The Bible and history

After Adam and Eve have fallen, God sends archangel Micheal down to take them out of Paradise but to also give them hope to paraphrase lines 99-125 of book XI. This account isn 't in the actual bible of course, all that is said in Genesis is that they were cast out of Eden and given clothes to cover their back while and angel with a flaming sword stood guard over the entrance. Milton’s account is much more in depth, one could say it feels like…

Gospels are an intertwining of history because they trace the life of Jesus, his miracles, ventures and ultimately his death and resurrection as well occurrences in Israel across numerous historical accounts (Strauss, 2011, p. 1035). “The Gospels begins with accounts of “the life of the historical Jesus” (Strauss, 2011, p. 1035). It is important to remember “the Gospels are historical in that they are set in a specific historical context” (Strauss, 2011, p. 1022). History displays that “it is…

The protestant reformation is a very important part of world history. Without it, the world wouldn’t have changed like it has since then. The protestant reformation caused the creation of several different types of Christianity. Without that, every Christian today would be Catholic. The Catholic church would be even more powerful than they were before. There are many reasons for why the Protestant Reformation was important, but there are three main things that it caused that changed the world…

Third, Christianity is the only religion where there is a relationship with God: a father-child relation in which the father seeks to protect the child and provide sustenance for the child. A relationship, borne out of love in which the Father does everything in his power to protect the child and therein, even though undeserving you see the grace of God at work. Fourth, Christianity is the only religion that truly understands the nature and attributes of the Almighty God and teaches the Trinity…

them to emphasize what was important, how they saw the world, and how the made life decisions. Abraham is considered to be the founder of the Hebrews. The Hebrews were considered to be amongst the poorest, but most influential. They followed the Bible, also known as the “Torah” to the Hebrews. Hebrews also followed a few major concepts such as practicing monotheism, the ten commandments, and they have a covenant with God, therefore they are considered to be the “Chosen People”. Although some…

the need of more evidence than is supplied in the Bible. In the mind of a Fideist, the Bible is the ultimate authority because God said it was so, and the Bible says that God cannot lie and that everything written in the Bible is truth. Therefore, when it claims that Jesus was resurrected from death this claim must be true. To a Fideist, there would be no need for further inquiry or evidence as either would diminish the need for faith which the Bible states Christians should have. While the…

Religious literacy by Stephen Prothero is about the history and fall of religious literacy in America. The book starts out about America today and its current religious literacy. Many American believing that America has become secular but in fact is very religious, just not well versed. Stephen Prothero talks about the illiteracy in America and what Americans don’t know about their own religions. Stephen Prothero discusses the problem in part on, that Americans are strongly religious but also…

The Bible: Fact or Fiction Today we face a good number of different views on a wide variety of issues, which for many, take on the meaning of what people to be either ideas or beliefs. In this growing age of information and technologically savvy personnel, it is easy to either prove or debunk any and all accusations presented. One question that is used in civil and political arguments are that of the bible and its meaning, and this translation can prove to be a problem for all. In the essence,…

How To Read The Jewish Bible, authored by Biblical scholar, and professor, Marc Zvi Brettler, is an enlightening text, guiding people on how to read the Hebrew scriptures in a more purposeful way. Brettler reveals that this book provides a response to the frustration many readers hold with the Hebrew Bible, based on the accustomed tendency to filter it through the lens of present-day culture. Generally, he argues, as a result, this leads one to either misconstrue passages, or the arrive to the…

documented word of God, the Holy Bible. Throughout this work of divine revelation the Old Testament and New Testament are closely related. Throughout the Old Testament, from the Beginning, Genesis, to before the birth of Jesus Christ, the New Testament is foreshadowed, and hidden; it is to be a true fulfillment of the Old Testament in the promise of a…