The Bible and history

Who am I as a Bible reader? My family and the community where I grew in have played a big role in making who I am today. The norms and tradition which my family cultivates and community instilled in me has made me value competence, honesty, care, kindness, and patience, and taking care of my loved ones. By the time I was born, Christianity was already a dominant religion and everybody in my family including my extended family was a Christian. But long years ago, my forefathers were not…

I was very apprehensive when I started reading The Faith by Moynahan, which even has “A History of Christianity” pretentiously written on the side binding; as my Christian friend who I often go to for religious advice said when I showed him the book, “I didn’t know that Brian Moynahan wrote the Bible.” Humankind is notorious for interpreting religious texts to their own best interests, which was even explicitly stated in the The Faith; “Men adjudicated on what was true to the faith, and what…

Lori Aden Professor Sherilyn Grant BIBL111 Intro to Christian History/Thought 3 May 2018 The Place of Scripture in Evangelical, Liberal, and Neo-Orthodox Thought The authority of scripture is an important part of Christianity today, and it always has been. Scripture is the foundation of the religion we all serve. But, the power that scripture has in different categories of Christianity is different. Which is something I didn’t realize until I started really studying this topic. Vaguely to…

Christianity is the most popular religion in America, and shortly after that is Mormonism. These two religions are both grounded in knowing who Jesus is, and the basic fundamentals of the Bible. Although both of these religions claim to be Christians or a form of Christian, Mormons definitely have their own take on how things happened and what they think to be true. I grew up learning a tremendous amount about both of these. I am a grounded Christian believer, with a very broadened knowledge on…

devices. Therefore, God’s goodness is left unblemished since he is not directly responsible for natural evil. I believe that such an argument is inconsistent. The authors attempt to defend the integrity of the Bible in the face of the problem of evil, but their argument contradicts the Bible on many occasions. I believe that the authors’ first inconsistency has to do with…

its character. Of all creatures within our history of literature, the symbolism of snakes seems to have a strong negative connotation in today’s culture worldwide. This noble creature of the earth…

, with about a sixty year gap in the middle (during which Esther takes place). From 444 to 425 B.C., Nehemiah worked to rebuild the walls and realign the hearts of the people of Jerusalem. Both books commemorate a very important time in Jewish history: the return from exile. After being exiled in Babylon for decades, they finally returned to their Promised Land and rebuilt the capital, Jerusalem, with its walls and its temple.…

authoritative story about how God created the world. Many modern historians only loosely accept what the scriptures say about history, this means that while scriptures have been semi accepted as a reliable source of information, there is still disconnection between todays popular history and history according to the scriptures. The Genre of Genesis is a Narrative History and Genealogies. The first eleven chapters of the book use written literature and tells a story of how God created the world.…

their chances of going to heaven, until a guy named Martin Luther protested against the church. Luther goes against the church's teachings and corruption which sparked the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation have changed the course of history for nations and the people. The church became corrupt, priests were dishonest, the church got wealthy by selling indulgences, ripping people off of their money, and the church became “too worldly.” Martin Luther disagreed with the church's…

History is greatly defined by the applications of inventions to help groups of people. Arguably the most influential invention of the 1400s, let alone 1450, was the printing press created by Johannes Gutenberg that allowed a simpler, more cost effective way of printing (Spielvogel 350). The events and inventions of 1450 served as a catalyst for a gradual turning point in European history that greatly influenced Europe and the world for years to come. The invention of printing led to easy access…