Saul

Throughout the book of Acts there are a few different instances of growth in the church that come after the Ascension of Jesus. The one that anyone who has the slightest bit of knowledge on the book of Acts would know is The Pentecost. The day of the Pentecost there were 120 believers all in one spot, praying to God to show them whether Barsabbas or Matthias should be the new Apostle in place of Judas, who had been struck dead by God. Acts 2:1-4, everyone in the room was filled with the Holy…

The book that I chose for this critique is Criminals of the Bible: Twenty- Five Cases of Biblical Crimes and Outlaws, by Mark Jones. This book is both interesting and intriguing. It was interesting in the concepts of how many criminal actions that took place during the time of the Bible mimic many of the crimes committed in society today. Although the punishments today are a lot different, they still carry the same type of stiff punishments that they did in the Bible. The intriguing part of the…

In the beginning the Hebrews were divided into 12 different tribes. They each had their own leader and a single leader that was over all of the tribes. These tribes were eventually united under King Saul. He helped solve conflicts between the tribes that were caused by them being separated. Israel was the first ever united kingdom. King Saul’s reign was unsuccessful, but then soon came King David. Jerusalem was united under King David. He united all tribes of Israel under complete monarchy.…

abilities if they text, blog, or post to social media on a regular basis (Thomas). So one might assume that with this limitless amount of information at our fingertips, that America would be more inclined to read. The answer is quite the opposite. In Saul Bellow’s work “Hidden within Technology’s…

Christianity and Judaism was a big deal in Roman and Greek culture during the period of the New Testament. Religion seemed to be the center of many conflicts and separation between civilizations during this time. The birth of Jesus brought in a lot of controversies within Hellenistic cultures and therefore we see many influences of the new covenant in several of the sculptures and art work created by Greco-Roman artists. Going to the Getty Villa, I was able to find many connections between the…

Not only did God ask Abraham to follow him, but he also promised to bless him and make of his descendants a great nation. When God commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, his beloved son, Abraham is ready to obey God, but God chooses not to require the sacrifice. I believe that this is an important step in the relationship of God with his people, as it shows how much God loves his people if they follow God’s will. The promise of God to Abraham and his descendants is something that can be found…

Culturally, Adam, Paul and David are just like the next man may feel more shame about their depression and try to be a tough guy and tough it out or Adam should use alcohol or drugs as a self-medication. Untreated depression in men can have devastating consequences, as men are about four times more likely to die by suicide than women (World Health Association, 2016). Truly, Paul and David could benefit in many ways from the research on depression. Paul is known for his zeal to continue to press…

For as long as I can remember,or what it seems to be forever, I’ve gone to class, studied for tests, taken tests, and maintained a job at a restaurant as server. I would go through all these daily routines and not think twice about why I was doing things a certain way, it just seemed like the natural way to do them. I didn’t sit in class and think to myself “ Oh, he’s a visual learner.” To me, it was just someone looking at a picture. It never crossed my mind that there was actual research…

An Old Testament character that illustrates godliness is David. One characteristic that distinguishes David from any other king is David’s ability to wait on the Lord. Although David had opportunities to kill Saul, such as in 1 Samuel 24 and 26, he spares his life and pursues God each time. David 's godliness was not in his courage, even though he was courageous. His godliness was not in the battles that he won, even though he achieved many. It was not in the…

1a.) The first site I believe to be valuable is that of the “Human Factors and Ergonomics Society” https://hfes.org/Web/. It offers a great deal of resources from explaining what human factors are to current events dealing with human factors. The next site is not entirely focused on human factors, but does include valuable information. It is titled, “The American Psychological Association,” and the direct link to the page on human factors in the site is…