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    Through the Old Testament A Paper Submitted to Dr. John McLean In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the course Old Testament Orientation I OBST 515 By Deborah M. Baskin 23 November 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Summary 3 Critical Interaction 6 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 10 Introduction Christopher J. H. Wright was born in Belfast‚ Northern Ireland. He holds a doctorate in Old Testament Ethics and currently

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh is very similar to the flood story in the bible known as‚ "Noah’s Ark." When people tell me or ask me about the Epic of Gilgamesh I automatically assume they are talking about the flood in the bible. Mostly every Christian was taught about Noah’s Ark‚ and most have no clue what the Epic of Gilgamesh is‚ like me. It makes you wonder and have questions like the video of the Epic of Gilgamesh says‚ "who had it first‚ the Mesopotamian’s or the biblical world?" Also‚ how is it even

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    old Lion‚ the Viper and Fiery Flying Serpent‚ they will carry their riches upon the shouldres of young asses‚ and their treasures upon the bunches of camels‚ to a people who shall not profit them) this man of sin the " LawLess One " could very well be one of these (Four Winds of Heaven ) described in Daniel 7:2-4/ Daniel spoke and said‚ I saw in my vision by night‚ and behold the four winds of heaven stove up the great sea. And four great beast’s came up from the sea‚ diverse

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    Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians‚ Hays Essay Summer 2011 OBST 591-B05 LUO Dr. Street June 5‚ 2011 Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians is honoring Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. The bible says that the Old Testament is a shadow of what Jesus Christ is. To look at it in a different perspective the” Light”‚ who Jesus Christ says He is‚ reflects a shadow on the Old Testament Law. Whatever Jesus Christ did in the New Testament was the Old Testament Law—Jesus came

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    The Warrior Serpent

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    The Story of the Warrior Serpent Once upon a time there was a young boy in Athens named Serpent who lived in Greece. He wasn’t too short but also wasn’t too tall‚ and he had short dark brown hair. Ever since Serpent was little‚ he consistently trained for combat every day. Few people understood why Serpent enjoyed fighting so much‚ but they did know one thing: he was very skilled at it. Day after day Serpent practiced combat and got even better at it. Each day he learned new fighting techniques

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    Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament (Book Review) Ernest Whittaker OBST 515-B07 LUO September 19‚ 2013 1 Introduction The bible in its entirety is full of information about the character and works of Jesus. However‚ to the average Christian the New Testament alone tells the story entire of Jesus and this is what is used to describe his life and works. The average Christian fails‚ for one reason or another‚ to make

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    Entering the Serpent

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    The selection we read starting on page 62 of the “Ways of Reading” textbook‚ “Entering the Serpent” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ started out with a dangerous encounter between Prieta and a rattle snake. Prieta was out in the cotton fields chopping cotton with her mother when she heard the distinctive rattle. The snake lunged out at her and sank it’s fangs through her boots and into her flesh. Prieta’s mother quickly came to the rescue swinging her hoe high over her head and then down onto the snake. When

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    Gilgamesh

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    When it comes to the topic of Gilgamesh rejection towards Ishtar‚ most people will readily agree that his rejection was due to his feelings of inadequacy towards Ishtar. Where this agreement usually ends‚ however‚ is on the question of why Gilgamesh feels this inadequacy and how this is a crucial step on his journey to consciousness. Whereas some are convinced this was not a crucial step‚ but only a supplementary step to the beginning to his consciousness‚ others maintain that this rejection was

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    major world religions. These include Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism. The Old Testament proves that Abraham’s offspring helped form the children of Israel over the course of centuries. Both Judaism and Christianity believe in the Old Testament. Judaism’s holy book is the Torah‚ which consists of only the Old Testament; However Christianity’s holy book‚ the Bible‚ also has the Old Testament‚ and has the New Testament as well. The Christian and Jewish foundation begins with the son of Abraham

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    intellect. The question of the possibility of an afterlife is one to which most religions have had to provide answers. Judaism‚ as a religion‚ at some point in its history had to confront this question. The aim of this essay then is to point out how the Israelites‚ as a religious people‚ came to answer this question of the possibility of an afterlife. We would notice as we progress in this essay that the ancient Jewish belief about an afterlife is one of progression from despair of survival after death to

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