ABSTRACT John Oswalt‚ in his book The Bible Among the Myths‚ presents his position to the reader that the bible is different and separate from other writings of the Ancient Near East. He asserts the Bible is both historically accurate and theologically sound. He makes the defense the Bible was divinely inspired and revealed to humanity and unique from other Ancient Near East literature. There was a time when the Bible‚ and the Israelite religion was different from its neighboring societies.
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Introduction John Oswalt‚ in his book The Bible among Myths‚ provide the readers with a brief‚ yet extensive of the variance and likeness Old Testament and Ancient near East religions. In the introduction he provides a brief outline of scholarly concerning the Old Testament literature and Ancient near east literature and how viewpoint change in nearly 50 years. Oswalt states at the time he was acquaint with to the subject scholar believe the Old Testament and its religious studies stood alone from
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NC FEBRUARY 3‚ 2013 The Bible Among the Myths: Introduction John N. Oswalt has long thought about the issue at hand regarding the bible and it’s relation‚ if any‚ to the study of myths. Beginning first in a course at Asbury Theological Seminary and evolving later through studies about the Mediterranean at Brandeis University‚ Oswalt has intently studied the topic and cultural impact over a significant period of time. This intentional period of study has lead Oswalt to the position posed through
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The Bible Among The Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature? My Name OBST 510: Old Testament Introduction July 6‚ 2014 Introduction The author‚ a research professor at Wesley Biblical Seminary by the name of John N. Oswalt‚ attempts to explain the similarities and differences of the Holy Scripture and its teachings from that of the neighboring Ancient Near East beliefs. Moreover‚ he attempts to answer the question of how scholarly opinions of
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In The Bible Among the Myths‚ Oswalt states‚ “If the historical basis on which the supposed revelation [the Bible] rested was false‚ then why should we give any special credence to the ideas resting on that basis” (p. 31). Please post a 400-word response to Oswalt’s statement. Seek to answer whether or not one could trust a historically false document to be theologically accurate? If not‚ why? If so‚ how? While sources are not required‚ you may support your answer from the Bible‚ your textbooks‚
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SUMMARY OF JOHN N. OSWALT’S BOOK THE BIBLE AMONG THE MYTHS David Strickland Old Testament Introduction - OBST 590 June 1‚ 2013 Introduction The author‚ John N. Oswalt‚ was first introduced to the subject of this book in his seminary studies in the 1960s. Oswalt introduces his book with a narrative of the similarities and differences that exist between the Old Testament and the literature of the Ancient Near East. Prior to the 1960s scholars believed that the Old Testament was unique and did
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The author of our textbook-John N. Oswalt has spent a significant amount of time researching and studying the Ancient Near East. Oswalt’s work began in the 1960’s while taking a course called “The Literature of the Ancient Near East”. After his time at Asbury Theological Seminary‚ Oswalt continued his studies in the Mediterranean Studies Department of Brandeis University. While there‚ he expanded his knowledge and understanding of the Ancient Near East and later‚ further developed said knowledge
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The Bible Among The Myths I believe that Worldview is seriously influenced by culture‚ knowledge‚ politics‚ religion and upbringing. Therefore‚ it is not uncommon to meet people who view the Bible as mythical literature. Hence there have been occasions when I have found myself in an intense debate about whether or not information in the Bible is real. As a result‚ there have been occasions
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Introduction Author John N. Oswalt begins The Bible Among the Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature? with a concise and well-written introduction that whets the reader’s appetite‚ compelling one to continue reading. He begins by informing the reader that his novel has been in the works dating all of the way back to the 1960s‚ when he attended the Asbury Theological Seminary. Oswalt quickly points out that one of the main points that the book will focus on is determining if “the
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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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