The Bible and history

The Patience of Job? No Such Thing... Cox’s introduction talks about three stages of studying the bible. He gives insight on studying the bible through the narrative or literal stage during his younger years. He seemed to be fascinated with the stories of the bible as most children are. It was intriguing to not only learn of the characters in the the parables but he “also sometimes acted them out”. (Cox 2) The stories we hear as children are colorful, fun and full of life and love.…

has the ability to explain all questions, and that is the Christian world view. The biblical world view offers peace and comfort in the midst of suffering, hope in the reality of death, and a glimpse of God’s point of view in the development of history.…

The farther back one’s goes in history the murkier beginnings and endings get. Beginnings and ending in this case are time periods, or more specifically the Renaissance and Enlightenment. Part of this is due to the slow spread across Europe in the time long before Internet and phones. Another reason is the natural progression from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. It makes sense that all of the humanism in the Renaissance would morph into using the full spectrum of human talent and…

There seems to be more similarities between the Bible and other primary sources than there seems to be between the Bible and the film. The film of Noah depicts the story in a dark, twisted and mysterious way. The movie starts off with a basic summary of how evil came into the world. It shows a young Noah receiving a birthright passed…

The Bible. The foundation for Christianity, the most sold book in history. It is sacred among nations and glorified by people. Kids are taught by their parents from the day they are born about Bible stories and morals. Why in the world would anyone question its legitimacy? Well, I’m here to answer that question. From someone who was taught the Bible and raised in a church, I would like to examine the flaws in the book and explain my belief of why the Bible is no more than a fictitious book…

Is taking god out of our schools damaging the students in our education system? Is instituting Allah of any other religion acceptable in the schooling experience we provide to the children of America? Recently, many schools in the US are offering bible classes to their students, and other schools are considering to do the same. Although some people want to incorporate religion into schools, not allowing to be in conjunction with schools would be the decision because it would cause conflicts…

Rabbi Doctor Dovid Gottlieb refutes this argument on three points: 1. there have been many nations throughout history who have been persecuted and have not survived, in fact, persecution is generally a tool that encourages assimilation. 2. This theory does not explain away periods of Jewish freedom (I.E. the golden age of Spain, Jewish life in America) if this were…

WHY CHURCH HISTORY MATTERS CH. 4-6 I like Rea's statement that, "Christians can be very different from one another, across cultures and across centuries. Yet in every culture the Christians hold core beliefs common." I think this speaks of something greater working through man (the Holy Spirit). He even could have went a step further I believe he could have added social economic status and still you would see these same common beliefs. As a Christian I have looked at key moments in my life that…

A well-taught class is one that provides you with proper knowledge on the subject, while simultaneously putting the subject matter in the larger context of a shared history and current affairs. For centuries religion has been in conversation with almost every academic pursuit created by man. Naturally, the argument of how religion should be taught in schools is part of the argument on the best way for American students to be taught, as it should be. Currently, public schools, especially…

Bibliology: A Brief Statement The Bible, in its sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is the written Word of God. It is a holy construction of dual-authorship, consisting both of God’s sovereign influence and man’s directed inscription. There is nothing false or misleading within its pages—whether actual words, intended meaning, or the practices appropriately adapted from it; the Bible is entirely true, wholly helpful, and completely incapable of wrong. As God’s written revelation of…