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    Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover is a novel of a family that experiences hardships and renewal. Their journey to the Congo is told by a wife of a minister and their four daughters. Nathan Price is a God fearing Baptist who takes his family to the Belgian Congo on a mission. The Congo is at a critical point in both its religious and government views. The Price family is coming from Georgia and has no real sense of the experiences that will forever change their

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    Bibliology: Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible To say that the Bible has authority is to say that the Bible is from God‚ because God is authority. Because the Bible goes about directing your attention to God‚ we can imply that it is reverencing any authority found in its pages to a supreme authority giver. With any authority given it must begin with God‚ for he is his own authority. This is found when he makes a covenant with Abraham in the Old Testament. No other name is of greater authority

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    The bible and the Quran tell similar stories in terms of contexts; however‚ the way they were told differs which leads to different moral understanding. First of all‚ the Bible and Quran talk about Adam and eve‚ nonetheless eve is portrayed as a deceiver in the bible whereas she is not blamed in the Quran. Also‚ the Bible and Quran both express different reasons for joseph being put in jail. In addition to that‚ the moral and religious message is portrayed differently. Many people especially feminist

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    had seen the need for a church that would recapture man’s body and his carnal desires as objects of celebration. “Since worship of fleshly things produces pleasure‚” he said‚ “there would then be a temple of glorious indulgence. . .” The Satanic Bible Anton Szandor LaVey For Diane To: Bernadino Logara‚ who knew the value of money Karl Haushofer‚ a teacher without a classroom Rasputin‚ who knew the magic of a child Sir Basil Zaharoff‚ a gentleman Cagliostro‚ a rogue Barnabas Saul‚ the

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    AMP Scripture quotations marked AMP are from The Amplified Bible‚ Old Testament copyright © 1965‚ 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified Bible‚ New Testament copyright © 1954‚ 1958‚ 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Unless otherwise indicated‚ all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible‚ English Standard Version® (ESV®). Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles‚ a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. NKJV Scripture

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    From the first glance‚ these passages seem to be very clear that the Bible advocates corporal punishment. However‚ upon further examination‚ there are several flaws in Pastor Handy’s evidence. First is the fact that Pastor Handy only provides four verses in his sermon and that all of these verses are from the same book of the Bible. In order to make a sound judgment on the Bible’s stance on corporal punishment‚ more verses should be considered. Verses speaking about corporal punishment should be

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    Introduction Oswalt first learned about the issues in “The Bible Among the Myths” while taking a class taught by Dennis Kinlaw at Asbury Theological Seminary. His interest in the subject has grown since with graduate study and his own classes which he taught. William F. Albright‚ his students‚ and G. Ernest Wright led the rethinking of the evolutionary paradigm within the philosophy of Idealism. Although they believed the differences between the ways the Israelites thought and their neighbor’s

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    are so many connections in the midst‚ humanity should simply practice and preach multiculturalism and assimilation. Nevertheless‚ it can’t always be as straightforward and uncomplicated for some people. In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible‚ she introduces the Price family and its most important member‚ Nathan Price. Giving up their house in sunny Georgia‚ the Prices embark their new lives in the Belgian Congo as Christian missionaries. It was only until it was too late for the Price

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    The Poisonwood Bible Question 1 “What is the conqueror’s wife if not a conquest herself?” This quote sums up Orleanna’s feeling of guilt she has towards her daughter’s death and towards the crimes of the US against the Congo. By identifying herself as the conqueror’s wife‚ Orleanna places herself in a position where she is not the chief criminal but connected enough to feel responsibility. In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible‚ she uses diction‚ imagery‚ and selection of detail

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    somewhat difficult to obtain the exact number‚ there is little doubt that the Bible is the world’s best-selling and most widely distributed book. Unsurprisingly‚ the most popular book of all time has an interesting history. Many great scholars have written about the history of the Bible as to find the answer to the mysterious question: Who is the author of the Bible? In his fascinating and convincing book “Who Wrote The Bible?” Richard Friedman has concisely walked us through the history of Old Testament

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