Criticism of the Bible

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    Quran Analysis

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    And Objectives: The research aims to unearth: 1.The similarities between the Quran and the Bible 2.The differences between the Quran and the Bible The research will take a look at particular cases: Mary, Moses, and David and contrast the manner in which they differ in the two texts. 3.0 Research Question Are there any similarities or differences between the Quran and the Bible? What contents of the Bible can be found in the Quran? 4.0 Literature Review. 4.10 A general overview. The two Holy…

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    pejorative that is often used to ridicule the interpretative approaches of fundamentalist Christians, who often hold the ideology that the Bible is God’s work and is authoritative on ethical, spiritual, and moral matters. Similarly, the early Puritan societies in New England advocated for this literal interpretation of the Bible because they also believed that the Bible was written by the Holy Spirit through the medium of its human authors. In the romance novel of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel…

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    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 start to notice what role the female plays in the Bible. Such that, new understanding of text and interpret appears. In this article, Phyllis…

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    He instead, painted his own picture of Jesus from the facts he gathers, selecting the perfect ones, organizing them along with his own interruption; in turn, making them a complete and undivided narrative (“New Testament Of The Bible, n.d.). Luke had quite a unique ability as a writer and with this he had the longest and most appealing book of the New Testament. He wanted to use this book of his knowledge to make the Christian community one of harmony. He wanted all to be followers…

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    known and by expressing pity, one is giving up power. The Bible, Dante’s Inferno, and Plato’s Republic all offer evidence as to how believing in Christian virtues without questioning their validity or consistency takes away our power, either…

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    fact that people are all equal at church because they share the same engagement and energy concerning the truth said in the Bible. Also, each and every reader should be able to use his or her faith in order to make the difference between good news and lesser claims. In addition to that, the Bible is not a steady lecture and it does not matter who interpret the scripts in the bible, we will come to the same conclusion that the truth will always come out even though we have different feelings. The…

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    Feminist Theory within The Handmaid’s Tale Feminist criticism is a literary approach that seeks to distinguish the female human experience from the male human experience. Feminist critics draw attention to the ways in which patriarchal social structures purloined women while male authors have capitalized women in their portrayal of them. Feminism and feminist criticism did not gain recognition until the late 1960’s and 1970’s(maybe add citation here of where you found this info). Instead is…

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    themselves to believe in God because it is logical to wager or bet “that God is”. I will first outline his three premises of the wager and then I will have a criticism that is held against him. Specifically, the criticism is towards his second premise which states, “you must wager. It is not optional”. Lastly, I will be responding to that criticism, since I am agreeing with Pascal’s premise. Pascal’s wager consists of the following premises: the first premise is, “If there is a God, He is…

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    illustrated the use of literary criticism (new criticism), and it seemed to be the answer to historical criticisms fragmentation of the text. Literary critics analyzed the text according to such elements as structure, plot, character, and so forth. Robert Alter published his seminal work entitled, The Art of Biblical Narrative (1981), a project begun in 1971, after being asked to lecture on the literary study of the Bible at Stanford University. Alter’s response to higher criticism is…

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    evidence that backs up Focus Point 1 Another piece of evidence that backs up Focus Point 1 is when Martin Luther translated the bible.…

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