of the West Indies Mona Linguistic Department along with Bible Society of the West Indies have played an integral role in the process of standardizing Jamaican Creole. Currently‚ their major project is translating the Holy Bible from Greek to Jamaican Creole. The translation of the Holy Bible was not only focus on getting Creole speakers to read but also to help the citizens to embrace their native tongue. The Jamaican Psalms Project Bible Society has a website where I commented on a few of their
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Guerda Venord HUMM 1101 2 September 2014 History and culture of the Hebrew Almost everything we know about the Hebrews comes from the bible. The word bible means book originally from the Greeks named for the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos. In Hebrew history they have been led by Abraham and descend with Jacob ’s group into Egypt‚ emerging years later as one nation looking for freedom and the Promised Land. Later on they had three kings who were
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God and the Atheist In the first chapter of this book‚ the author‚ Paul Ferguson decided to introduced this book by describing person experience with having to explain whether there is a God or not. He was able to say that not only did he have a hard time with his first argument‚ but also that he was able to learn from it. That particular argument made him realize how important it was to “be prepared to give an answer to anyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have” (1 Peter
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Common Ancestor Abraham (or Ibrahim) is a central figure in Judaism‚ Islam and Christianity. All three religions came from this one man and his descendants. According to the Qur’an‚ Tankah and Bible‚ Abraham was a faithful and righteous man. “ And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6‚ Bereshit 15:6). Abraham and his wife‚ Sarah‚ had no children and were both getting old. In order for Abraham to have
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Christian life. An example of a minor doctrine is baptism. On the topic of systematic theology we have studied five topics on scripture: authority‚ inspiration‚ clarity‚ necessity‚ and sufficiency. The authority of scripture means that the Bible has been vested with God’s own authority. He speaks through scripture and instructs his people through it. "All scripture is God breathed and is profitable for teaching‚ for reproof‚ for correction‚ and for training in righteousness‚ that the man of
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core is our Christian doctrine which we see grounded in the Bible? Further we as Christians must develop our theological beliefs based on truths of Scripture. Truth on the matter of inerrancy does concern us all. The Reformers could affirm the truthfulness of the Bible and they always acknowledged errors but explained them with scribing errors. Inspiration and Inerrancy then are directly associated with bibliology‚ the doctrine of the Bible. In view of orthodoxy every Christian doctrine whether
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1. What does Gilgamesh search for in his life and why? 2. In what ways does the story in Gilgamesh parallel the story in the Old Testament in the Bible? Gilgamesh searches for immortality in his life. He sees immortality as a meaning to peace‚ meaning and joy in his life. After the death of his friend Enkidu‚ Gilgamesh suffers a lot for 7 days and thinks the only way to get peace is the eternal life. Since he is man for one third and god for two thirds Gilgamesh wants the status of the gods to
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passion for teaching. When a passionate person teaches‚ others feel as though they are communicating the most important truths one could ever hear." Escalante’s students responded to his animation and life that he brought to the classroom. Some Bible teachers should aim at incorporating passion into their delivery. One thing I found out is that the listeners feed off of the speaker. Passion and enthusiasm are what will hold an audience’s attention. It also motivates others to active listen to
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gambling was practiced quite often amongst Native Americans (Sheppard‚ 2012). In fact one can trace the origins of gambling even farther back into biblical times. This is evident by the biblical verses in the Bible about the dangers of gambling and why individuals should not gamble (King James Bible Online‚ 2013). According to the Alberta Gambling Research Institute‚ “The history of gambling in Canada is inextricably linked to the Canadian Criminal Code‚ which in 1892 declared a complete ban on most
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was founded on God and His word. Politicians are corrupt as well as judges; America’s legal system is all screwed up. Christians cannot uphold their beliefs without facing jail time and losing their jobs. Teachers cannot even teach anything in the bible without
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