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    In our history‚ the Bible is a contribution to history that roots in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. It focuses on Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. The Old Testament is the original Bible written by many different people with composite text. The Bible is a Monotheistic faith and is also impossible to date in time. This religion changed many people’s beliefs and traditions. To begin with‚ the Bible changed previous practices and was different from other religions. It has Hebrew lineage and origin

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    Professor Brooten Lecture on “How Catholicism changed: From Official Approval of it to Prohibiting it” In her lecture professor Brooten discusses the Pentateuch and the notion of a gender dichotomy present in the early church. In particular‚ she notes that enslaved men and women were different in the eyes of law. She begins by contrasting the rules for holding Hebrew slaves in the various books of the Pentateuch. She claims that in Exodus 21 men had to be released from slavery after six years of

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    CHAPTER 1  Prologue o Wisdom background o Connection with Genesis 1 o Connection with the rest of the Gospel of John o Explain the background behind each verse (vv.1-18)  John the Baptist (vv.19-34) o John & Elijah o Historical question concerning Pharisees o Spirit “remaining” on Jesus  Finding Jesus (vv.35-51) o “following” Jesus & discipleship o First words of Jesus o Descriptions of Jesus o Nathaniel and the fig tree o Son of Man & Jacob’s ladder (v.51)  “Three days” CHAPTER 2  Water to Wine

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    elderly of pain because of its effects on her grandmother. Instead of the lust for power that drives some modern prophets‚ Marji’s empathy drives her to seek prophethood to relieve the issues she sees in her daily life. However‚ her ideals change as the zealot Islamic Revolution sweeps Iran. The new regime imprisons many outspoken dissidents which includes her Uncle Anoosh. They share many ideals including Communism and a government ruled by the proletariat which brings them very close. A few weeks later

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    Western Hemisphere but in the entire world. There was an event that made European powers respect us. That event brought out even more revolutionary ideals among other things. These revolutionary ideals brought a market for religious and revolutionary zealots. This after-shock in the original revolution was all brought by economic improvements‚ the War of 1812‚ and westward expansion. Economic improvements supported America’s rise to power in the world. The First Industrial Revolution sent many people

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    In total 168 people were killed when a bomb planted by anti-government zealot Timothy McVeigh. The cases are very similar in that each situation was handled in the U.S court system. It’s important to understand that in both cases only two persons were responsible for the act. If the U.S decided to adopt the strategy that terrorism

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    In these readings‚ Luther expounds upon the true nature of Scripture and the gospel‚ and explores the idea of righteousness and its effect on human behavior. The first reading‚ What to Look for and Expect in the Gospels‚ argues that the entire Bible teaches the gospel‚ the good message about Jesus. As a result‚ it defines a Christian’s relationship with Jesus and his life‚ with the gift and example of Jesus. In the second reading‚ Two Kinds of Righteousness‚ Luther examines two different types of

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    This policy was mirrored by the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. In the early years of his regime‚ Khrushchev slowly amassed power from the collective leadership that was in place after Stalin’s death. In 1956‚ he shocked the entire world with a leaked speech where he criticized Stalin’s cult of personality and the various crimes that were committed under his leadership. This report caused domestic upheaval within the USSR and lead Stalin’s supporters to quickly lose favor and influence within the

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    I make no claims to have a life in Christ‚ or with Christ—and certainly not for Christ‚ which I’ve heard some zealots claim. Pg 1 ...but every study of the gods‚ of everyone’s gods‚ is a revelation of vengeance toward the innocent. (This is a part of my particular faith that meets with opposition from my Congregationalist and Episcopalian and Anglican friends.) Foul Ball‚ Page 7. Your memory is a monster; you forget—it doesn’t. It simply files things away. It keep things for you‚ or hides things

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    The beatitudes are eight statements taught by Jesus. They are concerned with virtue and how a believer in Jesus Christ can achieve that virtue. The Beatitudes are a map of life‚ a series of directives helping us on our journey to be with God. They also designate the actual condition of people who follow God’s guidelines. "Blessed are the poor in spirit‚ for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." In the book it states‚ We are poor in spirit when we recognize that everything we are and everything we have

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