New King James Version

Oedipus the King, Oedipus shows that despite all of his evil and wrong that he has committed, a good leader backs his word and looks out for his people. (Sophocles 744) In…

“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth” (New King James Version, Eccl. 7:4). From this wise Biblical proverb stems the title of Edith Wharton’s second novel The House of Mirth. The narrative examines Lily Bart, a seemingly prosperous and confident young New Yorker plagued by self-hatred and debt. The common literary allusions “gilding the lily” and “consider the lilies” better illustrate these negative attributes, which ultimately…

Septuagint was first translated from the Old Testament in approximately 300 B.C.. It was translated at this time as the Old Testament was written in hebrew and Ptolemy Philadelphus, the reigning emperor of Alexandria Egypt, wanted to include the Greek version in the Library of Alexandria. To do this Ptolemy Philadelphus ordered seventy two scholars, made up of six elders from twelve tribes of Israel, to translate the scriptures of the Old Testament into Greek. Though the translation was for…

oblivious masses. Sacrifice is common in most religions and can also be found in the bible. Per Genesis 22:2 of the King James Version God told Abraham “Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.” (Genesis. (1911). In King James Version. New York.) Abraham was…

The Jesus movement was spreading like wildfire throughout the Roman Empire in early years of the Common Era. Before the Jesus movement, women were being suppressed and had to submit to man 's authority. Women had no right to hold a higher position in life or in the church. Women had very little choices of what they really wanted to become in their later years. They were either to be a housewife or labeled as being whores. The Jesus movement was an important time for women to spring up and do…

people with common identifiers: gender, race, class, etc. The writers James McBride & William Shakespeare in The Color of Water and Hamlet shed light upon how othering is normalized within society through heavy emphasis on their characters' flaws. A primary example of how deep othering is nested within our society is the expectation of gender conformity.…

Ethics is defined as “The moral principles that govern a person’s behavior” (Dictionary.com). Christian ethics must be based on Biblical principles as well. The differences are that Christian ethics brings Biblical values into each of these approaches. The Biblical principles, virtues are required to assist with ethical and moral decisions. I am not going to target two specific ethical dilemmas regarding Christian technology however I will attempt to resolve and explain how Christians can use…

Christianity includes praying to and worshiping the one and only Father, and begins with accepting Jesus Christ into your heart as your savior. Faithful Christians follow the means of The Holy Bible, with the two most popular versions being the King James Version, and the New International Version. Christianity was found in Judea (present-day Israel) about 2,000 years ago. Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world. Hindus believe in many gods, but realize they all come from Atman. A temple…

Anjari Carter Mrs. Blount 10th Honors World Lit October 26, 2016 The Parallels between Lord of the Flies and the book of Genesis “Everybody has good and bad forces working with them, against them, and within them.” (Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem) There are many connections between the Lord of the Flies and the book of Genesis. Hints of symbolism can be found throughout both stories. Lord of the Flies is a book written by William Golding which is about a…

fully understand how our brains function or exactly how the brain controls behaviors, but we can show others the love of God while helping them. Proverbs 2:6 states “For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding” (New King James Version). As Christians, we need to seek God’s wisdom first, before we help others. Discernment for us is very important before we try to “fix” someone else’s issues that they are encountering. We need to be grounded in our knowledge of…