Biblical studies

critique of Said and deals with postcolonial gender/feminist studies and case studies regarding such areas of postcolonial theory will be included in the dissertation. Nelson’s book focuses on the difficulties that face the field of biblical studies due to its amalgamation with the likes of postcolonialism,…

Biblical Integration To close out this study, charge should be given to believers to thoroughly contemplate not only the ethical questions raised against these two tax systems, but also the biblical orientation regarding the following: the biblical view of wealth redistribution; the biblical mandate to pay taxes; the biblical view of freely giving and having the correct heart; and the biblical view of tithe. Professor Susan Pace Hamill of the Univ. of Alabama, during an interview with PBS,…

since between 700 and 735 AD, when a monk by the name of Venerable Bede claimed the creation of the world was in 3952 BC. Many other people have placed the creation in the time frame of 3961 through 4004 BC. The Young Earth creationism view will show Biblical support, along with evidence dating and theologian James Ussher’s important key points. Genesis goes through the creation of the world where God created everything in prefect harmony, and there was no death for all of creation and after…

by the experience of excavation in Palestine. Archaeology has in many cases refuted the views of modern critics.” – Millar Burrows, Professor of Archaeology, Yale University1 Not any one of the multiple thousands of discoveries made refutes the biblical accounts. Due to limited space, here are just a few of those discoveries (please visit references provided for more details) — The Walls of Jericho (Joshua 6:20) uncovered by British archaeologist, Kathleen Kenyon in the 1950’s. The House of…

In the book of Doctrine, the authors, Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears, go over 13 core doctrines of the Christian faith. In this report we will be focusing on Chapter 2 of the book, which focuses on the biblical teaching of Revelation: God Speaks. In today’s day and age communication has become a necessity for our everyday lives to run smoothly. While there are many different ways that we as the human communicate, the question of how do we hear God is frequently posed. Does He speak through my…

Ivan Stewart published his book: Go Ye Means Go Me, in 1974. While being dated, it does reveal important concepts about evangelism. Having survived the bombing at Pearl Harbor in 1941, he returned to America and was converted to Christianity. All Christians are called to go and preach. While being a lengthy book, Stewart is often frank and to the point. He often uses scripture to put the nail in the coffin. For example, through his first and second chapters, he mentions that "going" and…

My church has many opportunities to get involved, while looking at theses opportunities I chose the ones that fit myself best. These consist of being a youth worker in the nursery and participating in teaching sunday school during church services. If I could change anything it would be to volunteer more in the kitchen and in the summer programs. This would let me fellowship and grow with other believers. This summer I worked as a youth worker for a concert where I helped prepare food and brought…

My personal theory of religious education is the biblical family centered education. 1. The purpose of religious education 1) Deliver the biblical values through family life The Bible mirrors every dimension of the world, so the biblical values can help people form constructive and balanced characteristics to be whole persons. However, the biblical values will not be fully transmitted by only teaching in the church on a limited time because values are not knowledge to get by just teaching.…

That war established the start of the modern era in all fields of study, i.e. science, technology, philosophy, the arts, etc., not the mention the inception of today’s Middle Eastern nation-states. Jesus did not say His return would take place in the summer, He said that you will know when summer is near. It was in 1948…

Sometimes we will find a word in a manuscript written in a similar language, with another meaning that fits the Biblical context better. For example, in Davies An Analytical Approach, he states, “Somehow, some of Jesus’ words spoken in the Aramaic language around 30 CE appear in different form in the Greek language about sixty years later in the Gospel of Luke.” (Davies…