Criticism of the Bible

Understanding my own dreams has always been a struggle for me; well even just remembering them came as a struggle. In order to gain the knowledge required to interpret and understand a dream, one must conduct a full analysis of the dream. Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and creator of psychoanalysis, spent a significant amount of his life interpreting dreams. This interpretation was documented and has been passed down centuries later for an understanding of the dream process. In this…

Apocalyptic Hamlet In the development of the storyline of Hamlet, William Shakespeare develops underlying themes of deception, revenge, and betrayal through the characters and scenarios of the 1601 play. Under the New Historicism literary criticism, Shakespeare is concluded to have been connected to the Catholic resistance and, under this conclusion, the religious aspects of Shakespeare’s knowledge of the Catholic beliefs is evident throughout the play. An interesting aspect that can be drawn…

Questions 1. .Why is Flannery O’Connor important for American Literature? 2. How you would define the “grotesque” ? 3. Why is Flannery O’Connor’s grotesque different from the other modern writers? 4. Can you define at least one feature for each character that makes them grotesque? 5. What is nihilism? Can you give an example of a representative philosopher? 6. How is nihilism illustrated in this short story? 7. The wooden leg is a symbol in this short story. What is its meaning? 8. Is this a…

As one of the most prominent literary figures of the early seventeenth century, John Donne has engendered widely differing views regarding the merits of his work. His reputation stands on two distinct accomplishments: the witty, sensual love poetry of his early career and the serious, devout religious writing of his later career as the Dean of St. Paul 's. Donne 's poetry was influential enough to be considered the basis of the metaphysical school of poetry, as characterized by later writers…

Matthew 19:24 in The Bible Education  Humanist treatises (books) emphasize the importance of having knowledge about everything and using it correctly. Humanist schools spread across Europe and became the basic education of the upper and middle-class people  What subjects/skills…

Plato more explicitly says that no person can challenge another’s position or role in the Kallipolis because if someone is suited to the role of ruling or shows leadership, no individual can interfere in their duty to do so (Popper, 1962) and if for any reason these roles are conflated or practised by the wrong individual than this will have dangerous consequences for society (Kallipolis). Not only is this approach extremely problematic because it completely diminishes he idea of any meritocracy…

As one of 24 books of the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible, Ecclesiastes is classified as one of the Ketuvim, also known as "Writings". It is also in the canonical Wisdom Books from the Old Testament of the major parts of Christian denominations. It is entitled Ecclesiastes as a result of the Latin transliteration of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Kohelet which means "Gatherer" but traditionally translated as "Teacher" or "Preacher", and its author adopted this pseudonym. There is no denying the fact…

Phillis Wheatley’s “On Being Brought from Africa to America” draws upon the theme of redemption from the Bible to demonstrate that any race under the Almighty God are equal. Wheatley’s application of Christianity is one of her defining points to justify the unfair treatment and the degradation of blacks in American society. Despite Wheatley’s status as a slave, she was fortunate enough to receive an education from her master to become capable of producing an expressive writing style paralleling…

major source of information to the western world regarding 1st Century Judaism and the rise of fledgling Christianity. In the first ten volumes of the twenty volume set of Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus follows the historical books of the Hebrew Bible beginning with Adam and Eve in the Greek language for the gentiles. In Antiquities of the Jews, Josephus outlines that Abraham taught Egyptians science and the Egyptians taught science to the Greeks. Josephus includes references to Jesus twice…

There were Maori chiefs who did share their thoughts and criticisms on the treaty. Among the many concerns of British colonisation, Maori were most importantly against the proposal of having another person, country, taking charge and governing them. Because of Maori strong spiritual connection to the land, they…