Biblical apocrypha

from a perfect God. This can be seen in Psalms 12:6 which states,” The words of the Lord are flawless.” (Bible Gateway) There are four arguments for inerrancy found in scripture that help validate this fact. The first argument for inerrancy is the Biblical argument. (Ewell, 157) This, in my opinion, is the second strongest argument. I believe this to be true because if the person you are talking to does not believe the Bible, it is hard to use it as an argument for itself, but is sill very…

he Future is determined by one’s action in the present, So when given a chance to look at the future, people will want to come back to the present, and change their actions for a better future. In the novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Scrooge, the main character, is a wicked and grumpy man to start with. As four ghost visits him, with the ghost of future as the most influential, Scrooge becomes a caring, joyful man. While the all the ghosts are important in the development of…

1) The Biblical story The book of Judges and Samson Introduction The story of Samson is written in the book of Judges. Judges is a book in the Bible that happened to occur after the death of Joshua. Because the people of Israel were disobeying God, God punished them. But then again, the people cry out for help and ask God for forgiveness. So, God up rose different leaders or judges to rescue them again. The judges that God elected were flawed individuals which demonstrated God’s work through…

The book of Judges is cyclical in terms of what occurs throughout the narratives. To begin with, the Israelites break the covenant and they worship other gods. Yahweh then gives them over to the hands of the enemy. Yahweh in turn shows mercy on his people and raises a judge. This judge leads the Israelites out of misfortune. The cycle then starts over. Judges are often associated with a judicial system. It is important to make note that the Hebrew Bible judges are charismatic military leaders…

Biblical literalism is reading the words in the Bible as if they have come directly from God’s mouth. They take the parts of the Bible they want to believe are true making them sure because it is something that they do not want to see. Biblical literalism is no analysis of the text which is nearly impossible. In the film For the Bible Tells Me So there are five families, three of which I will be discussing, each with a gay or lesbian child directly dealing with feelings and situations they would…

(Anderson, 105). A feminist approach to biblical studies can help reconstruct women’s identities in the text and see how the identity of the reader is affected by the way women are portrayed. Analyzing the ways in which women are excluded from the text and identifying the construction of gender are two methods of conducting biblical studies from the feminist perspective. These methods of analysis allow readers to see the social implications from the way that biblical text is interpreted and work…

The story of Joshua conquering Jericho, and Samson’s bringing about of Israel’s deliverance from the Philistines, depict the decline of Israel from faultless success and obedience. The episode “Homeland” of History Channel’s The Bible tells the astonishing story of Joshua and Samson, who are given divine power and mercy through the Lord to secure the Promise Land. Both Joshua and Samson receive a calling from the Lord through a messenger to secure the land because through the Lord both men are…

In A.Berkeley Mickelson and Alvera M. Mickelson’s textbook: “Interpreting the bible”, the couple had the purpose and goal to equip” prospective pastors, as well as other Christian leaders in developing sound principals of interpretation that would help them to understand the truths of the bible and to evaluate the religious ideas that are brought and carried out in our daily lives” After many years of having their textbook in seminaries, colleges, and other institutions of higher learning, the…

Love is like a cupid arrow, it can end up in many places. “The Gift of the Magi” a short story by O. Henery, models a theme through direct and indirect characterization with two characters, Della and Jim Dillingham Young, who reveal the everlasting theme of love. When we are first introduced to Della through direct characterization, she gets an idea that could her more cash to buy her Jim a worthy present she has been struggling to find for Christmas Eve; selling her breathtaking hair to Madame…

Luke 6:27-36 On Love of One’s Enemies Bible serves as a fundament for Christian religion. Followers believe that this book is saint and they can find all answers in it. It provides people with a certain model of lifestyle, which includes a set of rules to obey. Moreover, the book describes the history of people 's creation and development. Based on the knowledge received from the Bible, humans create a new religion called Christianity. However, nowadays there exist multiple interpretations of…