Hittites

Akhenaten, the son of Amenhotep III, was an Egyptian king of the 18th Dynasty who brought many cultural reforms to Egypt during his reign. It is generally thought that Akhenaten acted through his reign without any precedent or foreshadowing. However, it has also been speculated that he may have drawn his ideas from the rule of his father. Akhenaten, with his revolutionary focus on Aten and being the first Egyptian king to truly embrace monotheism coupled with henotheism, revealed the importance…

Rahab’s house was built on top of the walls of Jericho, on the north side by the city gates. “Her roof was almost level with the ramparts, and with a stairway leading up to a flat roof that appears to be a continuation of the wall.” According to the book All The Women of The Bible. It had high fortified walls that were built around the city for protection. The walls were made of mud brick. There were two fortified walls encircling the city. Some archeologist say the walls were about forty feet…

The death penalty is a legal process where an inmate on death row is sent to execution as punishment for the offense committed. It is a controversial issue where it comes into question if it should be legal. Those who agree with the death penalty argue that it deters people from committing crimes or that without it some criminals would continue to commit crimes. Those who disagree with the death penalty argue that there are innocent people are wrongly executed, some criminals are suffering…

2014 University Of Nairobi Terry Kavuli – G34/31137/2015 [legal research and writting] An analysis of the concept and use of the death penalty in various jurisdictions over the years especially Kenya and the jurisprudence behind the same, its origin, history and how it has come to change; It will also analyze why people are with or against it, the effects it poses on society and whether it should be scrapped off from the law or not. INTRODUCTION Death penalty/capital punishment is a…

The timespan between 1960’s and the 70’s was a period in the United States when immorality and relativism poisoned American culture on a large scale and allowed the attitude towards sexuality to be corrupted. The authority of the Catholic Church had been neglected as ideas of radical liberalism spread throughout the western world. This led to many practices, at one time recognized as atrocities, becoming commonplace and accepted in society; the most notable of which was abortion. Jane Roe was…

A Covenant is an agreement or contract between two people. In the Bible, God himself made covenants. God made 8 great covenants, to the people that chose to believe in Him. Covenants are a big deal, usually, if you were to break one, you’d be cursed and the promises were not to be kept. God made 3 kinds of covenants with His people:general, conditional, and unconditional covenants, all to show how much he loves us, and the salvation He has in store. God made general covenants in the Bible,…

Terms are not innocent, objective tools, but often carry within them assumptions of older scholarship. Since the answer to any question already lies, to a certain degree, within the question itself, the conclusions we give birth to become the offspring of the language we use. Terminology is pregnant with meaning often unnoticed in the analytical process, which it nevertheless controls from within. Rethinking the way we speak may therefore result in the discovery of new landscapes. A cursory…

“YAHWEH” AND “I AM” EXODUS 3:13-15 Introduction There are many God’s names can be found in the Bible. These names in the Scripture are not merely denotative markers or labels, but also connote attributes and character. God reveals himself through different names in different stage. These names are not a random combination of sounds and words, but convey the…

♣ What is the context for the sin (i.e. what is going on that leads up to Saul’s sin?) ϖ Prior to Saul’s sin, the Israelites and Philistines are at war with each other. Saul defeats the Philistines; however, the Philistines muster up 30,000 chariots and 6,000 horsemen along with many other troops. The Israelites become scared and go into hiding. Samuel does not come as he promised and Saul is anxious. ♣ What is Saul’s sin in this chapter? ϖ Saul’s sin in this chapter that he does not wait for…

Ancient Mesopotamia is located in-between the Tigris river and the Euphrates river in Europe. With-in Mesopotamia is Babylonia which was located where the two rivers meet, with-in Babylonia is Akkad and Sumer. Akkad was located in the northern part of Babylonia while Sumer was located in the south in the channel of the river system. According to Robert A. Guisepi in his article Sumeria, Ancient Sumeria (Sumer), A History of Ancient Sumer Including its Contributions; Sumer was “broken by river…