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    Nommo and the Bible

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    Nommo and the Bible A Comparison and Contrast of the Character Names in The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingslover writes a book entitled‚ The Poisonwood Bible that explore the effects one culture has on another. The four daughters; Rachel‚ Leah‚ Adah‚ and Ruth May‚ at birth are given names suitable and fitting to their personalities‚ as well as new Kikongo names which describe the girls’ attitudes towards the people in the Congo. A principal of the Congolese belief system‚ suggests that the girls

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    Introduction to the Bible

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    There is a story called “the Akedah” in the Bible. It talks about the dilemma between loving one’s child and following God’s will. At least‚ there are two interpretations of the story‚ that is‚ Jewish one and Christian one. Explain and compare the two interpretations in detail.(20) In this story‚ they‚ Jewish and Christian one‚ are having different views on “The Akeda: the binding of Isaac”. The differences between the two aspects are mainly about the ways to see the God’s action; God’s Test to

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    Stewardship In The Bible

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    The message of stewardship in the bible. The bible has multiple stories of stewardship. The message for stewardship is to be responsible‚ accountable and to look after something. Stewardship is an ethic for managing and planning responsibilities. Being a steward can be involved with you at school‚ home‚ with your freinds and around the local community. God said to Adam that he was to be the ‘steward’ and was to look after the land that he was given‚ this bible reference links to the common society

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    Bible Parable

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    The Parable of the Sower According to The Catholic Study Bible‚ the parables told in the Gospel of Mark by Jesus are meant to remind us that our faith in Jesus should be cherished because it is a gift. Just as Jesus is a mystery‚ the parables are a “mysterious revelation of the Kingdom of God” (Mark’s Gospel). By having faith in Jesus‚ his followers can understand his word and realize that God comes into our lives in unexpected ways. Mark believes that God’s divine plan guides all human life “While

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    Beowulf and the Bible

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    Joe Rosa 11/02/10 Prof. Thompson Hist. 3127 Beowulf and the Bible Throughout the epic poem‚ Beowulf‚ our main hero puts others before himself. Over the many years of research and analysis of the poem‚ scholars came to the conjuncture that the author of Beowulf was indeed Christian. However‚ we know so little of the author that one could not even attach a name to this medieval poem. So the presumption of the academic authority is really all we have to go by‚ other than the reader’s own

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    Suffering in the Bible

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    According to the Bible‚ it is the will of God that believers should suffer. This‚ however‚ is not a popular teaching. We hate suffering and try to avoid it. The Bible says that all who live godly lives in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution (2 Timothy 3). There‚ however‚ is much confusion on the definition of suffering. For example‚ suffering is not a sign of holiness nor a way of subduing the physical body. When possible‚ suffering and persecution is actually to be avoided. In the Bible‚ Jesus avoided

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    The Hebrew Bible

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    Jerusalem is the center of Jewish religion for over 3000 years. The town has the largest Jewish population since 1840. Moses revealed the Torah to the Hebrew people. The first five books of the Bible is what makes up the Torah‚ which contains all the guidelines to the Jewish way of life. But the Hebrew Bible doesn’t include the New Testament. Even though there are around 16 million Jews world wide they are very dispersed

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    Bible Inerrancy

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    in what sense is the Bible authoritative? This is a question that has plagued the minds of many as a major element of historic Christian belief about Scripture as well as been a controversial topic of academic discussions. One of the major areas of conflict in the theological arena has been biblical authority as noted in a poll of the members of the Evangelical Theological Society. Conflict is not the only issue‚ because according to L. Russ Bush‚ many theologians and Bible teachers seem to be uncomfortable

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    Brothers of the Bible

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    Brothers of the Bible The Old Testament sibling rivalries between Cain and Abel‚ Esau and Jacob‚ and Joseph and his brothers were similar in some ways and different in others‚ but they all hold lessons for us today‚ for brothers today still face many of the same problems in life that challenged brothers thousands of years ago. Cain and Abel were in a situation much more unique than Esau and Jacob‚ and Joseph and his brothers faced‚ for the society they lived in was extremely small‚ and

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    Bible worldview

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    CWV-101: Bible Story Worksheet and Journal #1 Module 1 - Part 1 – Bible Story Worksheet For Part 1 of this assignment‚ you will complete this worksheet by reviewing the "The Story of the Bible" "flags" and fulfill each writing requirement. http://lc.gcumedia.com/zwebassets/courseMaterialPages/cwv101_biblical-timeline-v1.1.php Please keep your answers brief. Solid academic writing is expected. Refer to the GCU Academic Writing Guidelines in the Student Success Center. Briefly answer each

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