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    The article I will be evaluating is “Evaluating King David: Old Problems and Recent Scholarship” by David A. Bosworth. At the time David Bosworth wrote the article he was a Professor at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. The article appeared in the Catholic Biblical Quarterly in 2006. The article addresses the controversies of King David. The Books of Samuel have caused the reputation of King David to come under question. The consequences to King David’s reputation have been caused by…

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    general mankind? Description: David Covenant is all about the promises made by God to David. It revolves around the establishment of House for David who would bring forth Solomon to rule the Throne and make a Temple for David. In the Old Testament, there are too many covenants and they include Covenant between God and mankind, people and groups, between God and Noah, God and Abraham and others. Among all the covenants, the covenant between God and David, the David Covenant stands out. In the…

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    fought between David and Goliath. “Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.” Let the daughters rejoice that the war is over, but weep for the soldiers who have been slain in battle. The poem gives tribute to the fallen soldiers from the battle in Israel, “How are mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!” The poem is meant to have religious meaning as there is a reference to the battle fought between David and Goliath.…

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    To Forgive or Not Forgive, That is the Question Throughout the New Testament of the Bible, Christians are constantly reminded of the importance of forgiveness. Mathew 6:15 states: “But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (KJV). In other words, a person cannot expect to be forgiven by God if that person does not forgive others. When it comes to forgiving those that I love, I do not have a difficult time forgiving them, and this is probably…

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    The “Book of Job,” written in the period between the 7th and 4th centuries BC, is one of the most remarkable pieces of literature ever known to humankind. It also is a moral tale of leadership. It tells the story of Job, who retains his trust in God, in spite of the series of horrific trials he is exposed to. To emphasize the importance of this masterpiece of Hebrew poetry, the famous French novelist Victor Hugo allegedly has said that if all the world’s literary efforts were to be destroyed,…

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    Psalms Of Lament Analysis

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    Is There Rigid Structure To The Laments of Psalms? "Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?" (Psalms 44:23-24 ESV). If many of us have been taught by our parents to put on a happy face, to let a smile be our umbrella, or to keep our complaints to ourselves, then the Old Testament offers a corrective to these teachings in the Psalms of lament. Matthew Schlimm believes that we…

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    Psalm 35 Analysis

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    Psalm 35 is also known as the Psalm of David. The whole psalm is an appeal to heaven from a bold heart and a clear conscience, irritated beyond measure by oppression and hatred. Beyond a doubt David 's Lord may be seen here by the spiritual eye. Psalm 35 was written either about David and his revenge against Saul, or about a legal court: the proceedings, defense and appeal. Both ideas were split into three main parts. The Psalm of David should be “classified as belonging to the form group:…

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    Brutality in The Chrysalids Imagine being given a life, and living in the most frightful way possible, with death being more merciful than living. Wyndham's The Chrysalids is a novel that demonstrates various themes throughout the narrative. Waknuk is where it all takes place, where the law is that everything and everyone must be perfect or else they are purified to demolish all abnormalities. Consequently, inhabitants of Waknuk achieve this by resisting to change. Also, a proud…

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    Shine Film Analysis

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    Shine, directed by Scott Hicks, is a film about a man named Peter who terrorises his son David and makes him think that the only way to make Peter proud is for David to always win. This caused David to have a mental breakdown and to emotionally crack under the pressure. He would always feel the need to be in or around water so he could mentally cleanse himself and try to forget. The film began when David is running the streets in the pouring rain, he then stops at a restaurant Moby’s.…

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    Abrahamic Covenant

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    Relationship between each of the four main covenants The following paper will show the relationship between the Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic and New Covenant by defining each as presented in context, and then explaining and validating how each covenant relates to each other. Abrahamic Covenant The Abrahamic Covenant is a covenant made between God and Abraham. In looking at the context, the promises of the covenant were outlined first in Gen 12:1-3, and later the covenant was confirmed in Gen 15.…

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