Quote from Charles Krauthammer - The Weekly Standard, May 11, 1998 "Israel is the very embodiment of Jewish continuity: It is the only nation on earth that inhabits the same land, bears the same name, speaks the same language, and worships the same God that it did 3,000 years ago. You dig the soil and you find pottery from Davidic times, coins from Bar Kokhba, and 2,000-year-old scrolls written in a script remarkably like the one that today advertises ice cream at the corner candy store." The people…
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OLD TESTAMENT What is the Old Testament/ Hebrew Bible Canon Reed Measure List Christian meaning: “A canon is the closed list of books that was officially accepted retrospectively by a community as supremely authoritative and binding for religious practice and doctrine” Flint and Vanderkam Hebrew Bible aka TaNaKh Torah books of moses (TA) Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Nevi’im/ former prophets (NA) Continue chronology of the Torah Begin after Death of Moses (Joshua…
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Abstract The topic that I have chosen to discuss describes the comparisons and 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…
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at the end; Israelites are ready to enter the promise land. Called numbers because of a lengthy census/list of tribes Continues the journey from Sinai to Canaan, deals with the bulk of Israel’s travels through the wilderness. External and internal strife as Israel is frequently rebellious, which angers God. Hostilities with other Nations also present. God punishes Israel – None of the 1st Generation will enter the Promise Land Moses acts as an intermediary between God and the Israelites. Entry into…
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to Jerusalem at the age of ten. He lived in many different places during his life time for example, Tarsus, Rome, Galatia, Colossae, Ephesus Philippi etc… living on this numerous places make a big impact on his view toward ,Roman politics, culture, Greek culture and specially his view toward religion which he will use later to change the lives of others and get them peace. According to Paul, a reason I shouldn’t be circumcised in other to be a true Israel of God is the promise God to Abraham. He…
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one man and one women, non-Western based practices have included societies that have benefited well from alternative relationship arrangements. For example, some religious cultural groups such as the Jewish Israelites and subgroups of Islam have practiced polygamy (Kurt, 2013). In Jewish culture, polygamy, or plural marriage, was an alternative for men whose wives were barren (Goldfeder, 2014). Additionally, polygamy was employed for political reasons; when kings desired peace between their own communities…
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Reliability of Scripture- Walter J. Harrelson Debates have raged within the churches with regard to the reliability of this biblical text in its various forms The bible can be said to be reliable if it can be reasonably claimed that is contents as preserved through centuries are what the original writers spoke and said The consensus of biblical scholarship is that readers do indeed have reason to accept current translations of the bible as close approximations to what the biblical authors said and…
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Washington and Du Bois Comparison Assessment W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington were both men who fought for the rights and betterment of African Americans. Both men publicized their viewpoints, notably with Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk and Washington’s Atlanta Compromise Speech. Though both men fought for the rights of African Americans, they both had very different methods for accomplishing their goals. This is made clear in comparing the Atlanta Compromise Speech and the first chapter…
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the next. There are stories that are made into motion pictures, while there are those that are adapted into plays to entertain the elite of society. Yet, how many stories today, and those behind them, can boast of their everlasting effect on our culture, history or civilization. Only few come to mind, and among the most prominent of these is the story of the miraculous birth of Jesus, his ministry, crucifixion and resurrection. After all, this is a story that has resulted in the growth, development…
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..3 FLAWS OF THE BELIEF SYSTEM……….…………………………………………………….4 PROPOSED EVANGELISTIC PLAN……………………………………………………………6 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………7 BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………………8 INTRODUCTION Judaism is the religion and culture of the Jewish people. The word “Judaism” derives from the Greek Ioudaismos, a term first used in the Intertestamental Period by Greek-speaking Jews to distinguish their religion from Hellenism. The unifying principles of Judaism are an identity…
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