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    particular facet of sectional mingling is the way the Old Testament passages are quoted in the New Testament‚ specifically the poetic book quotations. The authors of the New Testament included approximately 250 express Old Testament quotations‚ and if one includes indirect or partial quotations‚ the number jumps to more than 1‚000. “It is clear that the writers of the New Testament were concerned with demonstrating the continuity between the Old Testament Scriptures and the faith they proclaimed”

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    (Gregory). Some examples of Greek rhetoric include‚ “the Sermon on the Mount…deliberative‚ Jesus’ speech and prayer in John 13-17…epideictic‚ and 2nd Corinthians…forensic” (Gregory). This means that New Testament writers explained how Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament storyline as well as used the common persuasion methods of the their day. For example‚ Jewish interpretation and Greek rhetoric can be found in the way Luke writes his Gospel and the book of Acts. In both instances‚ Luke relies heavily on

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    Ethical Values In The Old Testament BY JOHN G. TAYLOR III RELIGION 205 DR. FRANK JOHNSON 18 NOVEMBER 1996 ETHICAL VALUES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT How we live our lives is governed by ethics. Ethics is "human moral conduct according to principles of what is good or right to do." Our ethical values today descend primarily from a Christian ethic in which "a truly ethical decision‚ we are told‚ must be spontaneous‚ undirected‚ free - the individual ’s unfettered and uncoerced response to each new

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    Old Man and the sea: Epilogue The old man awoke to the boy staring at him. His vision was still blurry. As he wiped his tired eyes‚ he noticed the dry blood and cuts on his hand. He frowned‚ but then looked up at the boy and smiled. “I brought you some soup.” the boy said anxiously. “I’m not hungry. You should eat it.” “No‚ I couldn’t.” The boy stared at the old man curiously and asked‚ “How do you feel?” “I’ve been defeated. I feel very tired.” “You know you’re great fish was 18 feet long

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    The Old Gringo‚ Carlos Fuentes The Old Gringo is a fiction novel written by one of Latin America’s most renowned and eloquent authors‚ Carlos Fuentes. Filled with war‚ adventure‚ love and more‚ this novel takes you back to the Mexican revolution fought in 1912. This contemporary fiction is based on many themes found and experienced by the main characters in this novel. The relationship between Mexico and the United States‚ the drive to find one’s true self and the different ways

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    Influential Women of the Old Testament Patrick Nusdeo UNCW The Old Testament contains hundreds of stories that are. In order for those stories to be used they had to have a great impact. Not too many stories on women were written in the Old Testament‚ but the ones that did were monumental. A lot of the times women are mentioned in the bible‚ it is in a negative way‚ as in Lot’s daughters‚ who essentially raped their father after getting him drunk. Women also got punished for the bad deeds of

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    Old Testament Survey Final Paper Abraham leading Isaac to Moriah By:Denise Grosskopf Feb. 15‚ 2011 Messianic Scripture O.T. Survey The Old Testament of the Bible is loaded with Messianic prophecies. From whom the Messiah will be to what the Messiah will do; you can find it prophesied about in the Old Testament. Messianic prophecy

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    likely than younger ones to be involved in multi-vehicle crashes‚ particularly at intersections. So if you feel bad for older people that have to re-take their license‚ think again. It could be you who gets in a fender bender with your eighty year old neighbor. While it’s true that elderly people have a lot more experience than the younger drivers on the road today‚ they also have a lot more health issues that could cause an accident. With age comes diminishing eye sight‚ hearing‚ and especially

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    Isatu Toure Kaba Prof: Elizabeth Gaudino-Goering Oct 24‚ 13 Ismael‚ My three year old son This paper will pretty much be talking about my three old son‚ Ismael. I found it amazing to make him the topic of this paper because I think he is the most unique out of my four kids. He is the third child‚ he is now three years old‚ and he is the smallest‚ very particular‚ the quietest‚ very neat‚ very alert‚ and also the most careful‚ and very bright in his own little way. He goes to daycare

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    people. As parents‚ they had tried to provide the best that they can for their children when their children were young‚ such as taking good care of their health and satisfying most of their demands. However‚ their children forsaken them when they grew old because the kids found them useless and getting in their way. Even if their children visited them‚ the reason might be because they want to get some money from their parents and once they achieve their motive‚ they simply left in a rush. Such situation

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