Religious text

Studying Scripture is a tentpole in Christian Discipline. The Bible is one of the truest ways in which God has chosen to reveal himself to his people. It reveals his character. It shows us how to live, as Jesus said, “ A life to the fullest.” It is not a dead book of works and laws. Scripture is living, life changing and takes a lifetime to enjoy. As students of scripture we need to have an understanding of scriptures authority, inerrancy and how it was written to us. The Bible has complete…

basic understanding of how we got the Bible. This book is more than just a simple discussion of how God inspired the authors to write down his words. It's a deeper discussion of the many different processes involved through history that guarantees the text we have is reliable. For example the author discusses the different languages that were used in the writing of the inspired word but he also discusses the materials that were used at first to write down these inspired words…

In the essay The Child’s Need for Magic by Bruno Bettleheim, we begin to understand the importance of fairytales and myths and why it is important for children to experience both fairytales and myths as they grow into young adults. In this excerpt, Bettleheim explains the difference between myths and fairytales, the difference between the Bible and fairytales and why is it important to experience fairytales during your childhood. The Webster dictionary tells us myths are any invented stories,…

BCE and 450 BCE, though more evidence points to a date sometime in the fourth century BCE (Fox, xiv). The work was almost excluded from canonization in the Hebrew Bible, and some still view the book askance due to the Epicurean nature of some of the text (Book of Ecclesiastes). Throughout the book, the author extols the virtue of living life, of accepting what comes. Some concepts found in Ecclesiastes are frequently attributed to Greek philosophy. In the second chapter, the writer laments the…

When imagining what the future may look like, for many the Bible is the last place they would look. Yet for many Christians it has always been the first and foremost source of vital information. Why is this still the case after more than two thousand years? After the age of enlightenment and the subsequent ages of Post Modernism, Post Christianity and Post Truth? Are we so far advanced that reading such an outdated piece of literature could be relegated to the library section of folktales and…

The founder of Liberalism Schleiermacher based his viewpoint of Christian theology on the feelings and experiences of the individual. The Bible is a “record of human religious experience rather than a revelation from God or a record of God’s historic acts.” (CHT PG 239) 1 Interpretation is key in this view religion is based on one's own personal experience. To another interpreter, Bultmann scripture could be taken apart…

1. How do the principles of stewardship: generation, conservation & transformation apply to pursuing the OTD degree? A steward is one who is entrusted in the care of something important. In medieval times, the steward managed and cared for the household they worked for. In modern times, stewards in occupational therapy ensure that the past, present and future ideas and principles of occupational therapy are preserved and used for future knowledge. There are three parts of stewardship:…

The identity of Christians is embedded in the etymology of the word “Christian.” This means that not only history, but church history plays a part in the development of how and why we came to be called Christians. This brings forth a question if one who comes to know and accept Christ has the resource or freedom to receive baptism and be received into the Body of Christ. The paper will revolve around the biblical stories and course readings to explore the contribution of Scripture toward…

real world, and that science, observation, and our senses take precedence. Is it plausible to believe that an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent being who knew the number of hairs on your head would include words that could later be misconstrued in a text intended to last for generations? Do you think that a middle-aged man from the Duchy of Florence foresaw problems that God did not foresee? What you fail to understand my dear Brother Galileo, is that if the Church allows you to interpret the…

established by Wyckoff is the undeniable importance and influence of the Holy Spirit in the interpretative process . This calls for a comprehensive approach in interpreting Biblical text. Wyckoff states: “Hermeneutics” is generally understood to mean the art and science of interpreting and elucidating difficult texts. It includes the theory, methods, and the principles of the interpretative process. With that said, there was also a very conspicuous lack of studies dealing with the Holy Spirit…