Question 1 There are many elements to consider while reading the bible. Three vital elements to gain knowledge about the New Testament according to NTA (New Testament Antiquity) would be to know the land‚ having an understanding of the history and knowing the culture of the people from the land. Knowing these three items will broaden the bible and the message of Gods word‚ confirming and bringing knowledge from the past. In order to paint a picture that will allow literature to flow the authors
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The books of the Old Testament are filled with endless amounts of wisdom and knowledge that can still be practically applied to the lives of Christian’s today to help them to live God-honoring lives. More specifically‚ idolatry‚ social injustice‚ and religious ritualism are three areas in which the Old Testament contains a wide assortment of practical knowledge that Christians can apply to their lives today. The prophets of the Old Testament such as‚ Zephaniah‚ Amos‚ Ezekiel‚ and Jeremiah were just
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both the Old and New Testament‚ it has been awhile since I have read either one of them. Before this class‚ I never really studied either one and did not feel completely confident in my understanding of the meaning of the Bible. I feel like studying the Old Testament has given me a better understanding of all the events in the Old Testament as well as shone some light on the New Testament. I feel like it gives me further explanation and since I am a person that always asks “Why?”‚ the Old Testament
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Old Testament Lecture Judaism History/Origins/Traditional view • Tanak: Law‚ Prophets‚ Writings • An account of the Israelites’ relationship with God from their earliest history until the building of the Second Temple (c. 350 BCE). • Israelites struggle with their faith in God and attraction to other gods. • Originally henotheists‚ each nation had its own god‚ but that their god was superior Torah: • Written Torah‚ given to Moses. Book of Moses‚ Pentateuch • Oral
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the temple. Richter believes he is important because all other kings before and after are compared to him. His loyalty guaranteed that there was always a descendant of David’s on the throne. After discussing the five main characters in the Old Testament‚ Richter moves onto the main locations that are important. The first area chosen is Mesopotamia. This was home to the most advanced ancient civilization. It was where Genesis begins the story of humanity‚ which starts with Adam and Eve. It was also
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the New Testament Compartmentalizing Scripture is a contemporarily popular way to study the Bible and is very useful at times. However‚ Scripture tends to unify itself. Despite studious efforts to “divide and conquer‚” perhaps a more appropriate approach would be to identify the areas where different sections of Scripture are sewn together and then further study how and why. One particular facet of sectional mingling is the way the Old Testament passages are quoted in the New Testament‚ specifically
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In Walton’s Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament‚ he writes‚ “ With no revelation . . . there was no way to know what pleased and what angered . . . This is the plight of those who live in a world without revelation. In the end‚ for all of their conscientious ritual‚ they did not know what deity wanted” (p. 145). Please post a 400-word response to Walton’s statement. Discuss the importance of revelation to God and the biblical writers. Seek to answer questions like “Was it important
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THE OLD IS IN THE NEW CONCEALED It is said that‚ the Old Testament is the New Testament Concealed and the New Testament is the Old Testament Revealed because one cannot appreciate the New Testament without an understanding of the Old Testament. It lays the ground work for the redemption Jesus brought. The coming of Jesus Christ to redeem the world from the bondage of sin was not an afterthought. God revealed His plans of sending a redeemer called the Messiah through the prophets. The prophecies
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I. Missions in the Old Testament A. The timid run‚ the brave venture out into the unknown ‚and the noble confront evil. and the righteous declare! B. Missions and important declarations of the Old Testament. C. Biblical verses used 1. Genesis 1:28 2. Exodus 9:1-4 3. Psalm 105.1 II. The Old Testament is the beginning of God calling us to a right relationship with Him. God sent many people on tasks that seemed impossible‚ and they would be without the power of God behind them. God from
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paper should be written in double-space‚ with 12 font size‚ in Arial or Times New Roman font style. The minimum page count requirement for your review DOES NOT include the Title Page. When it comes to the Old Testament‚ many Christians minimize the importance of it. They tend to get bored with all of the “begat” chapters and they do not understand prophecy. There are many things that happened which goes against their knowledge of science.
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