Hebrew Bible

as human beings misuse and abuse technology, there are Bible stories that appear to verify the role of current technology, and the growth of technology in our society today. Here are some examples of how positive technology can be seen today, “Technological development can sometimes glorify God; Part of the image of God in humans may be the desire to create things; and Technology can be used to make us better stewards and ministers,” (Bible on use of technology, October, 2016). Therefore, when…

Godly ideas of love. Lustfulness and impurity are constantly being flashed in our faces from the media and common culture. In contrast, the Bible does depict how love and sexuality should be treated. This can be found in the Song of Songs. The Song of Songs is also referred to as the Song of Solomon or Canticles (Whitlock, Sproul, Waltke, and Silva 1004). In Hebrew, the title can be translated as “Solomon’s Song of Songs” (Barker, Burdick 1020). The term “Song of Songs” means the greatest of…

In the book The Drama of Scripture by Craig G. Bartholomew and Michael W. Goheen, they take the Bible and break down all of the stories. Bartholomew and Goheen start off with explaining the Creation story. In Act 1 they talk about the importance of names, especially God’s name, and the men describe how God made humankind in his own image. They do a great job of examining each little thing that God does towards Adam and Eve. Such as, God showing his immense love for his creations by giving Adam a…

and pro-choice believe that God loves everyone and he is merciful. He only desires to forgive. Sometimes they may feel as if God will have revenge and either take another from them or their child may become deformed. There is a unique story in the Bible that explains that sins can indeed be forgiven. There was a King by the name David and he committed adultery one night. After attempting and failing to hide the resulting pregnancy, he had the women’s husband killed (22). The morale of this story…

became the objective of faith. Christianity has a combination of culture and tradition of faith that make the church Christianity. Jesus Christ and the members that he was with had a tradition and they stood with faith tradition that was inherited by Hebrew people and they were from Israel. Christianity teaches us that if you…

Alyssa Martin Ms. Morrell Honors English III 23 August 2014 Genesis Before there was light, there was darkness. God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. Genesis is a book of the Hebrew Bible from a religion which we call Christianity. Genesis describes the creation of the universe and the heavens, the creation of man and woman, and how a perfect world became sinful. God spoke commands and saw that they were good. God saw that the light was good. He called the light “day”, and the…

The Bible Tells Me So A model for our spiritual journey-- that is what the Bible is intended to be. In the 263 page book titled “The Bible Tells Me So..”, The author, Peter Enns, attempts to help readers understand just what the Bible is intended to be and why he feels that way. Many Christians are under the impression that the Bible is a manual that is supposed to be filled with step-by-step instructions on how to be a “good Christian” and are extremely disappointed when the Bible falls short…

revealed by Moses in Exodus, the second book of Bible; instead of Genesis, the first book of Bible; some argues that the family members of the patriarchs are given no moral rules to respect in the Patriarchal Age. However, many de facto rules that regulate the life of the family members of the patriarchs are actually revealed or implied in the Book of Genesis, corresponding the Ten Commandments and furthermore explaining the standards of the Hebrews…

Since I was raised Catholic, I attended Memorial Baptist Church on Leslie Campbell Avenue in Buies Creek. After attending the 11:00 a.m. service on October 29th, I recognized similarities between this church and that of my childhood as well as differences in the areas of song, prayer, and the focal points of worship, a myriad of which were topics tied into class concepts addressed throughout the semester. Several components mirrored those of Catholicism, but others contrasted my prior…

The book of Exodus tells the story of a Hebrew woman, Jochebed, give birth to a baby boy during a time when Pharaoh had ordered all Hebrew male infants to be killed. Jochebed took a basket and placed her son on it and sent the basket down the river. One of Pharaoh’s daughters found the basket with the child. She adopted him into the royal family and gave him the name Moses. Adoption can be traced back to the bible and it has been part of our civilization since that time. The Children’s Home…