Marsha D. Owen 25178682 Introduction to Biblical Literature June 6‚ 2012 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Numbers The book of Numbers is mostly law‚ with some narrative. The key theme for this book is how the post-Exodus Israelites journeyed to the Promised Land. Despite God’s provisions for their well being‚ they were not thankful and doubted God. Their doubt and ungratefulness led to punishment by God. As a result of their lack of faith‚ they would spend 40 years wandering
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1 Kings Book Summary The first half of the book of 1 Kings is about when the kingdom was united. Adonijah presumed to be king‚ but King David proclaims Solomon to be the next king. When David was getting close to death he gave Solomon some wisdom as he was nearing the throne. At one point‚ the Lord gave Solomon the gift of wisdom‚ and everyone was amazed by his wise judgements. Later‚ Solomon starts the process of building the temple. He hired Hiram to be his bronze craftsman and Huram to furnish
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Kyle Hughes Broeckel ENG.1510 Comp. 1 17 March 2013 Summary of “Boyz n the Book” In her article‚ Mary Grabar‚ author of “Boyz n the Book”. The article begins to explain the enrollment into a college by gender‚ as told by Department of Education‚ they recorded in 2005 the total fall enrollment made up to be 57 percent and knowing that gender discrepancies will increase in further dates. Grabar explains how women tend to excel in an English career and men typically in a mathematical‚ engineering
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the book‚ Maximum Ride: School’s Out - Forever. This book was written by James Patterson. This is the second book from the Maximum Ride series and I have really enjoyed reading it. Today‚ I would like to summarize the book and explain the characterization‚ plot elements and point of view in detail. To begin‚ the following summarizes the characterization of this novel. The main character is Maximum Ride. Maximum is the protagonist in the story. A protagonist is the main character of a book. She
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Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte Chinese version Beijing ‚the People’s Literature Publishing House ‚ 2000 1.The reasons why I selected the book is that this is the first full –length English novel that I read and I really admire the heroine Jane and her life story. 2.The amount of time I spent reading the book: about two weeks 3.Summary： The novel tells the story of an orphan girl. Jane Eyre‚ the daughter of a poor parson‚ loses her parents shortly after birth. She lives at the household
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Name: Robert Chiappardi Student ID: 23825914 Course: BIBL 104 Date: 7/09/2011 Summary of the books of the New Testament Books Matthew The genre of the book of Matthew is a Gospel. The major theme is to prove that Jesus is the Messiah‚ and His coming was foretold in the Old Testament. God wanted the world to accept Jesus as the Messiah and Savior. Through Jesus’ ancestry‚ and major events such as: the virgin birth‚ fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies‚ Jesus’ baptism‚ teachings
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A Brief Summary of the Book of Romans Introduction: The Book of Romans was written by the apostle Paul from the city of Corinth in approximately AD 56. At the time of his writing‚ he had yet to visit Rome‚ though he greatly desired to do so. It was not until approximately AD 61 that he was able to “visit” Rome‚ and then‚ only as a prisoner under house arrest for two years. He was released in AD 63 and finally was rearrested and executed there in AD 68. This grandest of Paul’s epistles‚ teaches
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to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time” by Brian Tracy‚ is the book I want to recommend‚ which provides 21 effective methods of conquering procrastination and accomplishing more. The reason why I choose this book is that I always want to improve my productivity. This book teaches methods in-depth details how to improve people’s efficiency in order to achieve their goals. I would first give a brief summary of the concepts and ideas brought out by Brian and talk about the influence they
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Summary of Mr. MOM Author takes many examples to show that dads as the primary child-care provider in this society could cause which kind of comments and effects. At the beginning‚ writer gives an example from a father named Billy Steel‚ who has quitted his job staying with his son while his wife go back to work. He claims he follows his own father`s way‚ and he is satisfied with his choice. According to statistical data‚ there are approximately 143‚000 stay-at-home dads in the United States who
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HOOT BOOK RATIONALE Hoot‚ Carl Hiassen‚ 2002 Intended audience The novel Hoot tells the story of new kid Roy Eberhardt and his struggles to adjust to his new home of Coconut Grove‚ Florida. As he tries to do this‚ he goes on a crazy journey with two other kids‚ as they try to protect burrowing owls and their habitat from the construction of a pancake house. Hoot is a novel that is appropriate for readers who are 9 and older. Even though the book is meant for a younger audience‚ it still contains
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