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    bible‚ we have had the privilege of reading and learning many things throughout the Old Testament and New Testament‚ all the while being able to compare the two. Throughout Hebrews we quickly learn the emphasis on the old (Judaism) and the new (Christianity) religions shown by the all mighty God. Hebrews was a great document written for the Jews who were weighing Jesus or hesitant with his faith. In the beginning‚ the book of Hebrews reads of how Jesus is greater than the angles‚ the leaders‚ and even

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    Stacy Norton 03 October‚ 2012 Old Testament Ballard Terrorism and the Old Testament Many terrorist organizations use their religious texts as justification for their acts of terrorism. People even go as far to say that God‚ as depicted in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible‚ encourages those acts as a way to defend their actions. While it is true that the Old Testament has evidence of God sending out his people to defend his word and his chosen people‚ it should not be taken as black

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    How does God show us his amazing powers? In the Old Testament‚ there are heroes who proceed through the process of discovering out God’s powers and intentions. The Old Testament heroes: Jonah‚ Shadrach‚ Meshach‚ and Abednego‚ and Daniel experience God’s powers and character by obeying and disobeying God’s rules‚ following God ‚ and being faithful to God. First‚ Jonah doesn’t obey God’s commands.Jonah was a prophet who preached in Nineveh‚ the capital of Assyria. In the Bible‚ God gave Jonah a job

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    Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament (Book Review) Ernest Whittaker OBST 515-B07 LUO September 19‚ 2013 1 Introduction The bible in its entirety is full of information about the character and works of Jesus. However‚ to the average Christian the New Testament alone tells the story entire of Jesus and this is what is used to describe his life and works. The average Christian fails‚ for one reason or another‚ to

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    Deuteronomic interpretation of HIstory Cycle of fidelity and infidelity Infidelity punishment military crisis oppression JHWH charismatic leader “judge” People faithful during life of the judge Cyrcle for idolitary crisis punishment oppression Canaanite religion fertility crisis El head God throne divine council Asherah El’s Consort (spouse) Baal storm god and warrior thunderbolt fertility Role and function of the “judge” in Israel Question of leadership Judges 1:1 Question Juge sofet

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    Paul. Slavery in the first century‚ though common and taken for granted (Barton‚ Comfort‚ Osborne‚ Taylor‚ and Veerman‚ 2001‚ p. 996)‚ was not practiced similarly to how we in the United States generally perceive slavery. Moreover‚ while the New Testament does not overt-ly condemn slavery‚ Elwell (1984)‚ states that it certainly‚ “reorder[ed] the relationship of slave and master” (p. 1022). The condition and treatment of slaves varied widely in the Greco-Roman world. Slaves received no rights nor

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    1. The Old Testament is filled with African history. Yes‚ there is a lot of African history in the Old Testament. The bible is full of ancient African Tales and concepts. The Old Testament is nothing but a bunch of collected folklore that was used to teach morals in order to live in peace with everyone else. 2. Ancient history begins after the flood 4000 B.C.‚ of which one of Noah’s sons Ham had four sons Cush (Ethiopia)‚ Mizraim (Egypt)‚ Phut (Libya)‚ and Canaan (Isreal). The curse was placed

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    November 27‚ 2012 The Shroud of Turin is Jesus of Nazareth’s Authentic Burial Cloth The Source of the Image Revealed Under the cover of darkness‚ Jesus of Nazareth was arrested and brought to trial before the Jewish authorities. His captors repeatedly punched him in the face and spit on him‚ but that was only the beginning of his suffering. Early in the morning they brought him to Pontius Pilate‚ the Roman installed governor of the Judean Province. Pilate ordered that Jesus be flogged and

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    Alexandra Griffin Old Testament Survey Bro. Boruff “A Secret Mission” For thousands of years‚ militaries‚ countries‚ and leaders have been sending out spies to search out different lands. Sometimes a spy might be sent out for information‚ to search for a specific person‚ or to simply see how a land is laid out in order to capture it. Even back in Bible times‚ God had leaders send out spies for some of these very reasons. In this paper‚ I would like to compare two specific

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    Book of the Law-the book that was given to Joshua by Moses after before he died so Joshua could follow the laws and be able to get the desired land. Rahab-is a prostitute and house where the two spies from Acacia spend the night. Helped the two spies escape arrest from soldiers of Jericho. Jericho -town that was invaded by Israelites to take over as the land was given by God to Joshua and people from the town of Acacia. Caleb-the son of Jephunneh. Belonged to the Kenaz clan. Joshua gave Hebron

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