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    groups and among the Israelites themselves. The Prophets seem to have become a closed collection of books and status equal to that of the Law. Kethuvim (the Writings) "…contains the most diverse material…" (Harris‚ 6)‚ is a miscellaneous repository for all the books accepted later. It contains books of history‚ prophecy‚ wisdom‚ and poetry randomly tossed together in a mixed bag. Jewish books written in Greek such as the Apocrypha were not included as part of the canon of the Hebrew Bible.

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    Narrative Analysis of Ruth 2

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    BIBLE COLLEGE NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF RUTH 2 AN ANALYSIS PAPER SUBMITTED TO REV. DR. SAMUEL GOH IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OT647 OT EXEGESIS I BY
GANTUMUR LUVSANGOMBO (LUYA) MAILBOX #115 SINGAPORE 16 SEP 2014 SETTING Geographical setting: The story of the Ruth chapter 2 starts in Bethlehem‚ which is in‚ supposedly Naomi’s home. It is called “הָעִ֔יר (the city)” in v. 18. Naomi and Ruth start without “bread” in the “house of bread (Bethlehem)”

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    Sharon E. Jackson L24694858 201230 Summer 2012 BIBL 104-B77 LUO June 20‚ 2012 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Leviticus The book of Leviticus is principally written law material. Specific key themes and events include starting with God calling Moses to tell the Israelites to brings their burnt offerings (livestock) a male from the herd without blemish and bring them to the door of the Tent of meeting that he may be accepted before the Lord. This starts the instructions

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    Heather Armstrong Student ID Bible 101 3/18/2013 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Genesis The book of Genesis is largely narrative material. Some key themes and events include God as the creator and sustainer of his creation demonstrated through the accounts of the creation week‚ the fall of man‚ the flood‚ and Patriarchal History‚ including Abraham‚ Isaac‚ Jacob and Joseph. After Adam and Eve sinned and ushered the era of sin and death into the world‚ men continued

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    Ruth and Naomi In a place called Moab there lived a nice family. Elimelech‚ his wife Naomi and their two sons moved there because there was more food there than where they used to live. After a while Elimelech died but Naomi wasn’t alone she still had two sons. Her sons got married but after about ten years they died too. At least Naomi still had her sons wives to keep her company‚ their names were Orpah and Ruth. Naomi called her sons wives and told them‚ "I am going to go back to where

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    Book of Ruth

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    Julia Merryman CORE 110-V Lora Mendenhall Formal 3 Draft 1 November 26‚ 2012 Book of Ruth This is a love story‚ although it is not the usual love that recent fictitious novels depict. Most love stories are about two people‚ while this story is about three. It is about a more sacred and deep love that cannot be described by a word that has lost it’s meaning throughout the years. The word “love” has become an overused word that people use for everything. What I find discomforting is the

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    Old Testament Summary

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    Name: Inez Robbins Student ID: L23823521 Course: Bible 104 Survey of Biblical Literature Date: July 30‚ 2012 Summary of the Books of the Old Testament Books Leviticus The book of Leviticus is largely a book of laws. Some key themes include God speaking to the people of Israel to define what it means to be the holy people of a holy God. This is accomplished by God speaking through Moses. The instruction given to Moses provides guidelines for the conduct of the individual as well as the nation

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    Book Of Ruth Analysis

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    The Book of Ruth begins with this: “Now it came to pass‚ in the days when the judges ruled‚ that there was a famine in the land.” (Ruth 1:1 NKJV). Even though the times were bad during the judges‚ “one wonders how the Israelites could have gone so wrong” (Hill&Walton‚ 2009‚ p.245) understand that‚ “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6) or rather they did not follow the law. Judges is a story of a deteriorating nation‚ and as such‚

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    She Devil Essay

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    ! Essay  2   Question  4   “Fay  Weldon’s  The  Lives  and  Loves  of  a  She  Devil  is  a  feminist  revenge   fantasy  run  riot  but  it  scarcely  opens  up  any  credible  and  liberating  spaces   for  the  re-­invention  of  female  identity.”  Discuss.   ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Fay  Weldon’s  The  Life  and  Loves  of  a  She-­Devil  [SD]  is  not  a  feminist  manifesto‚

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    Bible Dictionary Project

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    Jacob Esau is the elder twin brother of Jacob and were the sons of Isaac and Rebekah. They were also the grandsons of Abraham and Sarah. The book of Genesis‚ “identifies Isaac as God’s chosen son of the promise as well as Isaac’s youngest son Jacob.” (Towns‚ 1996) The theme of dishonesty happens repeatedly through the course of Jacob’s life. Jacob deceives his father Isaac and took the blessing from under his Brother Esau’s nose. Jacob departed from his home to a town named Haran‚ which was his

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