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    The Bible and the Word "Inspire" According to the Random House Dictionary‚ the word inspire means "to infuse an animating‚ quickening‚ or exalting influence into‚ or to communicate or suggest by a divine influence." This definition indicates‚ when applied to the scripture‚ that the stories and writings in the Bible did not come solely from the minds of the respective authors‚ but rather from a divine source. This suggests that the authors were scribes‚ reproducing what was instilled in them

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    Eve's Role in the Bible

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    Eve’s Role in the Bible Eve‚ she was said to be the wife of Adam at the beginning of Genesis. Eve was created in the Garden of Eden to be the wife of Adam‚ as he was lonely. As a result‚ God decides that‚ "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him. And God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam‚ and he slept: and he took one of his ribs‚ and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib‚ which God had taken from man‚ made he a woman‚ and brought her

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    left she must be tested and carry out three tasks to prove her “essence” is still intact and that she hasn’t become mortal. Though it is subtle‚ the movie‚ Pan’s Labyrinth uses quite a few references to the bible to tell it’s story. One example of how Pan’s Labyrinth uses references in the bible is when the story tells of a Princess who has escaped from a “utopia” where there are no lies and no pain. She was very curious and often dreamt about the Human world‚ so she then escaped. Though a little

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    The Bible portrays humans as having a mind and free will of their own. Human beings are creators of their own behavior. Their behavior determines their destinies whether this behavior is in line with God’s will or not. This theory of free will is demonstrated in a variety of ways throughout the Bible. The Bible expresses that free will of the human self can be linked to the heart. It states that one’s heart produces good or evil fruit according to its nature. The fact at hand is that most theologians

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    The Bible Research Paper

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    What is the Bible? Is it simply just another book? Or is it something more‚ something most people undermine? When people consider what the Bible truly consists of‚ they would be surprised to find out that it isn’t just a book of fairytales‚ full of rainbows and butterflies‚ Jesus sitting in the long green grass with a lion and lamb by his side. The honest truth? The Bible contains many gruesome stories‚ stories that contemporary horror movies would worship and adore. Child massacres‚ incestuous rape

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    Bible Dictionary Project

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    Bible Dictionary Project Template Name: Johnnie Hornes Student ID: L26383607 Course: BIBL 104-D64 LUO Date: 4/21/2014 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Genesis is the book of beginnings. It tells the story of the beginning of the human race‚ in general and the beginning of the Hebrew race. The Hebrew Bible titles the book bereshith (“in the beginning”) The Author: Moses‚ and the Recipients: Israelites‚ Date: 1445 BC. (“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”

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    ABC Bible Verse Posters On the following pages in this printable you will find 8 1/2” x 11” ABC Bible verse posters to use with your children. They go along with the ABC Bible verse flashcards {2” x 3” size cards for children}. http://homeschoolcreations.com/BibleVersePrintables.html Print these poster onto cardstock and laminate them to make them more sturdy for hanging around your classroom. {Note: This is how we laminate more inexpensively}. These would be great to line the walls of your school

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    The translation and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible ‚ have led to many versions of stories that we thought we knew‚ especially the book of Genesis and the first fall story . Hebrew words such as adam‚ and other significant words in Hebrew language will be the main focus on in this paper. These words can have very different meanings according to the exegetes and also of a person ’s belief system that is translating them. Thorough critical analysis of postexilic writings will cast doubt into believers

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    The Importance of the bible in Christianity. For Christian adherents‚ the Bible is viewed as the basic source of belief and practice. The bible consists of two testaments. One of these is the New testament‚ which is made up of the four Gospel that recount the life‚ death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The other is the Old Testament‚ which is also known as the Hebrew Scriptures. The Hebrew Scriptures are stories‚ poetry‚ and ethical teachings of Judaism‚ of which Christianity stems from. Christians

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    The Bible Among Myths

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    The Bible Among The Myths: Unique Revelation or Just Ancient Literature? My Name OBST 510: Old Testament Introduction July 6‚ 2014 Introduction The author‚ a research professor at Wesley Biblical Seminary by the name of John N. Oswalt‚ attempts to explain the similarities and differences of the Holy Scripture and its teachings from that of the neighboring Ancient Near East beliefs. Moreover‚ he attempts to answer the question of how scholarly opinions of

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