Old Testament Apocrypha

was renamed the Republic of Gilead, resulting with new laws derived from the bible which deprived many Gileadean citizens from their rights. Throughout the novel distorted biblical allusions and christian ideology are utilized from within the Old Testament in order for the patriarchal regime to show efficiency towards citizens. Moreover,…

Throughout history, many religious scholars have devoted their life to studying the Hebrew Bible. By analyzing the differences in writing styles and diction, these scholars have been able to estimate the time period that certain passages of the text were written. Due to these examinations, scholars have also been able to discern that, within various books of the Bible, there are many unsubtle changes in the various literary elements that are used. The first five books of the Bible, referred to…

his homeland of Ur God would make his name great. God would also bring about a nation for Abraham that would be blessed. They would have numerous offspring and his future descendant would be a king. It is under this covenant the history of the Old Testament would be spell out with one more connecting…

of this paper is to highlight the genre that is described as prophecy. Biblical prophecy can be described as a passage that containing any type of prophecy. This particular literary genre can be consistently found throughout Old Testament writings as well as a few New Testament passages. Throughout the course of this paper, there will elaborate information on supporting points such as essential elements of biblical genre, examples of biblical genre throughout text, interpretive implications for…

The first five books of the Torah are the most important readings from the Hebrew Bible. They discuss the foundations of Judaism and set the tone for what is expected as a follower of the religion. Genesis is the first book of the Torah and discusses the creation of the universe and the beginning for human beings. Genesis was created from two different source theories. The two source theories for Genesis are Yahwist and Priestly. The source theory Yahwist is explained as using God’s name Yahweh,…

Ethan Arribillaga Collins is a thirteen year boy, born on March 27, 2002. Ethan’s middle name, Arribillaga, was given to him by his mom. That was her maiden name. Growing up with two brothers Troy, and Aron, Ethan must have had an exceptional childhood. Knowing Ethan, he really enjoys going to Memorial games with friends and just having fun. Ethan also knows how to cook. One of his favorite thing to cook is desserts such as cookies and brownies. He also enjoys eating Japanese food with his…

something, either something bad happened to him andscarred him. This Nada refrain shows the old waiter has had some (having to do with human existence) terribly unfair treatment against him and he no longer believes in god. The waiter is understanding of the old man's need for visiting the cafe on the basis of loneliness. They both of them appear to be lonely and don't want to be by themselves, especially the suicidal old man.…

God’s love for His people and creation (Hindson and Yates, 2012). A part of love is rebuking where necessary, instructing and guiding, and building up or rewarding when applicable. The Bible describes various instances of all these through the Old and New Testaments from King David being chosen as king because of a faithful heart to Moses being unable to enter the Promised land due to his pride. There are truths and instructions for the modern world through Scripture pointing to inspiration from…

Bible, especially the Old Testament, is very challenging due to stories that are deeply enmeshed in violence. This violence completely contradicts my modern day interpretation of the compassionate Christ that I learned about while singing, Jesus, Loves Me. The Hebrew Bible presents some extremely violent text and when taken out of context it becomes difficult to find a connection between the compassion of Christ and a wrathful or vengeful God depicted in these Old Testament stories. Walter…

Hedonism is typically defined as, “The belief that pleasure or happiness is the most important goal in life”. While this can be achieved in numerous ways, ultimately the underlining goal in every individuals’ life is achieve unwithering happiness and pleasure. When one decides on a career, a car, a house, a family, or even when following a religion it is the ultimate goal that these worldly objects in the end bring you happiness and satisfaction. However, not always is it morally correct to find…