The Biblical Metanarrative Essay

that humans have pre-existing souls which determine the body we have today. This comes from the Wisdom of Solomon in which the author explains that because he was good, the soul came into a body undefiled. This is a direct contradiction with the biblical view in Psalms that the human souls is formed at conception. Another contradiction within the Apocrypha is within the Maccabees. Concerning the death of Antiochus Epiphanies, 1 Maccabee states that he is cut to pieces by Nanaea’s priests while…

When thinking about the nature of the Bible in terms of authoritative, inerrant, or divinely inspired, I personally find the Bible to be authoritative. At the beginning of this course I thought that the Bible had to be inerrant in order to be true. If the Bible were to be considered inerrant it would mean that the bible is without error in every aspect. This cannot be true though because some of the scientific and historical claims within in the Bible have been proven to be inaccurate. Therefore…

regarding such areas of postcolonial theory will be included in the dissertation. Nelson’s book focuses on the difficulties that face the field of biblical studies due to its amalgamation with the likes of postcolonialism,…

This weeks reading covered the introduction to the Old Testament, the different types of languages it was written in and the different types of language used such as poetry. Then the archeology of the Old Testament and the geography and information about early civilizations from the Fertile Crescent to Palestine. Reading also included canonization of the Old Testament, the various translations that have arisen from different sources, the textual criticism that lead to these different…

Intro: In this book one can learn many facts and information about the bible they never knew. The book is not about scriptures in specific. It is about back-round information to how people today received God’s word. The reader gets to see just how important the text is and the effort to preserve the word of God. In this book the reader will find out the types of writing materials used for manuscript. The languages used in the text. Whether text was written in print or cursive. Discoveries where…

The experience in my life that’ has helped me is, I have been going to bible study at the Halsey Valley Victory House. Paul Estro leads the Bible stud there on Tuesday nights. We would discuss certain passages in the Bible. We would have discussions on what the Bible is saying to us. He would also have notes written out for us to follow him. If I did not understand what he was talking about, I would ask questions. When I was going there, I was learning more about the Bible. We would also take…

realized the study groups were too “constrained” and felt the “narrative” approach was “a good foundation on which to build a more adult understanding”. (Cox 4) Critical for him was not to “disparage” or turn the bible into a bad argument about biblical study but to make the understanding the bible more conspicuous. (Cox 13) Lastly Cox talks about the spiritual stage of studying the bible. You can really use the literal and historical stages to study the bible. Cox states ”As a “religious”…

The Interpreting the New Testament written by Daniel Harrington explains how to use many forms of criticisms and methods to interpret the New Testament Bible. The examples of criticism and methods used to interpret the New Testament are literary criticism, textual criticism, source criticism, form criticism, historical criticism, redaction criticism, translations, words and motifs, parallels, and meaning of the text. These diverse methods have their own unique ways to interpret Scripture for…

In 1955 the Hilprecht Collection, which contained 2500 tablets and fragments, were studied and translated. Although 2500 pieces have been found only 150 were literary works. The multiple fragments found only have a few undisturbed lines, but 50 tablets are in good condition, displaying several complete lines. The fragments contain multiple stories from mythology to catalogues. One of the most interesting stories is “The Curse of Agade: The Ekur Avenged”. About 300 lines are written about the…

Epiphany celebrates the arrival of the Magi (the Three Kings, named Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar) at the site of Jesus' birth, so it is also called El Día de los Reyes Magos ("Three Kings' Day") in Spanish-speaking countries such as Panama. The day also commemorates his divinity as manifested to the Magi, who brought him gifts. On this day Panamanian families awake to open the gifts left by the Three Kings, and families and friends gather for the celebrations. While the children play with…