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    Bibliology: Inspiration and Inerrancy of the Bible To say that the Bible has authority is to say that the Bible is from God‚ because God is authority. Because the Bible goes about directing your attention to God‚ we can imply that it is reverencing any authority found in its pages to a supreme authority giver. With any authority given it must begin with God‚ for he is his own authority. This is found when he makes a covenant with Abraham in the Old Testament. No other name is of greater authority

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    The bible and the Quran tell similar stories in terms of contexts; however‚ the way they were told differs which leads to different moral understanding. First of all‚ the Bible and Quran talk about Adam and eve‚ nonetheless eve is portrayed as a deceiver in the bible whereas she is not blamed in the Quran. Also‚ the Bible and Quran both express different reasons for joseph being put in jail. In addition to that‚ the moral and religious message is portrayed differently. Many people especially feminist

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    Huisu Kim Mr. Crisp BIBL 105 LUO March 10th 2014 Essay 2 During the time of Samuel‚ there was no monarchy in Israel unlike the other countries around. The Israelites wanted a king for themselves where they could actually see and hear. They wanted the same protection that the other nations were getting from their kings. Therefore the Israelites asked Samuel to ask God to nominate a king for them. But Samuel did not like the fact that the Israelites wanted a king‚ so he prayed God for an answer

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    contextual values which were of integral importance within the Elizabethan period‚ his dramatic exploration of this struggle continues to resonate with contemporary audiences. Through the use of dramatic techniques‚ Shakespeare explores the moral ambiguity and uncertainty existing within the kingdom as a consequence of the disruption to the Elizabethan Chain of Being‚ utilising Hamlet’s contemplative character as a medium to illuminate the tension between Christian doctrine and the philosophy of Humanism

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    You stumble across a cemetery and impulsively decide to take look around. Once you step inside‚ you immediately notice hundreds of tombstones scattered around. You take a long breath and move tentatively around knowing you have walked into the valley of death surrounded by silent souls. You look around and see the hollow eyes of death‚ smell the coldness of death‚ and hear the silent whispers of death. Tombstone after tombstone you wonder if that woman had a sister‚ what that young boy died from

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    inserted by the editor) DOI: 10.1007/s00199-011-0632-8 Risk‚ Ambiguity‚ and State-Preference Theory Robert Nau Received: 30 August‚ 2010 / Accepted: 16 May‚ 2011 © Springer-Verlag 2011 Received: date / Accepted: date Abstract The state-preference framework for modeling choice under uncertainty‚ in which objects of choice are allocations of wealth or commodities across states of the world‚ is a natural one for modeling “smooth” ambiguity-averse preferences. It does not require reference to objective

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    The parallels between The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ translated by Benjamin R. Foster‚ and the Genesis stories‚ from The Hebrew Bible‚ are uncanny. The overall theme of these stories talks about divine intervention and questions the human condition of mortality. Both of these infamous literary works address the fact that humans are the only known species capable of abstract thinking‚ moral judgment‚ and meta-cognition. While continuous belief compares this ability with the divine‚ the human life is limited

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    eare vnto me. - King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan My voice {rises} to God‚ and I will cry aloud; My voice {rises} to God‚ and He will hear me. - New American Standard Version (1995) I will cry unto God with my voice‚ Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me. - American Standard Version (1901) I was crying to God with my voice; even to God with my voice‚ and he gave ear to me. - Basic English Bible {To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A Psalm

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    Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Lynchburg‚ VA April 7‚ 2013   The Bible Among The Myths I believe that Worldview is seriously influenced by culture‚ knowledge‚ politics‚ religion and upbringing. Therefore‚ it is not uncommon to meet people who view the Bible as mythical literature. Hence there have been occasions when I have found myself in an intense debate about whether or not information in the Bible is real. As a result‚ there have been occasions

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    After reading The Epic of Gilgamesh one can clearly see the relationship between the contrast to the Bible and Gilgamesh of the Flood acoount. Many scholars argue that these are talking of the same account‚ which is justifiable since the two accounts are strikingly similar. However‚ since there are a few differences this argues that they are not the same account‚ but that the Gilgamesh account of the flood was inspired by the Bibical account in Genesis. The three big points that show their similarities

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