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while God’s gender is never explicitly said, he is referred to with male pronouns. These pronouns portray him as a masculine being. In addition to being masculinized, God also chooses all male prophets to serve as his voice within the world. The Bible consistently prioritizes men over women in it’s narrative.…

The people are so devilish and malicious that "It atoned the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it lamented him at his heart" (Gen. 6:6). He says: "I will crush man whom I have made from the substance of the earth . . . " (Gen. 6:7). God obliterates…

“conversion” of St. Paul, we have to refer to it as a “revelation,” instead as a conversion in the way we would understand it today. For instance, St. Paul did not experience a conversion of religion. In fact, iIn 2 Cor. 11:22 he says, “Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I.” Also, in Rom 11:1 he says, “I myself am an Israelite.” Thus, he did not speak of leaving Judaism to become a Christian. Neither can we understand his “conversion” as moving from unbelief to belief because…

a part of them based on views, values, beliefs, and what their world views are. Religion is a great thing to have and to make someone a happier and better person. You can build relationships and bonds with others that you have never build before. People argue day-to-day if their religion is better or correct and more accurate. Let’s take two religions and actually see how they are different. Christianity is the world’s largest religion, with 2.4 billion followers known as Christians. It…

1. How do each of the Gospel authors use parables to describe the Kingdom? One of the most common topics for Jesus in the Gospels is the Kingdom of God. Through allegories, analogies and parables, the Gospel authors try to explain the nature, timing, and requirements of the Kingdom of God. Matthew most often refers to the “Kingdom of Heaven,” perhaps because of the Jewish custom of not saying the name of God, although Matthew is not consistent in this practice, occasionally using the term…

In Isaiah 6:8 The Lord inquires, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Isaiah is quick to reply, with passion and faith. Then, Isaiah is commissioned and commanded to go and tell the people of Judah all that The Lord reveals to him. Isaiah was a legitimate prophet. To further explain, there are seven distinct characteristics that every true prophet of Yahweh displayed. In order to be a legitimate prophet of Yahweh, the said prophet had…

Nehemiah In the Bible of the Hebrews, the books of Nehemiah and Ezra are one book. Due to this fact, it is believed that Ezra must have been the person who wrote the book of Nehemiah. There is a likelihood that this book was first written probably between the years 445 and 420 BC. Ezra had led an early return to the Israel land where he did the work of restoration of worship in the temple of Jerusalem that had been rebuilt. Zechariah the prophet had done people to rebuild the temple before that…

religions, the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the Hebrew Bible are composed as epic histories and biographies of mythic figures, whose lives act as fables to teach these principles to the educated, uninitiated believers. In most cases, these fables are told through a heroic male character, blessed by God or a god, who fulfills a destiny defined by his relationship with divine will, often as a leader of the community or nation, or as a savior of his people. However, in rare cases these stories…

In Hebrews 3:17, the author of Hebrews states, “therefore, as the Holy Spirit says” before he quotes scripture. This shows that the biblical writers understood that it is the Holy Spirit who authored the scriptures and it is only by his power that men and woman are brought…

She was a woman who was a prostitute. She lived in Jericho, which was the Promised Land and assisted the Israelites in Capturing the City. She is lauded as an example of living by faith while being justified by her works. In Joshua 2:1 When the Hebrews were encamped at Shittim in the Jordan Valley opposite Jericho, ready to cross the river ,we find out that Joshua sends secretly two spies from Shittim to go to Jericho. The spies end up staying at rahab’s house that had been built into the city…