Marsha D. Owen 25178682 Introduction to Biblical Literature June 6‚ 2012 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Numbers The book of Numbers is mostly law‚ with some narrative. The key theme for this book is how the post-Exodus Israelites journeyed to the Promised Land. Despite God’s provisions for their well being‚ they were not thankful and doubted God. Their doubt and ungratefulness led to punishment by God. As a result of their lack of faith‚ they would spend 40 years wandering
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The book of I Samuel in the Old Testament of the Bible was written approximately in the year 960 B.C. The book is written in the Historical Narrative‚ yet the book authorship and method of composition is not specifically stated and remains anonymous. The author did however have access to the records and documents from Samuel‚ Nathan‚ and Gad to produce the book. Initially the books of I Samuel and II Samuel were one book‚ but they were separated by the translators of the Septuagint and have remained
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Gilgamesh is an ancient piece of literature written around 1900 B.C.E in ancient Mesopotamian. It is considered to be one of the oldest written pieces of literature on earth. The Old Testament was written around 1000 B.C.E and is the foundation for two of the world’s largest religions; Christianity and Islam. Although written many years apart The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Old Testament share similarities. One of the main similarities between The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Old Testament is they both
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reality. According to Fee & Stuart (pg 90) “Narratives are stories-purposeful stories retelling the historical events of the past that are intended to give meaning and direction for a given people in the present.” Often‚ Christians misread the Old Testament by virtue of assuming that everything God has said in his Word is a directive specifically assigned to them. They therefore misinterpret the Bible as clear instruction for their individual lives. In actuality‚ the Bible is a resource to be read
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The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient manuscripts that were discovered in caves near Qumran. Qumran is an archaeological site located approximately a mile from the Dead Sea’s Northern Shore. The Dead Sea is actually a salt lake that is bordered by the countries of Jordan and Israel. It is one of the saltiest lakes in the word‚ with a salinity‚ or percentage of salt‚ at 34.2%‚ making it uninhabitable for animal life‚ hence the name “Dead Sea.” The scrolls are believed to be some of the original copies
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One of the biblical themes that have developed in the Old Testament and in the New Testament is the theme resurrection. The theme has continued developing as well as the meaning of the theme. Many writers have reinterpreted the meaning of resurrection and have changed it. Resurrection is the raising of the dead. It can be thought as an individual experience or a common ultimate destiny of mankind and the world. There are three different‚ but related beliefs of resurrection. The first one is that
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to the Old Testament? Introduction. Before the gospels and Pauline epistles‚ early church Christians related to the Old Testament as Scripture and viewed their Christian walk as the fulfillment of the promises made to Israel from the Old Testament‚ which foretold of the coming age of the Messiah. The first New Testament Christians understood the importance of the Old Testament; it was their “Bible” they preached from. Just as in the early church‚ Christians today need the Old Testament
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Bible Dictionary Project Name: Student ID: Course: Bible 104-B40 Date: 6/14/2014 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: The Book of Job. Considered a Wisdom book of the Bible‚ The Book of Job was written in the style of Hebrew poetic dialogue. Although the author is unknown‚ there are three prevailing thoughts on authorship. First‚ Job wrote the book at the end of the events he chronicled. Second‚ Moses wrote the book and third‚ due to some unique verbiage and the writing
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written before the era of Christ and Christianity‚ has been argued to be a precursor to the values of Christianity‚ much as the Old Testament is a precursor to the New Testament. While the Aeneid does not explicitly lay out these values‚ scholars have interpreted the text otherwise. Some scholars have made claims arguing for the connection between The Aeneid and The New Testament‚ finding their evidence in other works of literature‚ especially Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno‚ one of Alighieri’s three poems
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When exploring the word of God in the Old Testament (OT)‚ it is important to locate the texts into a social and historical context. It is in this context that the word of God is mediated by human expression. To deny the human expression is effectively to place a barrier between the word of God and it’s invitation to revelation. The OT can be seen as a “record of people’s experience of God’s self-revelation” (Rohr & Martos‚ 2011‚ p. 22). Thus the theology underpinning the OT meaning and understanding
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