English Bible translations

however, had developed deep love for Naomi and would not abandon the older widow, stating: “Where you shall go, I shall go, where you spend the night, I shall spend the night. Your people will be my people and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16 New World Translation). The fact that Ruth left her gods and family revealed her deep love not only for Naomi, but also for Jehovah. Ruth showed a commitment to her loved ones that moved me to re-evaluate my relationships with friends and with God. I claimed to…

religious belief. I did not know what Theology was until freshmen year of college when I found out that it is a required course I have to take to graduate. Though I have found out that through going church, college, and Bible studies with my friends that I study God every time I read the Bible. I have studied the nature of God and how he relates to the world, but never have I thought of it has being theological. My parents introduced me to church at a young age. I have gone to church almost…

points to the idea that Jesus is God. Although the current view of Islam states that he was only a prophet, several verses from both the Quran and the Bible can be used to demonstrate that Jesus was not a great messenger from God but…

Challenges The most significant challenge to living a life of love rooted in the Christian narration of reality is the dominant competing narration of reality in American culture, modernity. The ultimate narrative of modernity consists of two main subplots: consumerism and American nationalism. Each of these subplots presents significant challenges and obstacles to living a life of rightly-ordered love. Consumerism presents myriad problems in regard to developing a rightly-ordered love.…

and Irenaean theodicies can be substantiated using biblical scripture, they contradict both Dr. Craig and Dr. Hick’s conception of God. In an attempt to assist my efforts, I will highlight and meticulously analyze select sections of the Christian Bible, theological publications, and philosophical literature written by both Dr. Craig and Dr. Hick. Additionally, various responses to their theories will be assessed. I will highlight a specific theodicy, present the arguments in its defence, and…

The Synoptic Gospels are written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to share with others the life, ministry and death of Jesus Christ. In the Gospels, there are different portrayals of the Jews that have hindered the way people read the Gospels today. A majority of the Gospel is interpreted with an anti-Semitic point of view. Anti-Semitism can be defined as the prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as an ethnic, religious, or racial group. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all…

At a young age majority of us grew up believing that there is a higher being above us that created us, that shaped our lives to be where it is now, and that being is known as god. When we were a child, we did not have a choice whether we truly believed in the existence of God. We were told what to believe and never questioned it that belief. In this essay, I will analyze the existence of god between “Does God Exist?” by Ernest Nagel and “Why God Allows Evil” by Richard Swinburne. Although Nagel…

study young people; we must live among them and feel the pulse of their lives, the beat of their hearts (Borgman, 1997:30). Borgman interprets the great commission as the sending of workers into ‘the cultures of the world’ (1998:15; 1997:31) as translations or incarnations of Christ (32) . In the vein of Leslie Newbigin (1989), local mission requires the gospel to be translated contextually into culture in the same way it has been in international mission (Kandiah, 2010:44). Borgman has a…

Purpose The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society is written by Henri Nouwen. Henri Nouwen was much more than an author, he was also a priest, teacher, theologian, and writer who was fluent in five languages. He was born in Holland and became an ordained priest at the age of 25. Nouwen earned a degree in psychology at the Catholic University of Nijmegen and moved to the United states at 32 to continue to further his studies. Eventually, he settled down in Ontario, Canada where he was…

Saint Augustine of Hippo is not only a rhetorician, but played an instrumental role in the Christian faith. Next to St. Paul, St. Augustine is seen as one of the most significant Christian thinkers in all of history. St. Augustine's creation of a theological system created a lasting influence in society today and his writings still play a major role in the modern practice of Christianity, specifically in Roman Catholicism. Throughout his 75 years on earth St. Augustine played influential roles…