Passover

The book of Exodus is a crucial narrative marking the beginning of the history of Israel. The Exodus tradition is threefold; telling the story of Israel’s liberation and freedom, a binding covenantal relationship with God on Mount Sinai and the conquest of a promised land. It is the journey of Israel and God, where the Lord becomes “The God of Israel” (Mark. S.Smith). The miracle demonstrates the love and power of Yahweh and proves that he was worth trusting Through the Exodus, the story of…

There are various explanations for why humans turn to religion; these include revelation as an origin, the natural knowledge-of-god, anthropological and psychological explanations. These explanations look to where the concept of religion originated. Why do people believe in a higher being and why do individuals act according to the values and practices related to their beliefs? These theories and explanations look to find the reasoning. Revelation as origin is the idea that religion originated…

In her Article, “Lower the Drinking Age Back to 18: We Don 't Have Students Teach Each Other to Drive, Why Is Alcohol Different?” Elizabeth Glass Geltman describes why the legal drinking age should be reduced from 21 to 18. According to Geltman, both students and parents alike feel the frustration of the law; parents aren’t able to lawfully educate their children and students aren’t able to responsibly know their limits. The article comes after one University chose to ban hard liqueur on campus…

Discuss the stories of Abraham and the Exodus. What origins do they signify? What are the social functions of these texts? Abram, later to be renamed by God Abraham, originated from Ur, which was considered to be a cultured and ancient city. Minimalist scholars believe this to be the origins of the Israelites were Canaanites. As we learn later on in the book of Joshua the Israelites were lead by Joshua on a conquest in Canaan. The reason for minimalists believing Canaan origins is due to…

all the same expectations applied to Him as well. What this means to me and what I am most thankful for is that Jesus perfectly fulfilled God 's law, being without sin, and he did this as a mortal man. Without Jesus, I would be dead. He is my Passover lamb. He came to save all of us, just in the nick of time. He gave us life. John 10:10 puts it perfectly when he writes, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it…

because scince and theology was not separated no one really knew what to do. I thought about Jesus, when the Jews set out to kill Him because they really could not handle his teaching and who He claimed to be. They took him and waited until after the Passover to kill Him because it was a religious holiday and they did not want the people to be in an uproar over their doings. With Galileo’s situation, it is said that [1 ]“No episode is so misunderstood in the history of the Catholic Church, so…

The United States is often referred to as a “melting pot,” where different types of people blend together as one, which can especially be seen in our educational system. In “Immigrant Children” by Selma Berrol, the author argues the many challenges immigrant children faced as the United States tried to Americanize them through schooling. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, this blend of people faced more challenges than acceptance, particularly immigrant students. Immigrant children…

Human life transcends nearly all. If a Jew is held hostage and ransom is demanded, our rabbis permit us to sell holy objects, even a Torah scroll or a synagogue, in order to redeem the prisoner. The Rambam, Rabbi Moshe son of Maimon, writes, “There is no greater commandment than that of redeeming the prisoners…as they stand in danger of their lives, and one who turns his eye away transgresses the biblical command of ‘Do not stand idly by when your fellow man is in danger’ (Leviticus 19:16), and…

The Eucharist is very significant to Catholics, as the Eucharist is the Body of Christ, which Catholics receive; allowing Jesus to be a part of them for the upcoming week, guiding and aiding them through life’s temptations and obstacles. This poster displays how the Eucharist is significant to Catholics, and why the people of Liverpool should consider it to be essential to their lives. The picture of the Eucharist, situated in the middle of the poster, as the salient image, with the words, “The…

Have you ever wondered how Jesus made disciples? What does the word “disciple” actually mean? What techniques did Jesus use to get his group of Disciples? Some people have not put a lot of thought into Jesus and his disciples. People sometimes think Jesus just met random people and they became His disciples in that moment of time. There are many ways He made disciples. He got a team, He spent time with them, He prayed with them, communicated with them through parables, and He mentored them.…