Canaan

A Bat Mitzvah is the celebration of a Jewish girl’s coming of age. When a girl reaches the age of 12, it is expected that they become a ‘daughter of the commandment’. This means that they become responsible for observing the commandments and to know right from wrong. As a Jewish Girl, it is important to reflect on the most influential women in the Tanak and seek guidance from their actions and decisions. The focus of this article is one woman from the Tanak who displays virtues that are…

A important to remember about Christianity is it’s roots. Christianity did not suddenly appear out of nowhere and it was not given to the world whole in its entirety. The church was born from the jewish religion, more specifically second Temple Judaism, but the two religions diverged in the first century after Jesus of Nazareth. Christianity shares its History, texts, traditions, rituals, and many other aspects with Judaism. Christianity began as a sect of Judaism, because of this there are…

Response Paper 1: The Covenant The Israelites were a small society that was located at the border of Egypt. It was between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the desert to the east. (Tignor 143) The Israelites culture is estimated to have emerged in the area of present-day Israel between 1200 and 1000 BCE. (Tignor, 144) Though it was a small society, the growth of the cities occurred due to religious reasons under the king 's rulerships, in Jerusalem. Under their leadership was a great God…

Reflection In chapter 15 God confirmed the promises made in Genesis 12 vv. 2-3 and 7. The confirmation included God’s promise to bless Abram with offspring and give his offspring the land of Canaan. Abram believed God and God recognized his faith as righteousness. As a result, God entered into a covenant with Abram to confirm that He would keep His promises. Although the covenant settled Abram’s doubts, Abram’s wife Sarai was not sure she was included in the covenant (Gen 13:16; 15:5).…

The Book of Ruth provides God’s people a delightful story of wisdom and salvation. Our Promised King came to us through God’s amazing and merciful acts in the lives of regular, even unlikely people, to praise the glory of his grace. It inspires us to have our trust in God in our everyday lives and be a part of God’s plan and share his love to others. This is a touching beautiful story, centring in of Naomi, Ruth and Boaz. This story comes in a redeeming contrast after the dark times of the book…

We do live in a world in which religious reasonings justify violence. We often think of it in terms of Islam, but we forget that our own Scripture (Old and New Testaments) have been used to justify violence. There is the possibility that our own Scripture will continue to be used to justify violence. This book is not so much a defense of Islam, as an uncovering our propensity to use our Scripture to justify violence in our struggles with others. Christians throughout Christian history (and…

Exodus, the 1960 film based on Leon Uris’ novel, is a dramatic retelling of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. In his article “Rereading Leon Uris’ ‘Exodus’: a disquieting experience”, Alan Elsner quotes David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel: “As a literary work, [Exodus] isn’t much. But as a piece of propaganda, it’s the greatest thing ever written about Israel.” In order to support this assessment, I will prove that Exodus has negligible rhetorical value and functions…

Information policy is one of the most ancient forms of governance. Due to our practice laws been diverse and fragment it’s helpful to think of them as elements in a system. Information policy system is open constantly and it’s affected by a lot of changes in the environment. The center of system is constitutional elements drawn from the words of the constitution and Supreme Court of calculated form of government that protect the rights of expression and political action. The constitution…

More punishment is promised in 1 Kings chapter 14 as there is the first mention of the Israelite’s use of sacred poles since the split of the kingdom. Traditionally, these ‘sacred poles’ are understood as poles or idols used to worship false gods in general. The text in chapter 14 verses 15 and 16 says this provokes Yahweh to anger and that he will basically abandon Israel for the sins of Jeroboam. Then it flat out blames Jeroboam since he caused Israel to commit this sin collectively as a…

When Moses and Aaron were unable to lrad the Israelites into Canaan, the promised land Joshua did. God calls Joshua to cross the Jordan River which symbolizes baptism. God also says calls Joshua to go to Jericho and break down their wall. A commander of the Lord's army tells him to "March around the city once with…