies ages two and under in Bethlehem and surrounding towns to be killed
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Biblical Worldview Essay Marcies W. Smith Liberty University BIBL 104-B17 LUO Timothy Faber‚ DMin. Biblical worldview which is also known as a Christian worldview is the ideas and/or beliefs that Christians have about the world and how they interact with it. Not all denominations of Christianity have the same worldviews as they all vary in opinion. In this essay I will discuss my worldviews through various and different subjected paragraphs in an attempt to help the reader understand my point of
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Tim Brooks BIBL 104-12D LUO L26270480 Biblical Worldview Essay Introduction In Paul’s epistle to the Romans he gives us the foundation of Christian life in regards to how we should not only see the world‚ but also how we should act in a world that rejects the gospel of Christ. In Romans 1-8 Paul teaches us how we are not able to come to a saving grace through our works‚ but that it must come from Christ alone‚ and not only to the Jews‚ but to the Gentiles also. Paul tells us however‚ that this
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Nhu Nguyen Mr. Alley BIBL 105 20 February 2014 Essay Question 3 In a human’s life‚ it takes a great amount of wisdom and diligence to become successful. Thus‚ those who are lazy and foolish will have little chance of climbing to the top. Subsequently‚ one cannot help but wonder what the difference between diligence and laziness is‚ as well as between wisdom and folly‚ and the book of Proverbs is one that offers explanations to such a question. First‚ it is important that people comprehend the difference
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Name: John Shisler Course and Section Number: BIBL 105-D23 Hebrew Wisdom on Diligence and Laziness Going through the Wisdom Books of the Old Testament‚ diligence and laziness are a common theme. It is shown many different ways which is viewed more positively and which is looked down upon. Diligence and laziness may be slightly intertwined‚ but they are also completely separate ideas. The books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes provide much of the understanding to be gained from the Bible on all four
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Name: John Shisler Course and Section Number: BIBL 105-D23 Kings of Israel The story of the first three kings of Israel is a story of how God will raise you up when you are obedient to him. Saul and Solomon were not obedient to God and were therefore punished because of it. While David was not always obedient‚ he honored God and tried to be the best man and king he could be. Because of this‚ he was rewarded and honored by God. We can learn from these stories that obedience to God is necessary and
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L23803401 201130 Summer 2011 BIBL 104-B20 LUO July 8‚ 2011 Summary of the books of the New Testament (Matthew) The book of Matthew was a very important asset to the New Testament because Matthew himself was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. It explains how Jesus is a descendant of King David. Later Jesus was baptized and then he was tempted by Satan to do the wrong things. He then fasted for 40days to build his strength against Satan. Jesus became stronger and went to Galilee. In Galilee
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Name: John Shisler Course and Section Number: BIBL 105-D23 Prophets Essay The prophets of the Old Testament had a lot to say about many different subjects. Idolatry‚ social injustice‚ and religious ritualism were just a few of them. While they also talked about the future coming of Jesus and what God wanted from His people‚ the prophets were never shy to let their feelings known on these subjects. Many of these teachings can still be applied today. There is no need to wait for the prophets to learn
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Megan BIBL 104 10/10/12 Summary of the New Testament Books: John‚ Acts‚ Ephesians‚ Philemon‚ Revelation John The Gospel of John is written largely in Narrative history and contains sermons‚ parables‚ and several prophetic oracles. The key prominent personalities are Jesus‚ John the Baptist‚ the disciples‚ Mary-mother of Jesus‚ Mary‚ Martha‚ Lazarus and Pilate. The purpose of the book is to demonstrate the deity of Christ by inspiring and strengthening the faith of those who wanted to seek
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