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    1) Theme 1: Females seen as unequal to men • “The education of his family’s soul is never far from my father’s thoughts. He often says he views himself as the captain of a sinking mess of female minds” (Leah‚ page 32) • “He warned Mother not to flout God’s Will by expecting too much for us. ‘Sending a girl to college is like pouring water in your shoes… it’s hard to say which is worse‚ seeing it run out and waste the water‚ or seeing it hold in and wreck the shoes” (Adah‚ page 50) • “When his

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    Leayotta Karley Bibl 105 9/24/12 Discussion Board Forum Thread 1 From the reading of Courageous Faith: ch.1-6‚ I have identified myself with the life of Moses. He portrayed a life with failures as well as received a second chance to overcome his past circumstances in his life. The parallels of Moses’s life to mine is similar in some ways due to the fact that I had to start over again with the help of God. Moses didn’t know what his purpose in life was as myself at present. Do the actions and

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    it something we are born into or do our millions of different circumstances affect the way we behave? I believe that humans are inherently evil‚ and that society sets laws in order to keep our evils from seeping out. Lord of the Flies and the Holy Bible are excellent examples of how natural human instincts call us to sinful acts. When the word maleficent is mentioned you think of Sleeping Beauty’s evil sorceress that cursed Princess Aurora to sleep until prince charming lays a kiss upon her lips

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    Today‚ the Bible is not favorably viewed. People will often state that they believe it is a fairytale or a book of mythology. Those who use the Bible as their source of truth are mocked and ridiculed with sayings such as‚ “You still believe in a magic sky-daddy who ‘blesses’ you?” or “Anyone who trusts a 2‚000-year-old book cannot be taken seriously.” Understandably‚ there is a reason people feel this way. In the past‚ many religious people have peddled the Bible for control‚ power‚ and money. Unfortunately

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    My Name | History of the King James Bible Week Two | June 18th‚ 2013 Written over 400 years ago‚ the King James Bible (KJB) has molded the English language. There is a miracle when its words are read. It’s not an original text‚ but is a translation of ancient Greek and Hebrew manuscripts from centuries ago and thousands of miles away. You don’t have to be a Christian to hear the power of the words of the Scriptures—they are: simple in vocabulary‚ cosmic in size‚ stately in rhythms‚ and deeply emotional

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    contrasts between the Bible and the Koran. As there are many‚ I only go into detail about a few. I discuss the importance of the Bible and its significance to Christians‚ as well as the Koran and its significance to Muslims. Afterwards‚ I compare the similarities as well as the differences in the Bible and the Koran‚ in relation to three chosen events that appear in both books. I then go on to give a synopsis in the conclusion of my work. Comparisons and Contrasts between the Bible and the Koran

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    The Bible vs. The World on a Turtle’s Back The coming of man has always been ambiguous. Religion‚ ethnicity‚ and culture all participate in the coming of man. How mankind came into existence has many different versions‚ many of which lie in the Torah‚ Koran‚ and Bible. “The World on a Turtle’s Back” is the Iroquois belief of creation‚ divergent to “The Creation Story” from the Bible. Though these versions are about the same topic‚ they both differ on several accounts. “And God said‚ let there

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    Enlargement Bible Choosing an effective way to increase the size of your penis is not a simple task. This is because the market is crammed with many penis enlargement programs‚ which promise effective results. This will make you perplexed to decide the right one. However‚ if you want to increase the length‚ girth‚ as well as to get a rigid penis erection‚ you have no necessity to worry. This is because you can now find an effective penis enlargement guide online named‚ The Penis Enlargement Bible. This

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    Why is slavery right or wrong according to the Bible? Include Wilberforce’s views and what role he played in abolishing slavery in England. The Bible does not specifically condemn slavery but instead gives ways that slaves should be treated. In fact many people do not realize how different slavery was in the Old Testament compared to now. Many fail to understand that back in Biblical times slavery was not segregated by race‚ often it was by nationality or was based more on your social status

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    three sections of the Hebrew Bible‚ and briefly describe the contents of each. The Jewish Bible is the foundation for both Christian and Islamic scriptures and is divided into three sections: the Torah‚ Nevi’im‚ and Ketuvim. As a whole it is oftentimes called Tanakh (Tanak) which is an abbreviation for the three sections: t‚ n‚ k according to Molloy on page 285 in our textbook. The first section – the Torah or Teaching is considered the holy core of the Hebrew Bible. These teachings encompass

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