"Allah‚" but the attributes of Allah in Islam are entirely different from those of the God of the Hebrews. ELAH is Aramaic‚ "god." Elah appears in the Hebrew Bible in Jer. 10:11 (which is in Aramaic‚ and is plural‚ "gods"). In Daniel (the Aramaic sections) Elah is used both of pagan gods‚ and of the true God‚ also plural. Elah is equivalent to the Hebrew Eloah which some think is dual; Elohim is three or more. The gods of the nations are called "elohim." The origin of Eloah is obscure. Elohim is the more
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Gage Moss English 1302 Cole 1/29/2013 Proper morals “The Appointment in Samarra” and “The Nine Billion Names of God”‚ at first glance‚ seem to be dissimilar and unrelated‚ but under further investigation you will find many similarities as well as many differences. Such as in “The Appointment in Samarra” there is a huge twist of irony making the story seem less serious and more comedic. These two short stories have very similar morals to their story as well‚ and these morals should be taken
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Images of God When you say the word God different images will enter each person’s mind. We know that we cannot totally understand who God is and explain him with our feeble human language‚ but the “desire for God is written in the human heart” which calls us to continue to try (CCC 27). We as Christians see God as a mystery not to be solved but to be beheld. God is not to be figured out but we are to sit “face to face with the Incomprehensible” and to construct our belief in based on faith (Rahner
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99 NAMES OF ALLAH S.W.T. 1. Ar-Rahman * The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers and the blasphemers in this world and especially for the believers in the hereafter. 2. Ar-Rahim * The One who has plenty of mercy for the believers. 3. Al-Malik * The One with the complete Dominion‚ the One Whose Dominion is clear from imperfection. 4. Al-Quddus * The One who is pure from any imperfection and clear from children and adversaries. 5. As-Salam * The One who is free from every
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Megan Gowler Cultural Anthropology MWF 10 a.m. IN JESUS’ NAME: TAKING UP SERPENTS “I’ve took cocaine‚ I’ve smoked marijuana‚ drunk whiskey‚ and been high on all that‚ but this high you get on Jesus‚ it’s nothin’‚ nothin’ compared to that...” The video was filmed in two churches in Alabama and Georgia in what looks like the 60’s‚ but in reality was the late 80’s or very early 90’s‚ I believe the copyright date is 1991. In Jesus’ Name: Taking Up Serpents heavily documents the practice of snake
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Rosetta Swinton – Systematic Theology 1A - Pastor Anthony Masala 12/10/2013 Why is feminism against the Fatherhood of God? Why does the Bible call God “Father”? When we speak of feminism and God‚ I think we must first define what feminism is before a discussion can take place. It has been interesting to find so many definitions of feminism‚ but they don’t seem to agree completely on what it means. One definition that I found online peaked my interest was‚ “Feminism is a political‚ social
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Back Gandhi’s Views On God God 1. My own experience has led me to the knowledge that the fullest life is impossible without an immovable belief in a Living Law in obedience to which the whole universe moves. A man without that faith is like a drop thrown out of the ocean bound to perish. Every drop in the ocean shares its majesty and has the honour of giving us the ozone of life.—H‚ 25-4-36‚ 84. God as Truth and Love 2. There is an indefinable mysterious power that pervades everything. I feel
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features of God that has authority and influence". This essay hopes to explore this area through comparing and contrasting the main characters of Abraham and Moses. Before this exploration can take place there needs to be a brief explanation of the nature of name ’ in the Hebrew of the ANE [ancient near east]. For them‚ name ’ was more than a simplistic identification like the western world. The name ’ of a person revealed the characteristics of that person. As such‚ the names ’ of God will reveal
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Devadasi system is not only exploitation of women‚ it is the institutionalized exploitation of women; it is the exploitation of Dalits‚ the lower class of untouchables; it is the religious sanction given to prostitution of helpless economically and socially deprived women; It is the glorification of humiliation of women. Inherent in this system is the fascistic belief that a certain section of human population‚ the lower caste‚ is meant to serve the ‘higher caste’s superior men’. Inherent in it is
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thrilling stories that bring into play several of the scientific and technological advances of his day and those to come. Many of his stories would have the underlying theme of technology and its relationship with another factor. The Nine Billion Names of God published in 1953 demonstrates just this‚ in which the story’s main characters are caught between their logic and that of another group. Clarke’s short story addresses the conflict between technology or science and religion. In addition to the
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