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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There are many accounts in the Bible that state God as the creator. Genesis 1 and 2 are both creation stories but slightly differ in their accounts; Genesis 1 is a day by day account of all the things God created in not so much detail whereas Genesis 2 explains the creation story in a way that focuses more on the creation of man and woman than just the lands. Having two accounts of the creation story means that it is easier to come up with your own conclusion as to how the earth was created. The
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Explain how the Bible presents God as good Throughout the Bible‚ God’s goodness is shown in many ways. It is shown through many chapters of the Bible. Firstly‚ God is presented as good through the giving of moral guidance. The Decalogue of the Ten Commandments show that God is not interested in purely being worshipped by people‚ but how people should treat each other also. He gives clear rules‚ such as ‘Thou shalt not steal‚’ which teaches others to accept what they have and not to take others’ property
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Explain how the Bible shows God as the creator? The theistic view of the God the creator can be seen within the passages and stories written in the bible. The Judaeo- Christian belief is that everything has been created; therefore there must have been a creator‚ this creator is God. This is reflected in the Bible and is similar to William Paley’s design argument. Firstly‚ within genesis 1:1 it sates ‘In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth.’ This clearly reveals God created the
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Explain how the Bible shows god as a creator In the bible God is described as the creator of everything. This is accepted without being questioned rather than being a matter of discussion. The nature of God as creator is most clearly seen in passages from genesis and Psalms. God is described as the creator meaning he designed and produced everything. According to Christian tradition‚ God caused the Universe to exist‚ he is responsible for the Universe coming into existence and existing at every
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What is Bible? The Bible refers to the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. The Bible is divided into two parts. The first two thirds of the Bible are inherited from the Jews and this is called the Old Testament whereas the last third is considered to be written by Christians and is called the New Testament. The Hebrew Bible‚ or the Torah comprises the origins of the Israelites and traces the historic account of Israel. After the establishment of Christianity in the first century‚ Gospel
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The Bible has many different ways of showing God as the creator of the universe. Many people use the Bible to reflect on what God did for them‚ so that they are able to live as they do now. The Judaeo-Christian belief is that everything has been created; therefore there must have been a creator. They believe that this creator is God. Before there was anything there was God. God is self existent and eternal‚ He never began and He will never end. God is the creator so therefore has never been created
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Bible Etymology It comes from the Greek word “ta biblia” (plural) “biblos” (singular) which means “scrolls” or books. - Is a partial record of the religious history of the real history of the Israelites and the effect of Jesus to those who experienced him. - Since Sacred Tradition; Bible were written in papyrus and were rolled together forming scrolls. - Other names: Holy Scripture or Word of God - Book of History • History of Israelites‚ chosen people • History of
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The Bible What are the two main sections of the Bible? There are two main sections that make up the bible. These are the Old Testament and the New Testament. These are both written by many different people and over thousands of years. The Old Testament was created first and is the first part of the Christian Bible and was written over a large amount of time compared to the new testament. It is divided into different categories which include; law‚ history‚ poetry and prophecy. 5 of the books which
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