Biblical studies

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…

Biblical Example Case Study Relationships rule the world. There are many types and naturally varying levels of any relationship. The Bible tells of many love and marriage stories with many varied beginnings and endings. How many of these relationships did God orchestrate? I am sure that most if not all can boast that intercession. One of my favorites is the story of Hosea and Gomer. This story begins in Israel. Israel a place of serious chaos. They were in a time of what Smith (2016)…

With this being said, the affirmation of the Old Testament as being an inspired form of special revelation for the Christian faith has brought several critical questions about the epistemological value of the scriptures. In his book Divine Revelation and the Limits of Historical Criticism, William Abraham quotes the philosopher Basil Mitchel on his account of the epistemological nature of the Christian Canon on the assumption that it is, in fact, divinely inspired. Basil Mitchel states:…

The Christian Old Testament and The Hebrew Bible are one and the same, this is what has been taught by some Christian sects for as long I have been a Christian , however this is not true as I have come to learn, the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament Bible are not identical. These texts the Christian Old Testament and The Hebrew Bible are texts that are strongly related to Christian and Jewish identity and ideology. One distinction that makes them different is that ,…

For this final lab, I decided to interview my mother. I thought this would be a great opportunity to learn a little more about the Latino and Salvadorian culture. I asked my mother about traditions that are celebrated in El Salvador, the types foods that are served, housing, and more. Through the things that I would learn through the interview, I was able to point out differences between the Salvadoran and American cultures. This final lab also allowed me to analyze how I will use my Spanish and…

When imagining what the future may look like, for many the Bible is the last place they would look. Yet for many Christians it has always been the first and foremost source of vital information. Why is this still the case after more than two thousand years? After the age of enlightenment and the subsequent ages of Post Modernism, Post Christianity and Post Truth? Are we so far advanced that reading such an outdated piece of literature could be relegated to the library section of folktales and…

In “Feminist Hermeneutics and Biblical Studies,” the author Phyllis Trible mentions about the feminist exists in the Hebrew Scripture. He states that since people are born and bred in the times of patriarchy for a long time, Bible “abounds” in male imagery and language (Phyllis 1). Because of this, interpreters shape the contours, articulate theology, content of the church, and instruct human beings with this male language. However, with the influence of feminism in the past decades, people…

The first person that I chose to present my story to was my mother, Jan. I chose her because of the insight that she gives on the Bible and on life, and because of her continual faith in God through everything that she has been through, whether it’s hard or easy. I really look up to her in the way that she deals with hard times. She always chooses to believe that everything will be okay in the end, and that God has a plan for it all. I thought it would be perfect to tell her about this and ask…

bend time, reshape and adorn the body, and tell stories’ – Richard Schechner, Performance Studies: An Introduction. Human life is drenched nowadays with ritual and traditions and Christmas Day comes under that very heavily, it is a greatly celebrated event, especially in our Western society. Naturally, we will adopt restored behaviour and focus into our ‘second reality’. Schechner’s ‘Performance Studies: An Introduction’ gives an insight to the various concepts and terms that could be connected…

that humans have pre-existing souls which determine the body we have today. This comes from the Wisdom of Solomon in which the author explains that because he was good, the soul came into a body undefiled. This is a direct contradiction with the biblical view in Psalms that the human souls is formed at conception. Another contradiction within the Apocrypha is within the Maccabees. Concerning the death of Antiochus Epiphanies, 1 Maccabee states that he is cut to pieces by Nanaea’s priests while…