The Abraham and Sarah story show faith in God and a lack of faith on many different occasions. Abraham and Sarah showed faith in God when they left Ur for the promise land in Canaan. They had faith that God would provide for them along their journey. Despite the many problems that occurred en route to Canaan‚ such as their flock getting attacked by lions‚ Abraham and Sarah still had faith and did not turn back. In addition‚ Abraham and Sarah showed faith in God by responding to God’s revelation
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Exegetical Paper of Ephesians 2:14-22 In Ephesians 2:14-22‚ Paul writes a letter to the people of Ephesus both Jews and Gentiles of the time‚ telling them that Christ had broken down the wall of hostility so that they can live in peace and unity. Within this paper‚ there will be an extensive exegetical look at the history of the passage; what the significance of this passage is to the biblical audience‚ and the differences between the biblical audience and today’s audience. By studying this passage
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Nikuzwe Alice‚ P. 1 Exegesis on Joshua 4/29/2013 Alice Nikuzwe Exegesis Paper on Joshua 1: 5-10 Old Testament Spring‚ 2013 Joshua 1:5-10(NRSV) 5 No one shall be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses‚ so I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous; for you shall put this people in possession of the land that I swore to their ancestors to give them. 7 Only be strong
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Sophia Liu English III Honors – period 3 Mrs. Snipes 9/24/10 Exegesis He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that is was already behind time‚ somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city‚ where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night. Gatsby believed in the green light‚ the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then‚ but that’s no matter
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Duprel Nave-Kilpatrick POL 118 M/W 1/25/12 Exegesis of Hobbes Ch. 5: assignment #1 Thomas Hobbes was an Englishman who wrote the Leviathan during the English Civil War in the 17th century. Naturally Hobbes spends chapter five‚ and most of the Leviathan describing how to avoid internal conflict. Hobbes argues that by using logical reasoning and eliminating disagreement a state can avoid internal conflict. Hobbes begins chapter five with a definition for
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Bible Exegesis: Exodus 20 Prior to beginning this assignment‚ I had already found a passionate interest in theology‚ primarily the logical historical analysis of the Old Testament. I had read several books on the topic‚ but still had a thirst for more knowledge. With that said‚ my preceding assumptions predominantly consisted of skepticism towards the religious interpretation of the Old Testament. I believed that Exodus 20 was a prime example of the religious establishment interpreting an ancient
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The woman I chose to write about that interested me is Sarah. Sarah is the first of barren women in the bible. She is very beautiful‚ so beautiful in fact that her husband Abraham passed her off as his sister. Sarah didn’t have a child until she was ninety-nine years old. So in order for Abraham to have children Sarah gives her handmaid Hagar to him to conceive his child. Sarah’s world greatly differs from the one we live in today. One being that majority or people today are not openly religious
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An Exegesis of James Synopsis/Overview: The Book of James is addressed to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion and outlines how an individual should live their life. The book of James outlines the faith walk through sincere religion‚ honest faith‚ and wisdom. The book of James also contains a significant parallel to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. James begins by describing the overall traits of the walk of faith. James goes on to discuss the evil of the tongue‚ the responsibility
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Final Exegesis: Luke 24: The Road to Emmaus Detailed Observations of Luke 24:13-34 Excerpt of Luke 24:13-35‚ The Message Translation That same day two of them were walking to the village Emmaus‚ about seven miles out of Jerusalem. They were deep in conversation‚ going over all these things that had happened. In the middle of their talk and questions‚ Jesus came up and walked along with them. But they were not able to recognize who he was. He asked‚ "What’s this you’re discussing so intently
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Major Exegesis Key terms…………………………………….……………………………………………………………. Pg 2 Introduction to Matthew……………………………………………………………………………. Pg 4 Verse by Verse…………………………………………………………………………………………... Pg 5 Hermeneutics……………………………………………………………………………………………. Pg 9 Refferences……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Pg 10 Matthew 28:16-20 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee‚ to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him‚ they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to
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