The books of the Old Testament are filled with endless amounts of wisdom and knowledge that can still be practically applied to the lives of Christian’s today to help them to live God-honoring lives. More specifically‚ idolatry‚ social injustice‚ and religious ritualism are three areas in which the Old Testament contains a wide assortment of practical knowledge that Christians can apply to their lives today. The prophets of the Old Testament such as‚ Zephaniah‚ Amos‚ Ezekiel‚ and Jeremiah were just
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THE OLD IS IN THE NEW CONCEALED It is said that‚ the Old Testament is the New Testament Concealed and the New Testament is the Old Testament Revealed because one cannot appreciate the New Testament without an understanding of the Old Testament. It lays the ground work for the redemption Jesus brought. The coming of Jesus Christ to redeem the world from the bondage of sin was not an afterthought. God revealed His plans of sending a redeemer called the Messiah through the prophets. The prophecies
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Bible Book Summaries: Old Testament Bobbi Fletcher Module 5 February18‚ 2012 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Numbers The Genre’s of this book are made up of Law and History due to the sins of disobedience and "god" worshiping. Along Israel’s journey they were led away to wandered for 40 years in the wilderness before coming into the promised land. In the first 25 chapters of Numbers we see the experiences of the first generation of the Israelites in the wilderness along with the
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Old Testament Lecture Judaism History/Origins/Traditional view • Tanak: Law‚ Prophets‚ Writings • An account of the Israelites’ relationship with God from their earliest history until the building of the Second Temple (c. 350 BCE). • Israelites struggle with their faith in God and attraction to other gods. • Originally henotheists‚ each nation had its own god‚ but that their god was superior Torah: • Written Torah‚ given to Moses. Book of Moses‚ Pentateuch • Oral
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Book Review for: _Portraits of Jesus: A Reading Guide_ Linnie Kelly Saint Leo University Rev. William Barnes July 23‚ 2013 _Portraits of Jesus_ by Robert Imperato _Portraits of Jesus: A Reading Guide_ was written by Robert Imperato and published by University Press of America in 2008. The main theme of this book is to explain the many different ways that Jesus is portrayed throughout the New Testament by the many different authors. This book gives priority to the life and times of Jesus Christ
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In the Old Testament‚ God uses prophets to communicate his message to the world. He chooses specific people to lead‚ instruct‚ admonish‚ and encourage. Prophets are specifically called by God‚ sometimes with a vision. They are usually sent when God is displeased with how the priests are teaching God’s law to the people or when the kings are ruling unjustly. They are often set apart somehow‚ either by their appearance‚ lifestyle‚ or some other way. Most prophets lead lives filled with difficulty
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In Walton’s Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament‚ he writes‚ “ With no revelation . . . there was no way to know what pleased and what angered . . . This is the plight of those who live in a world without revelation. In the end‚ for all of their conscientious ritual‚ they did not know what deity wanted” (p. 145). Please post a 400-word response to Walton’s statement. Discuss the importance of revelation to God and the biblical writers. Seek to answer questions like “Was it important
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information is required on your Title Page: (1) Your Name‚ (2) Your Student Number‚ (3) Course Title‚ and (4) Date. Your review paper should be written in double-space‚ with 12 font size‚ in Arial or Times New Roman font style. The minimum page count requirement for your review DOES NOT include the Title Page. When it comes to the Old Testament‚ many Christians minimize the importance of it. They tend to get bored with all of the “begat” chapters and they do not
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BOOK REVIEW “LIFE OF CHRIST” by NT Wright Prepared for: SIBKL SOLID Prepared by: Michael Sin Date: August 12‚ 2013 Email: psmichaelsin@gmail.com Lecturer: Rev Dr Tan Soo Inn I A VERY ODD SORT OF KING Indeed‚ He was a very “odd sort of king” that we are studying on. But what is more important is that we‚ as Christians‚ need to understand what was going through the mind of Jesus‚ what did he think he was doing and what was it all about. Why did a “king” come to serve‚ to be tortured‚ died and
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“What is Wisdom in the Old Testament sense I believe having a clear definition and understanding wisdom can help us better interpret the Bible’s original intent of Scripture. First of all we must consider the meaning of the primary Hebrew word for wisdom which is (hakam‚ “wise” and hokma‚ “wisdom”)‚ and secondly‚ we must take into account the themes‚ content and forms that are found in the Old Testament wisdom material. One of the books in the Bible which is known as the book of wisdom if know as
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