Paper on Hebrews Christian Scriptures 1310-17 MW 9 October 2013 Holleyman Religion 1310 9 October 2013 Hebrews Hebrews‚ often referred to as “The Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews”‚ is a sermon-like text that encourages the audience to retain confidence in their faith in Jesus Christ. The author stresses the importance of understanding that Jesus Christ is supreme to all others and is the only way to salvation and to continue the pursuit of holiness. The book of Hebrews
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rebuilt. The Jewish Bible is called the Hebrew Bible because it was originally written in the Hebrew language. Jews believe that studying the Hebrew Bible helps one learn how to lead a righteous life. Because Christianity developed from Judaism‚ the Christian Bible includes the Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament. The Hebrew Bible contains accounts of the early history of the Jewish people and Jewish laws. The Ten Commandments are an example of Jewish law. The Hebrew Bible is divided into three sections:
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The Authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews Over the centuries‚ there have been many attempts to identify the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews. The nominations that seem to have more data to back them are the Apostle Paul‚ Barnabas the Levite‚ Apollos‚ the husband/wife team of Priscilla and Aquila‚ and Luke. Although little evidence exists to promote the following nominees‚ a simple list will be informative. It is not enough to know the major candidates for authorship. Evidence may surface
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form of the construction of legal documents and constitutional amendments. Likewise‚ this took the form of scriptures‚ myths‚ and holy texts for the Ancient Hebrews. In these texts‚ which usually took the form of epics and stories‚ heroes - not limited to Abraham‚ Jacob‚ Samson‚ Moses‚ and David - were chosen by God to save‚ create‚ or boost Hebrew society in some way‚ shape‚ or form. In doing so‚ the writers characterized these leaders with certain character traits which made them desirable. Even though
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Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and Hebrews Mesopotamia and Egypt are known as the “place of the first civilization” followed by the Hebrews. These three societies traded extensively‚ but there was a difference in economic area. Mesopotamia was more productive of technological improvements‚ because their environment was more difficult to manage than the Nile valley. Trade contacts were more extensive‚ and the Mesopotamians gave attention to a merchant class and commercial law. Priests were part of the
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The Hebrews and the Assyrians were both great successors in the ancient Near East. The Hebrews‚ also known as the “Children of Israel”(Spielvogel 33)‚ are known for their ancient history that was written into the Hebrew Bible. This is now recognized as a holy bible for Christians‚ The Old Testament. The Assyrian Empire‚ known for its prestigious military and extensive warfare with other realms‚ has a completely different reason for its notorious success in ancient Near East. Whether it be religiously
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My religious background began in the Church of God in Christ also known as C.O.G.I.C. whereas the Old Testament was the primary teachings that shaped my life’s values and forms. Upon publicly stating that I believed in Jesus Christ and that He died for my sins‚ I was baptized and thereafter considered “saved and sanctified.” The basis of my knowledge the New Testament derived mainly on the importance of my belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; he died for our sins and is our risen Savior.
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The Letter to the Hebrews (New Testament) The Epistle to the Hebrews was written for the Jewish Believers‚ stating that Jesus is the only true High Priest and he was the perfect sacrifice. Personally‚ upon reading I came to realize that it was written for followers of Jesus Christ who were persecuted‚ judged‚ rejected in the early ages. It was mentioned that “Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings‚ yes‚ and of chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned‚ they were sawn in two‚ were
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In the Cain and Abel narrative in the Hebrew bible a word enters and radically changes the narrative‚ and that word is חַטָּאָת which means sin. The result of this sin entering the story means that humans are cursed to work on the ground. The book of Genesis is an etymology for the formation of humankind‚ so the beginning of this relationship between humans and the ground is still relevant to readers today. Humans were originally given the earth as responsibility‚ rather than a punishment. The
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HEBREW WISDOM A Paper Presented to Dr. Corin Mihaila of Liberty University Lynchburg‚ VA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Old Testament Survey BIBL 105 by Name October 27‚ 2014 INTRODUCTION This is my introduction to describe the teachings of Hebrew wisdom on diligence and laziness and how does this correspond with the contrast between wisdom and folly? I first want to give the definition of each of the words that I will be
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