From the ancient Sumerian civilization we find the oldest known use of the word pentagram. They did not use this word to denote a spiritual symbol; they used it instead to mean a corner or angle. The oldest use of the word pentagram to designate a spiritual symbol is found in the 6th century BCE. Pherecydes of Syros used the term pentagram to explain the five recesses of the cosmology. Also during this time the word pentagram was used in the Far East to illustrate the five elements of wood‚ fire
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The Divine Command Theory is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action’s status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God. The theory asserts that what is moral is determined by what god commands‚ and that to be moral is to follow his commands. As a Christians‚ I believe that my people use divine command theory approach rather than egoism or act or rule utilitarianism as a basis of the ethical systems. In Christianity‚ Judaism and Islam‚ good and bad are seen as being
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Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible‚ also the third book in the Torah. The main points of the book are concerned with Levitical‚ or priestly worship. In the first section of the book there is a series of laws regarding sacrifices‚ burnt-offerings‚ meat‚ thank‚ sin and trespass-offerings‚ followed by the law of the priestly duties in connection with the offering of sacrifices. The Holiness Code of Leviticus was written mostly as a ritual manual for Israel’s priests. Christians today
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1. The conquest of Canaan as described in these two sources has a lot in common. First off both of the accounts show that the people of Israel were invading all kinds of foreign people. They had received instructions from God on how to go about obtaining this land. In both of the two accounts the people are commanded to invade‚ conquer‚ and then exterminate all the people living in these cities. There are exceptions to this though; Rehab and the man who showed the spies where to enter are two exceptions
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When looking at Judges 3 and the story of Ehud‚ the deliverer of Israel‚ what can we conclude about the deeper meaning of this story? Throughout the story we see several references which could have profound spiritual connotations. One might say this may be metaphoric as to the state in which Israel was and God awaited their cry for help to set them free. Let us take a look at the points of this story and their deeper meaning. God’s people were again sinning against God and so God allowed them to
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Paraphrase and Summary of Genesis 41 When the two full years had passed‚ pharaoh the King of Egypt had a dream. He was himself standing by the Nile River. When out of the river‚ there came up seven cows‚ sleek and fat. Seven ugly and gaunt bulls ate up the fat and smoothie ones. Pharaoh woke up. He slept and had a second dream. He saw seven ears of healthy and good wheat grown up on a single stalk. Seven ears of corn scorched by the East wind. The thin barley swallows up the healthy ears. Then‚
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The second difference in the Hebrew wording that gap theorist use to defend their view is the use of “hayah” and the phrase “tohu wabohu” in verse 2. The word “hayah” is translated “was” but according to gap theorists can also be translated “become” or “to be.” “If this verb is translated “became” or “to be” it would suggest a change from the original creation to a state of ruin.” However‚ the verb “hayah” (was) is a verb of being and to translate as anything else would be an incorrect translation
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Though Noah‚ Daniel and Job were in it as I live‚ says the Lord God‚ they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.Ezekiel 14:14 Through Ezekiel‚ God commends three Old Testament ‘worthies’ to us: Noah‚ Daniel and Job. Three saints who were not contemporaries – for their lives on earth were passed in distant centuries and different circumstances. Why did God single out these three? What doNoah‚ Daniel and Job have in common? We read that
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Sanctifying the new moon is one of 613 mitzvot found in the Torah‚ and has become the basis for the monthly Jewish holiday of Rosh Chodesh as well as the creation of the Jewish calendar. This mitzvah is derived from a biblical passage from Exodus: “This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you” (Exodus 12:2). A passage from Leviticus relates to calendar division: “These are the appointed seasons of the Lord‚ which ye shall proclaim
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1. From the perspective of biblical authors‚ what was the central religious crisis facing ancient Israel‚ and how did this crisis affect the development of monotheism? Jewish scriptures are referred to in Hebrew as Tanakh‚ however‚ for many Christians‚ these books are referred to as the “Old Testament”. For the authors of the Hebrew Bible‚ the central conflict was over one issue: Would Israelites remain loyal to their one God(YHWH)‚ or would they worship the deities of the nations that surrounded
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