Old Testament Survey - OTS101 Nate Jackson Student # N1838-2219 June 12‚ 2011 Summary The first 39 books of the larger work called the Bible‚ is called the Old Testament. The Bible itself is arguably the best selling and most read book of all time‚ yet it’s well known to be quite challenging to read through and understand. The Old Testament portion of the Bible‚ notably the most difficult portion of the Bible for most to study and follow‚ yields 39 books from multiple authors‚ and spans
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Christianity vs. Animism A major aspect of one’s society is religion. Without it‚ the way people hold themselves accountable would be nonexistent. In addition‚ many moral standards that exist today are values taken directly from religions such as Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. Currently‚ there exists a feud between people who believe in a god‚ and of those who do not. Eventually those who believe in a higher power will fight against each other. In “Things Fall Apart”‚ Chinua Achebe brings to
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In “The Tyger‚” William Blake explains that there is more that meets the eye when one examines the Creator and his creation‚ the tiger. The character is never defined. All throughout the poem the character questions the Creator of the tiger to determine if the Creator is demonic or godlike. The poem reflects mainly the character’s reaction to the tiger‚ rather than the tiger ‘s reaction to the world. The character is inquiring about the location of the Creator of the tiger when he says‚ “ In what
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Plato and Aristotle on Religion Plato and Aristotle are two of the most famous philosophers known to mankind. Plato was a classical Greek philosopher‚ who was mentored by Socratesand mentored Aristotle. Plato’s views were extremely influenced by his mentor‚ Socrates and was also influenced by what he believed was his mentor’s unjust death. Aristotle was also a Greek philosopher. He was mentored by Plato‚ and mentored Alexander the Great. Even though he was mentored by Plato‚ they do
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The Lamb vs. The Tiger William Blake was an English poet who lived during the 18th and 19th century. He had a strong belief in Christianity and many of his works dealt with the diety of Christ. Many of poems used some of the same imagery but had different meaning. Two examples of his work that could be compared are “The Lamb” and “The Tyger”. The titles are opposite and in reality the tiger would naturally prey on an animal such as the lamb. The pieces‚ before reading‚ present two forces
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The Baha’i Faith Bill Johnston‚ Lacy Smith and Chuck Last Oklahoma Wesleyan University The Baha ’i faith is one of the newer world religions stemming originally from Shi ’ite Islam in Persia. However‚ it has come to achieve a unique status of its own. Baha’u’llah was founded in the mid-1800’ and is among the fastest growing religions. It is recognized by millions throughout the world and is considered a distinct world religion. The followers await the return of a madhi‚ or Messiah figure
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Comparison Paper: Hurt People Hurt People: Hope and Healing for Yourself and Your Relationship By: Sandra Wilson James E. Hulsey Liberty University PACO 507-B02: Theology and Spirituality in Counseling Professor: Dr. Jaeduk Kim Submission Date: 8-22-13 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………...01 II. Summary…………………………………………………………………………………...04 III. Practical Application………………………………………………………………………09 IV. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………
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Tricia Brock is lead singer of the popular contemporary Christian band‚ Superchic[k]. She grew up wanting to be a nurse. She even wanted to go to nursing school after high school‚ and do some missionary work. But God led her in another direction. She began to notice an opportunity to use her amazing singing voice to lead the world to Christ. She wasn’t sure how to go about it‚ so she took the famous “Leap of Faith”. She had never imagined being the lead singer of a punk/ rock Christian band‚ or that
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SOR2U Nature of Religion: Religious and non-religious views of reality: • A religious view of reality acknowledges a divine or transcendent dimension; in other words‚ it has a belief in a divine being or power whose existence ‘goes beyond’ the known or visible universe. Characteristics: o The meaning of existence o The origins of the universe o Cycles of birth and death o Methods of decision-making o Ways of acting in the world • Those
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Ds. Anthony P. Syjuco – 09291885709 January 6‚ 2013 Theme: “A Celebration of Unity” Text: Psalm 133: 1-3 Intro: Let’s start our first sermon with the template of celebration; a very optimistic outlook of our series of studies that will focus primarily on the Truth about the church. This is a sermon of celebration‚ celebration because it is rare occurrence that a two independent ministry will merge into one. Also‚ it is celebration because our text speaks about the dwelling together in unity
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