Hebrews

father urged him to combine modern secular studies with his devotion to Talmud and Kabbalah. Of his mother, he says, "Her dream was to make me into a doctor of philosophy; I should be both a Ph.D. and a rabbi." [7] And his father made him learn modern Hebrew, a skill with which he was later able to make his livelihood as a journalist for an Israeli newspaper. Wiesel remembers his father, an "emancipated," if religious Jew, saying to him, "Listen, if you want to study Talmud, if you want to study…

The prophets depicted in the Hebrew Bible are said to have played a pivotal role in the history of the people of ancient Palestine. This is evidenced by approximately 30 percent of the Hebrew Bible is comprised of purported orations of or writings about the prophets (Stanley, 410, 425). The role of the prophets was to serve as intermediaries between deities and the people of ancient Palestine (Stanley, 416). This was important as one of the mechanism for the people to understand and connect…

For over 2,000 years, Jewish people have established amongst many places with different cultures, such as Iran, Israel, western Mediterranean, North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Their roots come from the Middle East, especially Israel. The population of Israel has a mixture of native-born Jews, Arabs, and Jewish immigrants. Arabs is the largest group which in 2007 were 1,400,000 people, which accounted for approximately 20% of the population in this country (Ben-Arye, Lev, Keshet, & Schiff…

that they follow and guard the true Hebrew religion of the ancient Israelites prior to their Babylonian Exile. They believed the true Hebrew religion was preserved by the Israelites who were able to remain in their land during the exile while those in Babylon altered the Torah. Samaritans claim descent from the Israelite tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh - the two sons of Joseph - as well as from the priestly tribe of Levi. Recent DNA testing confirms their Hebrew ancestry. The main division…

of a higher power. These mighty giants have been pillars of strength and wisdom for their people although in unusual ways. While they are similar in some aspects, they have many differences that set them apart. In the stories of Gilgamesh and the Hebrew Bible, the divine gods and God are egotistical and altruistic respectively. The organization and involvement of this power has been a topic of discussions for centuries. The being or beings of power work in seemingly mysterious patterns that…

life. (Matthew 6:33). My family life was not based from a strong religious back ground and is now becoming more religiously and spiritually inclined within my generation. I have absolutely no experience or knowledge or even have set eyes on the Hebrew Bible before this class. My past education and BS degree is not from the religious field it is in business operations management (DeVry). After graduating I developed an entrepreneurall spirit and began to go in that direction. I became…

Sidra Zimmerman Ministry Project

 The People and the Situation As was first mentioned in my ministry group project proposal, the group I chose was my own small group. When the project first started, it consisted of roughly 10 men and women, most members of my Southern Baptist church who meet weekly to suss through the week’s sermon together. Interestingly enough, most of us had been raised in some semblance of a Christian home, though our experience within that “Christian” community varied.…

Up until this course, I never really realized how culture has an extreme impact on how people function in their daily lives. Moreover, I was blind to the fact that culture can be the reason why people may act in certain ways. I’ve said this time and time again that growing up in the south was an learning experience that helped me become the person I am and have the [perspective that many have not had to experience. Because of my experiences I think that I can provide a perspective that some…

Deceptions in The Hebrew Scriptures. Xinyu Yao In general, deception is considered as an evil deed. Early at the beginning of the Genesis 4, when Cain and his brother Abel both bring their offering to the Lord, the Lord only notices Abel and Abel’s offerings while has no regard for Cain and Cain’s offering. Out of jealous, Cain not only tricks Abel to the field and kills Abel, but also lies to the Lord God. The Lord is very angry and cursed Cain, who becomes a fugitive wandering on the earth…

The book of Hebrews was written as letter to Hebrew people as a way to urge the acceptance of Jesus as the Messiah. In chapter eleven, the author, who is still disputed among scholars, is declaring a definition of faith and accounting for acts of faith displayed by the Jewish people throughout their history. The first verse of the chapter states, “Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen” (Holman Christian Standard Bible, Hebrews 11.1). From this quote, faith…