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    help of a great flood which is sent in the form of a supernatural force in order to wipe them out for their misdeeds. Amidst all the existing variations of the flood stories‚ the most renowned is undoubtedly the account from the Biblical book of Genesis. Although this version of the story shares many similarities in terms of the structure that it follows with pre-existing accounts such as Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh and previous Sumerian account; it can be argued that on the flipside there are many

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    The story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 can be relatable to many of humankind’s downfalls such as institutional racism‚ segregation‚ genocide‚ and/or historical cover-up‚ as well as the ultimate battle of good versus evil. The actions of Cain and the consequences that God gives him shed light on the realities explored by Zinn in his book‚ Columbus‚ The Indians‚ and Human Progress‚ and how they are relatable. Through Cain’s action of killing Abel compared to the killing and genocide of the Europeans

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    In Global Perspectives last week‚ we discussed Genesis 1-3. This included the creation story. The story of creation is a look into the reasoning and the way in which God created the earth and everything upon it. While reading the early parts of the book of Genesis‚ each step that was taken by God in creating the earth is explained. The story of creation answers some of the questions that are still asked to day as to how the earth and all life came to be. The story of creation is a glimpse into the

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    Presented by Dr. Carol Dempsey‚ the lecture on creation is definitely worth paying close attention to. Earth’s creation is strongly rooted in theological teachings. The book of Genesis‚ chapters 1 and 2‚ describe the many events that took place through God’s spoken word in a period of seven days. The two chapters of Genesis also speaks of a connectedness and unity among that which is divine‚ human‚ and non-human. Dr. Dempsey presents the idea that‚ “Creation is a series of interdependent relationships

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    The Enuma Elish and Genisis have many similar characteristics. In both stories light exists before the creation of the sun‚ moon‚ and stars. The number six is a significant number in both stories also. In Genisis‚ God creates the world in six days and rests on the seventh and in the Enuma Elish‚ there are six generations of gods. There are also a lot of differences between the myths. Genisis opens with God where the Enuma Elish opens with Heaven and Earth. The Enuma Elsih has many gods

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    was to me personally that I fully understood‚ what I believe God’s intentions are towards the Christian worldview. The Christian worldview consists of an understanding of who God is‚ the nature of humanity‚ who Jesus is‚ and restoration. God In Genesis 1 we see that God created the world and everything in it. Since as humans we do not have the ability to create new things that means that everything on the earth‚ even today‚ is God’s creation. The first attribute I think of when I think about what

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    Two examples of different accounts of creation are the Christian account in Genesis‚ and the Iroquois account in The World on the Turtle’s Back. They have differences such as how the world was created‚ attitudes of humankind‚ and the authority of man over animals in the beginning. Their similarities are that they believe essentially the same thing. Genesis and The World on the Turtle’s Back differ in several ways. Genesis says there is one God who existed before anything was created. The World on

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    Crumb’s The Book of Genesis In the Bible book of Genesis‚ I never really saw it for anything except for what it was‚ a book of virtuous and holy scripture. Robert Crumb’s version has shown another side of the book of Genesis. In Crumb’s The Book of Genesis‚ there has been a graphically depicted portrayal of Genesis. This portrayal has caused much controversy among writers that view Crumb’s book as either one of the most precise depictions of the Bible’s version of Genesis‚ or as a complete mockery

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    In the book of Genesis it discusses the major theological themes of this book and is as follows: 1. GOD AND CREATION: The Book of Genesis is clear that it was God who created the world and all that it comprises (Gen 1–2). This includes the heavens‚ consisting of the sun‚ moon‚ and stars‚ and‚ of noted prominence‚ the earth and all that it contains‚ including the land‚ seas‚ vegetation‚ animals‚ birds‚ and sea creatures. Genesis also is clear that God created man‚ and that He created man in His own

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    Genesis: The formation and rise of the Gangster Disciple Nation The history of the Gangster Disciples is one of many faces… in order to understand the whole story; one must understand that it is in reality the telling of three different stories‚ all of which took place at the same time. The story of David Barksdale and Mac Aurther’s "David’s and Devil’s Disciples"‚ The story of Larry Hoover and Andrew Howard’s "Supreme Gangster Nation"‚ and the story of Jerome Freeman and Harold Walker’s

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