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religion it still the same transcendent that is beyond our ability to comprehend, the creator and the sustainer of the universe, and that speaks through prophet …as sacred texts called holly book which differ for each of three religions: Torah for Jew, Bible for Christian, and Quran for Muslims, the holly book is very significant for them, it sets their beliefs and instructs their practices and way of life. In addition all of the three religions believe in after life where each person will be…

sprinkle the goat blood on the lid of the Ark of the Covenant. That lid made of beaten gold was called the “Mercy Seat.” Inside the Ark was a copy of the Ten Commandments representing the Law of God. By the sprinkling of the blood, the sins of the people were “covered.” That covering by means of blood was called the “atonement.” The sacrifice of blood turned away the wrath of God. Why is this important? Because God’s justice demands death as the ultimate punishment for sin.…

monotheism originates from the Hebrew Bible, Judaism’s main book of faith, where the followers of Judaism…

History 115 Spring Exam 2018 The selected quote, which is from the book of Genesis (3:17) in the Hebrew Bible, speaks to the decisions made by Adam and Eve which had a negative impact on the rest of humanity who would exist after them. Due to the fact that this source, the old testament of the Hebrew Bible, is one which holds great power and authority, the words within this quote as well as the entire document itself, had and remain to have an impact on the lives of millions in the past, present…

“The Bible belongs to the whole world as does no other book. Written originally in Hebrew and Greek more than eighteen centuries ago, it is now available, in whole or in part, in more than a thousand languages. It is the best seller since best sellers were first recognized (McKnight, 11).” The Holy Bible remains to be the most important source for knowledge in the Christian faith today. “The Central message of the Bible is God’s revelation of himself and His will. It is not difficult to discover…

NIV Study Bible and the Wiersbe Bible Commentary. I will write my response to Exodus and chapters twenty through twenty-eight of the Wiersbe Bible Commentary. Content Division The book of Exodus is broken up into different sections. The first is the oppression of Israel and the birth of Moses. During the time of the birth of Moses, Pharaoh saw that the Israelites numbers grew. He was afraid of an uprising so he gave the order, “Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: Every Hebrew boy…

between a superiority figure (God) and a subject(s) or people (the people of Israel at Mount Sinai). However, the Mosaic Covenant was different from other ancient covenants, because it was conditional, in which both parties, God and the nation of Israel at Mount Sinai, agreed to fulfill their obligations. In this Covenant, God reminds his subjects of their obligation to abide by his laws. For instance, among the laws he imposes, the people shall not commit…

Introduction The Pentateuch consists of the first five books of the bible and was written in the 15th century BC by Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. The word Genesis in Hebrew is Bereshith, translating to ‘in the beginning’. The book of Genesis was written as a narrative to record the history of the beginning. These books were written for Abraham 's descendants so that they would know why they were going to the Promised Land. The people needed to know where they and the world came from, how…

Child Sacrifice: An Adopted Mentality In the Hebrew Bible, there exists only two documentations regarding child sacrifice and these two accounts together illustrate some of the beliefs and ethics of the writes who narrated them. During the time period that the bible is situated in, offering the life of your firstborn to the gods was a common practice found in the literature of the larger civilizations surrounding Israel. Although we cannot infer normality of child sacrifice among the…

with the other minor prophet books, is that the book of Jonah is a narrative story about the mission ordered to Jonah, and, even in other books of the Bible, we find parallel writings of this particular style, none of them is as dominating as this. The most distinguished of its characteristics is that, while most of the prophetic books in the Bible the narrator is the prophet (redacted on first person), the book of Jonah is narrated by a third person. This book…