Introduction to the Study of the Old Testament Danett A. Bourgolly Grand Canyon University Jim Banktson July 5‚ 2009 Module 1 Introduction to the Study of the Old Testament “A history whose basis is divine intervention by providing truth‚ The Old Testament has been in existence for over 2000 years and brought about a radical change to history. In order for one to truly understand a book‚ the author has to have knowledge of or to what he or she is writing about and be able to relay
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Semester Exam Essay I don’t believe either the Biblical Maximalists or Biblical Minimalists are correct; the bible is not completely historically accurate‚ nor is it completely inaccurate. The bible‚ especially Genesis‚ may be based on some historical occurrences‚ but is exaggerated and includes untrue stories. I think stories in Genesis were created‚ based on some historical events to provide explanations to how and why we were created. The explanation couldn’t be disproven at the time‚ but now
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Old Testament Survey - OTS101 Nate Jackson Student # N1838-2219 June 12‚ 2011 Summary The first 39 books of the larger work called the Bible‚ is called the Old Testament. The Bible itself is arguably the best selling and most read book of all time‚ yet it’s well known to be quite challenging to read through and understand. The Old Testament portion of the Bible‚ notably the most difficult portion of the Bible for most to study and follow‚ yields 39 books from multiple authors‚ and spans
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at different times‚ the idea of a ’Holy War’‚ as well as that of a ’Just War’. Brief outlines are discussed below. Judaism: It is found in the Old Testament as; ‘they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation‚ neither shall they learn war any more’. (The Old Testament: Isaiah 2:4). In principle‚ peace is the central teaching of rabbinical Judaism (teachings based on the writings of early Jewish scholars). Yet‚ Judaism
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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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Abraham and Jacob Throughout the book of Genesis‚ Jacob and Abraham are alike and different in many ways. Both men had a close relationship with God and God honored both of them. They also were both patriarchs who share heroic qualities and who have done a lot for there children. It is believed that Abraham and Jacob were two of the founders of Judaism and their descendants are known as the Jewish people. Therefore both of these men are blessed from God and are important parts in Genesis and the
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Why Read the Old Testament? Why should we as Christians read the old testament? There are many reasons to read the Old Testament. One‚ Reading the Old Testament is like reading the beginning of a book and the New Testament is the end of that book. How can we understand the Plot‚ characters‚ and true meaning of the book if we only read the end of the book? We get confused‚ lost and not understanding what’s going on in that book. Therefore‚ we read the Old Testament. We as Christians need to read
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Old Testament Survey Quiz #1 Due: Wednesday‚ September 4‚ 2013 1-10: ½ point each. From Arnold/Beyer. 1. The word “canon” comes from both the Hebrew and Greek‚ meaning whole; a measuring standard for faith for faith and practice. 2. Which council helped decide the canon of the Old Testament? A. Jerusalem; B. Jamnia; C. Judea; D. Joppa 3-5. The Hebrew Bible divides the books into what three groups? 3. Torah 4. Prophets 5. Writing 6. Most of the Old Testament was originally written in A
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1. God’s redemptive acts in the Old Testament started with the redemption of Adam and Eve after they had disobeyed God and fell into a fallen state. God barred them from the Garden of Eden‚ preventing them from eating from the tree of life and living forever in a fallen state. The story of Noah was also a redemptive act from the Old Testament‚ God told Noah of the coming disaster and told him to spread the word of judgment. Even though Noah built the arc and told others of what was coming‚ the only
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1. The Old Testament is filled with African history. Yes‚ there is a lot of African history in the Old Testament. The bible is full of ancient African Tales and concepts. The Old Testament is nothing but a bunch of collected folklore that was used to teach morals in order to live in peace with everyone else. 2. Ancient history begins after the flood 4000 B.C.‚ of which one of Noah’s sons Ham had four sons Cush (Ethiopia)‚ Mizraim (Egypt)‚ Phut (Libya)‚ and Canaan (Isreal). The curse was placed
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