Old World

I used to not read the old testament, and would consider the bible as valuable and I used to also believe in all its originality, but the Old Testament was a bit painful to read in my opinion, and that only the importance of the bible was only going to be found in the New Testament. Now I know that the Old Testament can be, in moments, the most difficult to comprehend than the New Testament, but at the same time there are some things that are extremely important in there. I know for the most…

The messiah that Israel is still expecting will have some tall orders to fulfill. It seems it will be next to impossible feat, to beat a peaceful person beyond recognition, while at the same time, knocking all of their bones out of joint and not breaking a single one. What a public relations “nightmare” this would pose in modern day Israel. Who will fulfill the written Messianic Prophesies in Israel? Who is it going to be? It seems no one will be able to accomplish this. It seems to be an…

It is important that we believe the Bible is the infallible Word of God in it’s entirely. It is Rock on which we stand and the foundation for everything in our lives; how we live, the choices we make; and what we profess to be true and good. The world (Satan) is attacking our belief system; sometimes ever so slowly without us even realizing it. Sadly, many of us incorporate the values and ideals we see on TV, or that of a co-worker, into our own Biblical worldview thus diluting and corrupting…

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the 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.…

The story Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield is about an old aged woman who lives all by herself. She has a usual routine that she follows by going to the park every Sunday. One Sunday afternoon she decides to puts on her fur and takes her usual seat and she finds more number of people than the last time she visited. It was because of the season that changed where the band at the Jardine’s Publiques also sounded much louder and different than the usual days. She doesn’t bother anyone around her…

the Old Testament is very reliable. The books within the Old Testament are like a narrative, they are stories that explain how the world was created and preparing us for the coming of Jesus. It is important to know where you came from to know where you are going. After reading the assigned material this week, my belief in the Bible is only reinforced and made stronger. Norman Geisler describes in his book how Jesus validates the Old Testament in the New Testament. Jesus acknowledges the Old…

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that He will send someone who will save human through the seed of woman. Beside this verse, there are many scriptures such as Isaiah 7:14 and Isaiah 9:6-7 clearly give an idea of the person of Christ coming as a prophecy who will redeem the world. Therefore, the Old Testament describes the image of God as a promise and prophecy of Jesus. When it comes about the New Testament, the contexts witness that Jesus Christ indeed came to people being a person. In this case, “Christology from above”…

Violent incidents occurred in both Gilgamesh and the Old Testament and were used several times throughout the texts. Both of these books illustrate violence, and this violence is in the story for a reason. Violence in both of the books have meaning, or a point behind why the violence was happening. Even pointless violence, which happened in both books, at the end had a point or a lesson to be learned from the violence. Also, in both Gilgamesh and the Old Testament the violence can be justified…