The Great Isaiah Scroll Anonymous Dead Sea Scrolls Dr. Theresa Lafferty April 30th‚ 2013 The Dead Sea Scrolls are the greatest Christian-related archeological find in history. All of the documents found here--biblical and non-biblical-- predate any biblical source we have at our disposal by almost a thousand years.1 Through the finding and interpretation of the scrolls‚ we can discover much about early Jews and the accuracy of current translations of the Bible. In the winter of
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Isaiah moved as a prophet in the most elite of circles and his free accessibility to the kings of his time attests to the fact that he was born into a high social class. He lived in Judah‚ at the capital Jerusalem. Here he proclaimed his message during the Assyrian crisis. The very year Isaiah received his calling as a prophet was the year that Uzziah the King of Judah died. During Uzziah’s reign Israel experienced a time of economic prosperity due to a high powered nation’s dealing with their own
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The Character of Prophet Muhammed (SAW) INDEED IN THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH SWT YOU HAVE A GOOD EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW (QURAAN V:33.21) The Teachings of Muhammed SAW‚ his exemplary behaviour‚ his sublime character and his practical example is what we as Muslims should strive to follow. When Hazrat Aisha RA was asked to describe Rasulallah (saw)’s mode of life and conduct‚ she replied “His morals are the Quraan” His daily life was a true picture of the teachings of the Quraan. Rasulallahs habits
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History of the Old Testament Exegesis of Isaiah 7:14-16 Historical Context of Isaiah 7:14-16 The book of Isaiah is a vast collection of many works by both Isaiah and other anonymous writers. Although the entire book is dated from the post-exilic period‚ different sections of the book were written at various times. In fact‚ the organization of the book isn’t ordered chronologically‚ but rather by combining separate literary works and booklets (Hastings 424). According to Robert Alter and Frank
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Isaiah 40:12 states‚ “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span‚ enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure‚ and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?” This statement reflects a monotheist outlook as YHWH’s powers are deemed incomparable to any other. As he is the creator of all that exists both on earth and in heaven‚ he is the one and only true God. This made it into the final redaction of the Pentateuch as it supports monotheism
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A prophet means a messenger of God to mankind. The mission of a prophet’s life is to spread the Word of God. The total number of such prophets is one lac and twenty four thousand. The Prophet of Islam (Peace be upon him) was the last messenger of God to the whole world. The Holy Prophet was born in Arabia‘ in 571 A. D. He was named Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The Arabs were a race of wild tribes. They led a cruel life. They burried their newly-born daughters alive. They ill-treated women
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change? Sacrifice‚ as defined by Webster’s‚ is an offering. To this reader‚ sacrifice is an act of humility for a greater good. Throughout the second half of the book of Isaiah‚ the prophet Isaiah speaks out about sacrifice and how there must be a new way to renew the covenant established by Abraham (Gen 17). The Book of Isaiah Chapter 53 stands out as the single prophetic statement in the Old Testament that clearly outlines the coming sacrifice (offering) that will be made so that man can have a
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important to the life of Jesus because they solidify the truth that Jesus was the son of God sent to earth‚ just as God had promised his people in the Old Testament. In the book of Isaiah there are many prophecies that talk about the life of Jesus. Isaiah 53 tells many specific details about the life that the Messiah would live. Verse 3 says that the Messiah would be
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The Sign of the Loincloth: Jeremiah (13:1-11) The first eleven verses of chapter thirteen of Jeremiah are a very distinctive portion of an already unique book. Jeremiah ’s vision of the sign of the loincloth is an affluent passage whose depth cannot be fully understood without a proper exegetical exploration. I intend on doing an exegesis on this passage of Jeremiah. The language and symbols used held significance easily understood by the original audience‚ yet are difficult to comprehend by modern
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HAZRAT MUHAMMAD (SAW) PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) • Holy Prophet was born in 571 A.D 22nd April. • Father’s name‚ Hazat Abdullah. • Mother’ Name‚ Hazrat Amna. • Maternal Grand Father’s name Wahib bins Abdul Munnaf. • Maternal Grandmother‚ Batarah. • Real name of Abdu Mutalib was Shaba. • Grandmother name‚ Fatima. • 10 is the number of Uncles and 6 aunts. • Prophet journeyed to Syria with Abu Talib at 12 years. • At 25 Prophet married to Hazrat Khadija. • Hazrat Khadija accepted Islam
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