Metanarrative of Bible

Two religions, Islam and Christianity, were both founded by Abraham and his sons. Even with the same family founding them they have very diverse similarities and differences. Within both passages found in the Koran, Sura 93, and the Bible, Psalms 23, similar points are expressed. Although they describe a similar praise to their God, dictions and phrases from Sura 93 expressed through rhetorical questions change the passage into something with an accusable tone. Each passage shows a similar…

spreading the in that area of the world longer mentor and hold you accountable. Accountability can also be useful when reading the Bible. Having time set to read the Bible is important when making disciples, God can give you strength and ideas when you are in His word. To make more disciples out of this, invite a new believer or a friend who does not know the gospel to a Bible study. To a society or culture who does not know God, try to create stories out of what you are reading in order to…

Elijah was known for being a prophet. “His example of trusting in God’s word is the best one we can find in the Old Testament prophets.” Elijah confronted Ahab two times, once when devaluing God granting inheritance of the land and the second is the murder of Naboth. Elijah confronted Baal and his rule, because people believed that Baal could control the rains. “ Yet the rains were a gift of Yahweh, not Baal; Yahweh decided when it would rain. Baal’s followers thought him dead when drought…

During the Reformation, people were taught they could buy their way out of sins with things called indulgences. Indulgences were grants given by the pope to forgive sins. They could forgive sins you have comminted or sins of your living or dead realtives. People back then really believed it; they thought they could but their way into salvation. As Luther puts it, Christians should be exhorted to be diligent in following Christ, their Head, through penalties, death and hell./And thus be confident…

woman’s weaker nature was inherent in their very being; this inferiority was deepened by Eve’s actions and God’s words in the Garden of Eden.” These scholars believed a division in status and superiority exist within the content of the scripture. Bible Passages that argue against the Old Testament being misogynistic While there are those who argue the Old Testament as being misogynistic, there are also those in the other side of the spectrum who argue against. However, “despite the fact that a…

Steinbeck reminds us that while life can force people to abandon religion even in dire straits, people will cling to their core values. Throughout the novel, characters learn that the loss of religion does not equate to the loss of spirituality. The retention of such spirituality brings forth ideas of self, which helps us maintain our values. Jim Casy, a very spiritual preacher, makes his opinion on the matter clear by exclaiming that "'there ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just…

I am the Red Death, a invasive plague in the world. My duty was to take away all people’s lives in the Prince Prospero’s country. No matter he is the prince or poor, no one could escape. Everyone would die in the plague, nobody survive. I don’t know why, but the God told me to come the country and killed every living people. I arrived in the country and began my mission. I took a walk in the town, it seemed like no one noticed me. Because of my invasive skills, it was not a big problem to make…

“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” -Vince Lombardi. The Chrysalids by John Wyndham introduces two societies, Waknuk and Sealand. Waknuk is an intolerant society in a developmental hiatus, and Sealand is a technologically and socially sophisticated community. Waknuk is ignorant of individual’s abilities, causing division among it’s people. However, Sealand embraces these extraordinary traits and…

When two books go hand in hand, it is clearly not a mistake. The books, The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Bible (more specifically the Book of Genesis) evidently represent each other. In both books, the divine figure had a specific purpose to initiate the flood and who they wanted to be the book's’ “hero.” In reference to the Book of Genesis, the divine and humanity develop a tenacious relationship subsequent to the flood due to the divine realizing it was a mistake. Earth was created in the eyes…

Two Sisters and Acoma Origins is a story by the Acoma Pueblo Indian. In the story, the first women on Earth are sisters, who were sent by the Tsichtinako from underground to above. However, before they can leave the underground, they must learn how to plant, harvest, and cook the corn. When the sisters learned all the giving lessons taught by Tsichtinako, she told them to go out. She gave each of them a basket, which has “pollen and sacred corn meal”. Tsichtinako also gave them some directions…