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    with humankind‚ they have different motives in doing so. How do the Sumerian gods communicate the flood to the people in The Epic of Gilgamesh? How does the Hebraic god communicate the flood to the people within The Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible? What does this difference in methodology in dealing with the people in light of the flood reveal about the nature of the gods and what does it suggest about the relationship between the divine and the mortal in each story? Both the Hebraic and

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    Noah’s Role in the Bible and in the Koran Christianity and Islam are to very closely related religions‚ and they share the same origins‚ and some of the same history. The Koran and the Old Testament of the Bible are very closely related‚ in that many of the stories share the same points and characters. One of the overlapping stories is the story of the Flood. Although the main point or objective of the story is the same the means that each book gets there by is very different. Although in

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    as they have indicated that they adhere to a set of business ethics. CAT: Oliver Sparling and Bible Books‚ Inc. a.i.1. Case Facts a.i.1.a. Sparling: senior analyst at a consulting firm‚ also an openly gay man a.i.1.b. Was working on a case for a bible book company in Birmingham‚ AL a.i.1.b.i. A career-defining case‚ success would lead to a possible promotion a.i.1.c. Executives at Bible Books had a problem with his sexuality a.i.1.c.i. Asked him not to discuss his partner or relationship

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    The Jefferson Bible: A Reconciliation of Jefferson & Christianity As a work of theological literature‚ Thomas Jefferson’s The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth‚ or otherwise popularly known as the Jefferson Bible‚ has historically either been considered a philosophical masterpiece or shrugged off as irreverent blasphemy. From a fundamentalist point-of-view‚ Jefferson had desecrated the world’s most glorified and holy text‚ butchering doctrines by which countless people live with his illicit

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    In the film “The Prince of Egypt” there are many references to the bible‚ specifically the book of exodus. Even though there are many references there were also some very big alterations. This report will go more in depth into the alterations and show the thoughts of other critics. “One of the first changes from the Biblical account is that Moses was drawn from the water by Seti’s wife‚ not the daughter of pharaoh”(“Dig the Bible - The Prince of Egypt Review”). In the opinion of another article

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    Ethics and the Bible In James Rachels’ “Ethics and the Bible‚” Rachels analyzes the use of the Bible to answer moral and ethical questions. He first points to the issue of clear teachings versus interpretations of the meaning behind. Those who use the Bible to answer ethical questions run into two problems‚ one that the Bible does not explicitly answer every ethical question‚ and two there are some instructions that religious people give reasons to ignore. Rachels finds this to be problematic. In

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    confusion in the Hebrew bible about the meaning of Sheol and who goes there due to the way it has been translated in the English Bibles. As well as the topic of the afterlife can be confusing it can also be a very sensitive topic to debate among people due to different beliefs and it being the fact that it is a major part of every religion. In the Merriam-Webster dictionary the Hebrew word Sheol is defined as “the abode of the dead in early Hebrew Thought”‚ throughout the Hebrew Bible the word Sheol is

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    Joseph: From the Hebrew Bible and the Koran The Bible and the Koran are both glorious books of the world’s most flourishing religious cultures‚ Christianity and Islam respectively. At first glance‚ when you read the story of Joseph from the Hebrew bible and the Koran‚ they fundamentally seem to talk about similar ideals and storylines. They‚ however‚ have some deep seated differences‚ that may be a little philosophical in nature or might depend on the particular paragraph that we’re comparing.

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    ideological queries to relate the Matrix to the Bible. To understand the correlational and ideological implications between the two‚ we must understand and decipher both the matrix and the Bible. I will breakdown few particular examples to showcase the denotative and connotative relation presented between the two. The first of the few correlations to relate and understand is that of the entire structure of the movie and the Bible. If we look at the Bible we know it to be divided into two major parts;

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    The The Holy Bible or Christian Bible is a book that enlightens‚ tells a story and is a cohesive story of God relationship with man from beginning to end.  The Bible is also the story of God reaching out to mankind and his instructions for life. It includes creation‚ betrayal by man‚ redemption‚ and ultimate salvation.  The Bible contains History‚ but is not a history book‚ Math but is not a math book‚ Science but is not a science book   Health rules but is not a health book. it has spiritual items

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