Criticism of the Bible

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    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 ,…

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    Tim Keller Reason For God

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    the Christian religion. 1. The first point Keller describes is the notion of Christianity as the one true religion. One of the most basic criticisms of the Christian faith is its exclusivity. Christianity says that it is the only true religion and the only way to obtain eternal life. Only through Jesus can anyone be saved. This is a basic…

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    Scopes Trial

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    or not evolution and the Bible should be taught in public schools. In fact, there was once a court case, the Scopes Trial, in which many issues had arisen and were resolved about this controversy. One of the main issues discussed was a debate on evolutionism being taught in school. Clarence Darrow, an atheist lawyer, asked William Jennings Bryan, a devout and vocal politician and a Christian, a series of questions in regards to what Bryan believed to be true about the Bible. Darrow later then…

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    nineteenth-century thought, and the writers of the age sought to come to terms with all the implications of this redefinition. Two areas of scientific application that had deep impact upon religious belief were evolutionary theory and German higher criticism. Evolutionary theory was one of the forces that posed a major threat to established belief in the nineteenth century. The concept of evolution was not, however, new to the Victorians. Evolutionary theory was anticipated early in the…

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    The roots for this approach were planted in the eighteenth century, but in the nineteenth century historical criticism came into its own. Grant points out that the extent and influence of historical criticism was partially determined by the setting where it was promulgated. Previously most study had been carried on in the surroundings of the church or a church-controlled school. Now the scene shifted to the…

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    everlasting sorrows of hell (page 33). The final similarity that these two people share is their thoughts on the Bible. Lee loves Jesus because Jesus loved the Bible. According to Lee, it was the book of his ministry, history, and education. Graham believes that God created the universe and created man. On page 38 of America’s Pastor, Graham is quoted by saying, “we must read the Bible, not primarily as historians seeking information, but as men and women seeking…

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    Post-Solomon Lessons

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    brought up all her children, to then suffer the grief of their deaths. In these circumstances a feminist interpretation of the book seems entirely appropriate, but will that suffice, or can we also expect in the fuiture a colour criticism, queer criticism, minority criticism and disability…

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    environment. That being said aspects of religion do, in fact, have some pull over people’s views on the environment. Christianity could be seen, at least in an ecological light, as a problematic religion. According to Kinsley one of Lynn Whites criticisms of the Bible is that it “sets human beings against nature, makes human beings superior to, and in…

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    from the perspective of reformed theology. I believe that the two sexes marriage cannot be efficiently defensed simply by appealing to the natural law tradition and its sociological function, but by relying on the Bible the special revelation of God. First, with respect to his criticism to the same sex marriage, I think they are right and useful. He rightly points out that the philosophical assumption of the same sex…

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    people’s minds about whether the Bible was correct on the account of Genesis. This doubt made some people challenge their previous presuppositions and interpretations on Scripture which led to a change in their theology. These were influential leaders during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s who would persuade many Christians to merge evolution with Christianity. This change of theology caused discourse amongst other Christian leaders because they perceived…

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