From Arnold/Beyer. 1. The word “canon” comes from both the Hebrew and Greek‚ meaning whole; a measuring standard for faith for faith and practice. 2. Which council helped decide the canon of the Old Testament? A. Jerusalem; B. Jamnia; C. Judea; D. Joppa 3-5. The Hebrew Bible divides the books into what three groups? 3. Torah 4. Prophets 5. Writing 6. Most of the Old Testament was originally written in A. Latin; B. Greek; C. Hebrew; D. Aramaic. 7. Which view of inspiration do your authors
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. The year of 1492 is a year the congregation of Jewish people will always remember. This was the year that over 200‚000 Jewish people were forced to leave the land of Spain because of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand ordering the removal in a somewhat peaceful manner‚ thanks to Father Tomas de Torquemada. Father Tomas de Torquemada stalled the time of the expulsion of Jews’ to March instead of January. Spain was under invasion by Muslims at the time and had just defeated the Muslims
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The Bible and Psychology Today‚ as never before‚ people are interested in psychology and what it has to say to mankind. The study of psychology deals with the mind‚ its senses and human behavior. Since our mind controls our behavior and our behavior influences and is influenced in many ways‚ it becomes a challenging study. Along with this are the very-increasing problems of the mind‚ social relations in a complex world today‚ mental and moral break-downs‚ the increase of the occult (e
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misunderstanding of the nature of that text. The statement that the god of the Hebrew Bible is not a god of mercy or grace is equally disturbing. While one could say that there are stories in which God comes off as less-than-gracious‚ that understanding is shortsighted. To blanketly ascribe that sole characteristic to the god of the Hebrew Bible is to ignore both the human influences that shape the final form of the Hebrew Bible and the multitude of stories present in the text that reflect the graciousness
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In the beginning of the 20th century‚ feminists movements started to arise‚ with the conviction of vindicate women in the social arrengement of that time‚ in order to get the same opportunities as men. Literature could not escape from this reality; as a result‚ women began to write about their situation. Ursula Le Guin´s “Nine Lives”‚ published in the 1960´s‚ was one of the first attempts in science fiction literature to adress the condition of women in the social arrengement. “Nine Lives” is set
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of women? There seems to be many different views on what the meaning of ‘desire’ means as spoken of in Genesis 3:16. Our text by Davis would indicate that‚ ‘the wife would have a deep natural attraction to her husband: ‘… they desire [the Hebrew noun comes from the verbal root Suq] shall be to thy husband‚’ Suq connotes a desire so strong for something that one would run after‚ or violently crave it.” (1) Another view is‚ ‘a prominent interpretation is that‚ as a punishment for the
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diffusion has occurred with many thing that we use now a days. For example our alphabet consists of 26 letters just like the Phoenician alphabet. Phoenician words are often found in Greek and Latin classical literatures. Egyptian‚ Akkadian‚ Arabic‚ and Hebrew were also influenced by the Phoenician alphabet. Therefore now and back then cultural diffusion has influenced our lives mainly for the
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centuries of diaspora differ considerably from one branch of Judaism to another. Just as the worldwide language of the Ashekenazim‚ Yiddish‚ is a mixture of Hebrew with German‚ the common language used by the Sephardim Ladino‚ still in use in some parts of the world‚ is a dialect formed by combining Hebrew with Spanish. The Sephardim who have historically been more involved into the lives of the gentile societies where they settled don’t have as strict a set of observances
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The Bible The “revealed Word of Ta Biblia “The God” Books” We also find God’s Word So‚ the Bible is in: derivatively Jesus’ words & deeds “God’s word” Jesus’ words & deeds in the proclamation of the apostles (= the kerygma) the Bible‚ a written record of the apostolic proclamation The Bible is God’s Word in human words This is the official teaching of the Roman Catholic Church God did not write the Bible; God “inspired” human authors to write the Biblical materials “inspiration”
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stories for each religion but it would all consist of the same topic. Judaism is a monotheism religion based on principles and beliefs from the Hebrew Bible or the three sacred texts. The three sacred text of Judaism are the Tanach‚ the Torah‚ and the Talmud. According to Jewish tradition‚ Judaism began with the Covenant between God and Abraham. In the Hebrew bible it says that God told Abraham to leave his home and to take his family on a long journey to the west. God promised to lead Abraham to a new
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