The Minor prophet- Joel and his Prophetic Book The Book of Joel is part of the Hebrew Bible. Joel is part of a group of twelve prophetic books known as the Minor Prophets or simply as The Twelve; the distinction ’minor ’ indicates the short length of the text in relation to the larger prophetic texts known as the "Major Prophets". Swindoll (1979‚ no pagination) states ‘Dating the writing of the book of Joel remains one of the most difficult tasks for Old Testament scholars because unlike most prophetic
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God sent his messengers for guidance‚ and to create love and brotherhood among the people but unfortunately the history of religion is full of bigotry and hatred. The messengers were always the victims of violence. From Adam to this time‚ all the prophets without any exception‚ passed through the same channel of hatred and persecution. How nicely the Holy Quran has described this fact in the following verse: Alas for my servants! There comes not a Messenger to them but they mock at him. (Quran‚ 36:31)
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Leadership Qualities of Prophet Muhammad The leadership qualities I find most admirable were his humility‚ his recognition of talent‚ and his ability to think counter-intuitive‚ or ?outside the box‚? as the current clich?ould have it. When the Prophet received his first revelation‚ he trembled with fear. He was fully aware of the awesome responsibility. So fearful was he that he could confide only to his wife Khatijah. In an era where females generally and wives in particular were mere chattels
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Wives of the holy Prophet Prophet Muhammad (sal) had 12 wives. His wives are known as “Ummhat-ul-muminin” which means “Mothers of the faithful” The duties‚ responsibilities of his wives differ from other women Hazrat Khadija At the age of 25‚ Muhammad wed a wealthy‚ twice widowed‚ 45 year old lady‚ named Khadija. His first wife‚ being his wealthy employer for 15 years was very impressed by Muhammad’s honest nature before their marriage. She had 2 sons; hala and hind and 1 daughter: hinda from
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Testament Prophecy 15 April 2015 The Prophets Reading this book there is one thing that is clear‚ that the author‚ Abraham Heschel‚ intended this book to be read by not only Christians‚ but also for Jews to be able to read and understand. What the author tries to do and does a great job at doing in the book is simply describing the prophetic era as a whole. His intention and reason behind writing the book is to describe the era and the message of the prophets that they are saying. He wants to describe
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2013 Conservation Biology Mountain Gorilla Murder in Africa If you have ever looked into the eyes of a gorilla‚ you realize how human they look. That is because people and gorillas are ninety-eight percent genetically identical. There are two species of gorilla: Eastern gorillas and the mountain gorillas.”Gorillas are patchily distributed in east central and equatorial West Africa‚ separated by the Congo River and its tributaries‚ Eastern gorillas (including mountain and eastern lowland gorillas)
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Prophets of Zion and the Babylonian Exile In ancient Jewish culture‚ prophets were a part of every-day life. They proclaimed what they understood to be God’s word‚ and lived according to it. In times of crisis‚ prophets were even more present‚ to warn and give consolation to the people. One time period in which there were many prophets was the Babylonian Exile‚ where the people of Judah were taken and deported to live in Babylon. Of the books of the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah‚ Isaiah 63:7-64:12
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Saving the Mountains Christina Samples Kaplan University Final Project College Composition II Professor Mark Kusnir Table of Contents: I. Essay II. References III. Formal Letter IV. Reflective Piece V. Powerpoint Presentation ( see additional File) Oh the green rolling hills of Appalachia‚ spanning from New York to Alabama‚ mountainous and majestic and yet they are plagued with destruction. Destruction brought
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Prophet Muhammad is the founder of the Islamic faith‚ and also the messenger of God. He is also known as the greatest prophet. Prophet Muhammad was born in 570 AD in the city of Mecca in Arabia. He was born into a noble Quraish tribe‚ but at a young age‚ he became an orphan‚ and was raised by his uncle. At around 595 AD‚ a wealthy widow asked Muhammad to be the manager of her trading supplies to Syria. After Muhammad completed the task‚ she offered him marriage. Even though she was 15 years older
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A Universal Message in Mountains Beyond Mountains The suffering and misery of the poor and destitute has long been reported on and documented by writers all over the world. The circumstances and stories of the less fortunate are accounted by authors who sometimes distance themselves from the people they write about. However‚ Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder focuses on the work of Dr. Paul Farmer‚ a man who works tirelessly to comfort the sick and dying in the poorest countries in the
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