The Israelite prophets had various definitions of sin in the bible. Sin is associated with Idolatry. Sin is associated with idol worshipping and is outlined by the six prophets of Israel‚ Amos‚ Ezekiel‚ Hosea‚ Isaiah‚ Jeremiah and Micah. It is my aim to provide a clear understanding of sin based on the six-prophet’s ideology and perception. In a simplistic view sin is defined as any worship of other gods or objects aside from their one true God is idolatry‚ which creates social injustice‚ economic
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All writing can be put into different styles of genre. Genre are categories of artistic composition‚ as in music or literature‚ characterized by similarities in form‚ style‚ or subject matter. In the study of literature genre; our categories will be looked at Prophetic Lawsuit‚ Wisdom Literature‚ Narrative of Comedy‚ and Revelation as Epistle. During this study of literature genre‚ figure of speech will be studied as it applies to writing and how it changes the meaning of a sentence. Since all
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Old Testament Survey Prof. Brian Moulton Angela Bando March 17‚ 2013 Esther Subject/Theme of Esther: God will bless the people abundantly for the prayers and good deeds of His elect people. While there are many hidden intents of thought in the book of Esther I affirm that the strongest theme in the book of the Bible is that of God’s providence. We continuously see in the book of Esther God’s grace shown towards those who call on Him. God sets Esther
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As we examine the heroes of the faith outlined for us in the Old Testament‚ we would be hard pressed to find a more faithful man that King David. After the death of King Saul‚ David became the King of the Hebrew people. David‚ who was meek and pious‚ steadfastly believed in the true God and tried to do His will. He had endured much persecution from Saul and other enemies but did not become bitter‚ did not lift his hand against Saul‚ as he was the Lord’s anointed‚ but placed all his hope in God‚ and
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Saint John the Evangelist‚ son of Zebedee‚ is one of the four Gospel writers‚ along with Mathew‚ Mark‚ and Luke. Saint John was one of the only Apostles to stay with Jesus at the cross during his crucifixion‚ and it was there where he was entrusted to Mary (Saint John the Evangelist). The Cloisters in New York‚ have a plaque of Saint John the Evangelist made from ivory. Besides the fact that the plaque is a carving of Saint John the Evangelist‚ it is symbolic to him and his works through the eagle
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Abraham reflects this idea of imitatio dei or emulation of God by setting a paradigm to be followed‚ one that is worthy of imitation (Levine). By striving to immolate a representative or prophet of God‚ Jews are helping themselves to greater immediacy with connection to God. They are drawing near to God by immolating his agents on earth. This reoccurring idea of being tested throughout Abraham’s journey‚ from rejecting the idolatry religion of his father Terach to undergoing painful circumcision
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Witherington presents a vast amount of knowledge and a more in depth perspective towards Scripture. In particular‚ with the New Testaments as he explains how Rhetoric Redux plays a key factor in how the NT authors wrote Scripture. Witherington begins to set up the context for us in the very beginning as he establishes a more in depth understanding of rhetoric redux as it transpires throughout the Ages. According to Witherington “good evangelism and good preaching involved persuasion‚ not manipulation
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Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians‚ Hays Essay Summer 2011 OBST 591-B05 LUO Dr. Street June 5‚ 2011 Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians is honoring Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. The bible says that the Old Testament is a shadow of what Jesus Christ is. To look at it in a different perspective the” Light”‚ who Jesus Christ says He is‚ reflects a shadow on the Old Testament Law. Whatever Jesus Christ did in the New Testament was the Old Testament Law—Jesus came
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“Unity in the Body of Christ” An Exegetical Paper on Ephesians 4:1-6 Main Idea and Outline Ephesians 4: 1-6 Paul urges the church in Ephesus to live according to what God has called them to and to keep the unity of the Spirit. I. Paul reminds the church that they should live in unity according to God’s calling (4:1-3) A. Live a life worthy of the calling you have received (v.1) B. Be humble‚ gentle‚ patient‚ and love everyone (v.2) C. Keep the
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Many scholars agree that to fully comprehend a text as historical and geographically diverse as the Bible‚ one must have some knowledge of history and geography. History is the key when reading the Bible. For example‚ one must understand that although Abraham and Saint Peter are both included in texts in the Bible‚ they lived thousands of years apart and lived very different lifestyles. The one thing that tends to stay the same throughout the Bible’s history is the strong and willing devotion
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