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    Genesis 1-3 Essay

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    instructs Adam to “freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat‚ for in the day that you eat of it you shall die” (Genesis 2:16-17). Adam and Eve understand God’s warning but‚ when a shrewd serpent persuades Eve by saying‚ “You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God‚ knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:4-5)‚ she is tempted. Eve likes the look of the fruit and is convinced that it will

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    Annotation John Donne’s Holy Sonnet IX Holy Sonnet IX If poisonous minerals‚ and if that tree‚ Whose fruit threw death on (else immortal) us‚ If lecherous goats‚ if serpents envious Cannot be dammed‚ alas ! why should I be ? Why should intent or reason‚ born in me‚ Make sins‚ else equal‚ in me more heinous ? And‚ mercy being easy‚ and glorious To God‚ in His stern wrath why threatens He ? But who am I‚ that dare dispute with Thee ? O God‚ O !  of Thine only worthy blood‚ And my tears‚ make a heavenly

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    The Curse of the Sacred Fruit In the beginning of time a serpent slithered through a garden as he notices a soft nude woman walking alone. The serpent comes up behind her and tells the beautiful woman of the apple from a sacred tree that will make her as all knowing and powerful as god. Although god had told this woman to never eat from this sacred tree‚ she was convinced by the evil snake. After convincing her male companion they both eat the sacred apple and immediately are awaken as their eyes

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    Genesis

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    woman about the garden and where they’re allowed to go and what they are allowed to touch. He explains you cannot touch the tree with the forbidden fruit on them or else they will die. The man and woman agree to God’s rules and regulations‚ until a serpent comes along and persuades the woman to take from the forbidden tree first. The woman is hesitant but then eventually agrees with the snake and takes a bite. She also gets the man to take a bite. God sees all of this and ascends from heaven and reprimands

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    Revelation 12 And 13

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    Revelation 12 and 13 are two books of the bible that have a lot of picture language. The woman is described in revelation 12 as being clothed with the sun ‚ with the moon under her feet‚ and 12 stars on her head. This goes back to the 12 tribes of Israel. God would refer to his people as woman who were honored. Throughout revelation 12 the woman is seen as being protected by God‚ and she seemed more protected by God the closer we get to the establishment of God’s kingdom. Also‚ in the New Testament

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    All About Eagles

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    Common Buzzard or Red-tailed Hawk)‚ have relatively longer and more evenly broad wings‚ and more direct‚ faster flight. Most eagles are larger than any other raptors apart from the vultures. Species named as eagles range in size from the South Nicobar Serpent Eagle‚ at 500 g (1.1 lb) and 40 cm (16 in)‚ to the 6.7 kg (14.7 lbs) Steller’s Sea Eagle and the 100 cm (39 in) Philippine Eagle. Like all birds of prey‚ eagles have very large hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey‚ strong muscular legs‚

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    Think of all the Greek heroes you know. Did they ever have a happy ending? Or did they die some horrible and tragic death‚ or commit suicide? For most Greek heroes‚ their stories ended in tragedy. There are not many stories where they all live happily ever after. However‚ there are a few exceptions. Perseus is one of them. Before Perseus was born‚ his grandfather‚ King Acrisisus of Argos‚ received a prophecy that his daughter‚ Danae‚ was going to have a son who would kill him. Out of fear

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    Primal Religions Notes

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    Australian Aborigines * Mythic * They believed that The Ancestors are supernatural being who created the Earth and all life. * Also‚ that each ancestor left behind when they left the tribe * That the ancestors were on Earth during The Dreaming * Ritual * The Initiation was called Wilyaru * 2 teeth were knocked out and they circumcised the boy. * Then‚ the elders would cut themselves and poor all the blood that was dripping on the boy.

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    Mayan Notes

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    the pyramid of the sun (Cave of emergence) * Summer Solstice – June 21st it is directly on top of the pyramid * No shadow at noon * Sun goes down and the seven sisters comes up on the other side * Temple of the Feathered Serpent * Human and Canine Maxillae * Strontium Isotope Analysis Teotihuacan Terms adornos – molded adornments apartment complexes backrack barrios Batres‚ Leopoldo Ciudadela drought Great Goddess Host Figures incensario - incense burner

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    Greek Mythology and Medusa

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    in the temple of the Goddess Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and war. Athena was enraged about this happening in her temple. She blamed Medusa for this sacrilegious act and punished Medusa by taking her beauty away from her and turning her into a serpent headed monster with snakes for hair. After this‚ any man who was to gaze directly upon her would turn into stone. Over time Medusa’s face has come to symbolize and refer to many different things‚ such as; a monster‚ something that resembled evil

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