Ezra

Reading Log – Exillic and Post-Exillic Literature Ezekiel 36-37 – These chapters were written by Ezekiel, a well-educated priest who was taken to Babylon to work as a slave for the royalty due to his superior talents and education. While in slavery, the priest becomes a prophet through spiritual experiences early in the book. The people have lost everything, which according to the Deuteronomic viewpoint was because of their sinful unfaithfulness to Yahweh. What is the message of chapters 36…

The word “orthodox” is modernly used to refer to “the close following of the traditional beliefs and customs of a religion” (“Orthodox”). But, historically, the word had a much more negative connotation. When a new kind of Judaism arose around the mid-18th century, people named it “orthodox” because the new formed denomination followed tradition very closely as well as seemed to refuse to integrate and evolve with society. Instead of cursing the name, the new form of Judaism accepted the word…

If you would find yourself, learn to deny yourself for the blessing of others. Forget yourself and find someone who needs your service, and you will discover the secret to the happy, fulfilled life.(Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, 1979) Good Morning and welcome soon to be Nudgee men and parents. This morning i will be talking to you about ‘spirituality’, Why spirituality? Because it is a broad concept with room for many perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of connection to something bigger…

(Exodus 17:14). With just those few short points, and including the plethora of other times that the Old Testament stated that Moses was the writer of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua such as in Judges, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Daniel, it becomes clear how significant Moses was and how much of salvation he represented as the author of the beginning of it…

My interpretation of the constitution and what defining benefits it included for the class of citizens it represents. For my overview I will talk about two different examinations of evidence and my own cross-examination, starting with Howard Zinn’s radical economic and self-interest motivation for the rapid call of action to sign the constitution. The next view is from Gordon Wood, with the “Enlightened Statesmen” view that the signers were brilliant men who carefully crafted a well mapped…

In Cathedral, a short story written by Raymond Carver, the narrator seems to have a kind of dysfunctional type of relationship with his wife. The wife seems like a kind and emotional person while the narrator is kind of closed off emotionally. This differences can sometimes lead to small arguments like the one they had when he offered to take the blind man to bowling “God dam it, his wife just died! Don’t you understand that? The man just lost his wife! (Carver, 1983)”. Even though, the man is…

Similarly, the Jewish calendar has different starting points for different purposes ( Judaism 101. Jewish Calendar. par 13). The names of the months of the Jewish calendar were adopted during the time of Ezra, after the return from the Babylonian exile. The names are actually Babylonian month names, brought 16…

to Babylon. One of the captive was a teenager by the name of Daniel. The name Daniel means, “God my judge”. Daniel was a prophet and apocalyptic of God, living during the time of 605BC – 530BC; this was also the same time as Ezra, Ezekiel and Jeremiah. As you read and study Ezra, Ezekiel and Jeremiah you will find that some of the prophecies and actions are the same. The book of Daniel displays a…

“In the room the women come and go / Talking of Michelangelo (Eliot 13-14).” T.S. Eliot was best known for his work on his poems and for his plays that he wrote. One of Eliot’s most famous works is "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock". Eliot had an interesting background and wrote in a fascinating time period. He wrote a well-known poem, and was criticized by many professionals in his lifetime. Eliot was inspired by an amazing person to write “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”. He also…

1. In Oscar Wilde’s play, The Importance of Being, Wilde plays on the concept of dualism and the concept of double meaning. The dualistic theme is also present in the motif of food, where food or the act of eating is seen as more than just for consumption or entertainment more particularly since food is always centered around a conflict. Thus food can be seen as a tool of distraction from the conflicts the characters find themselves in more specifically Algernon where food is seen as an escape…