When reading through the Bible many people easily pass over the prophet books. The books of Ruth‚ Esther‚ and Jonah are filled with anxiety and fear. These books are about judgment. When reading through these books there are a few major themes that we apply to our lives today such as: idolatry‚ social injustices‚ and religious ritualism. Many may think of these issues in past tense but they are very much relevant in today’s world. Along with those three major themes there is another theme that comes
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Unintended Consequences in the Bible With every sin comes a consequence‚ whether the sin is intended or not. There are many different examples of consequences linked with sin. For example‚ the story of Adam and Eve is very well heard of. It shows perfect examples of unintended consequences because of sin. Another good example would be the story of Moses and Golden Calf. In both stories‚ there are consequences from God because they disobeyed him. First‚ the story of Adam and Eve is a great example
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION PAGE 1 II. AUTHORSHIP OF THE BIBLE PAGE 2 - 9 III. THE BIBLE PAGE 10 - 18 IV. AUTHORSHIP OF THE QURAN PAGE 19 V. THE QURAN PAGE 20 - 23 VI. THE BIBLE COMPARED TO QURAN PAGE 24-28 VII. FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM COMPARED TO THE TEN
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are certainly enough people claiming to have divine revelation when God hasn’t spoken. And it’s true that the problem of false prophets‚ false apostles‚ and false teachers is a major theme in the Bible. Yet the benefit of true prophets‚ true apostles‚ and true teachers is also a major theme in the Bible. And a favorite tactic of false prophets‚ false apostles‚ and false teachers is to accuse the true ones of being false. And we must admit that major disagreements over various doctrines separate sincere
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The Poisonwood Bible Question 1 “What is the conqueror’s wife if not a conquest herself?” This quote sums up Orleanna’s feeling of guilt she has towards her daughter’s death and towards the crimes of the US against the Congo. By identifying herself as the conqueror’s wife‚ Orleanna places herself in a position where she is not the chief criminal but connected enough to feel responsibility. In Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible‚ she uses diction‚ imagery‚ and selection of detail
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Congo. These countries may have not been aware of their influence at the time‚ but the outcome nonetheless was drastic. Cultural misunderstandings were the ultimate catalyst for the Congo’s destruction. In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible published in 1998 she exposes how cultural ignorance creates problems. With her chosen syntax‚ point of view‚ and time gap of each narrator Kingsolver exposes how close mindedness creates unfulfilled results because individuals can not adapt to cultural
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are so many connections in the midst‚ humanity should simply practice and preach multiculturalism and assimilation. Nevertheless‚ it can’t always be as straightforward and uncomplicated for some people. In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible‚ she introduces the Price family and its most important member‚ Nathan Price. Giving up their house in sunny Georgia‚ the Prices embark their new lives in the Belgian Congo as Christian missionaries. It was only until it was too late for the Price
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Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible The Bible is a collection of books‚ inspired by God‚ to be used as God’s revelation of Himself to us. It is God’s doorway to declare his authority over his people. Authority of the Bible is established and/or comes from its own claims. The Old Testament uses the phrase “This is what the Lord says” enough times to give any reader the understanding that it is the word of God. Because the Bible is viewed as God’s Word it is the final word concerning all issues
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About The Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood Bible‚ Barbara Kingsolver’s most heralded novel‚ is the story of the Price family and their journey into the African Congo as Baptist missionaries in the late 1950’s. The novel is told from the perspective of the four Price children - Rachel‚ Leah‚ Adah‚ and Ruth May - with flashback scenes interspersed‚ told from the perspective of Orleanna Price‚ the children’s mother. The book had tremendous success not only because of its dramatic power‚ but also because
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The origin of the Bible is God. The Bible is God’s letter to humanity collected into 66 books written by 40 divinely inspired writers over a period of over 1‚600 years. The Bible comes is comprised of from existing copies of ancient manuscripts such as the Hebrew Masoretic Text (Old Testament) and the Greek Textus Receptus (New Testament). The history of the "Bible" begins with the Jewish Scriptures. The historical record of the Jews was written down on leather scrolls and tablets over centuries
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