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acceptance among the people of Bethlehem, marriage to Boaz, and ultimately her role in the line of Jesus. Ruth would become the great-grandmother of King David (New American Bible, Ruth 1-4). David was a shepherd boy born in Bethlehem, who defeated Goliath and become the greatest King of Israel (Hindson, 2003, p. 160,162). Bethlehem’s reference throughout the Old Testament shines light on what is to come in the future. It is through the line of Jacob, Ruth, and David that the Messiah would be…

This last weekend, I had the opportunity to interview my brother, who is under 25, and my mother, who is over 25: my brother is 20 years old and my mother is 48 years old. I asked them four simple questions on the Old Testament and they each gave me their own opinions. Each question addressed a different aspect of the Old Testament: creation, historical stories, scriptures’ relevance to today, and the Ten Commandments. The first question I asked each of my interviewees was, “Do you think the…

in the earliest time of recorded human history. Allanson, Lester and Notar highlighted in their research that the bible is riddled with stories referencing bullying. The stories of Cain and Abel, the rivalry of Joseph and his brothers, David and Goliath and even the Good Samaritan are a specific example of violence by the spirit of bullying in the Bible. Christians were bullied and persecuted by Saul who is also the first noted bully of the Christian Church (Allanson, Lester and Notar,…

Over the course of this semester, I was reminded of different characters from the Bible that I remember learning about from religion class growing up. I was reintroduced to Samuel, Saul, David, Jonathan, and Absalom. Learning about these characters now was different then learning about them when I was younger because I have developed more as a person and now see things differently than before. I was able to make new connections for these biblical characters as well as learn new things from…

While it is easy to criticize the new medium of film for lack of substance—Aichele and Walsh wrote that “one does not expect especially valuable insights from [film]—it is clear that audiences can learn from the morals and values taught in biblical movies CITATION (Screening Scripture p.viii). Parallel narrative techniques used by biblical filmmakers represent an excellent example of a novel format through which religious teachings could be conveyed to mass audiences; through direct, immersive…

seed of Da Vinci’s love of art. It is almost like Michelangelo was born with a chisel in his hands, the talented sculptor created one of his most famous sculptors David. David was a over 18 foot marble statue of the Bible’s David from David and the Goliath this by far is one of Michelangelo’s best works. Da Vinci is known all around the world for being the man who created the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa supposedly the portrait was for Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco Giocondo but other suspicions…

Gallery of the Academy in Florence, Italy. Donatello’s David is a bronze statue of the same biblical figure, but, this sculpture has a hat and boots, and is holding sword in his right hand, blade to the ground whilst he steps on the decapitated head of Goliath. This was sculpted in 1430-1432 and is 159 centimeters tall. It is located in the National Museum in Florence, Italy. Michelangelo’s David is standing upright with a stance with somewhat of a form of contrapposto, and his left leg is not…

Creativity, an essential skill that can simultaneously help advance the world and communicate different perceptions of an idea, has gradually declined since 1990. Original ideas are vital when it comes to problem solving, technological advancements, communication, and much more. If the public worldwide stops creating new ideas, the world will experience a plateau rather than growth in development. In order to boost creativity in the population, it is best to start at the foundation of all skills…

The Renaissance lasted from 1400-1700 and throughout this time period, many amazing inventions, artists and discoveries were born. One of the best artists born during the beginning of the Renaissance was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. In the beginning of his life, it was hard for him but due to all of the hard things he had to go through, it impacted his work later in life and made his masterpieces better. Michelangelo had a hard early life but it helped him create emotional and…

including toxic waste incinerators in Utah and North Carolina. CASE Medical waste Giants Stericycle Responsible for illegal Dumping of Aborted Babies in Texas AUSTIN, Texas – The Campaign to Stop Stericycle (CSS) has discovered that the medicinal waste goliath Stericycle has been fined over $42,000 for the unlawful dumping of prematurely ended infants gathered from a fetus removal office in Austin. The…