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The three key crisis of Israel that the prophetic literature reacts to are the Assyrian, Babylonia, and the Restoration Crisis. The Assyrian Crisis: The fall of the Northern Kingdom. This era consisted of the following factors that involve Assyria’s expansion into the region of Israel and Judah. This increase led to a complex series of alliances between the various kingdoms involved, as well as fighting-Syria Ephraimitic war. The war was Assyria attempts to expand, Syria and Israel allies for…

leaving behind only the poor. In Lamentations 1:1, someone cries “How lonely sits the city/ that once was full of people!/ How like a widow she has become,/ she was great among the nations!/ She that was a princess among the provinces/ has become a vassal.” (NRSV). In this first verse, the kinetic aspect of Jerusalem is seen with the contrasting imagery of the city before its destruction and afterwards. TWEED In Chapter 1 of Lamentations, the people of Jerusalem do not blame the Babylonians for…

addressed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen where they noted how it literally only addressed the rights of men and it made it so “the poor villager is no longer obliged to grovel before the proud seigneur of his parish; the unfortunate vassal can halt in his tracks the impetuous boar that piteously ravaged his crops; the timid soldier dares to complain when he is run down by the splendid coach of the superb publican; the modest priest can sit down in ease at the table of his…

Human beings too often avert their eyes from suffering. We choose to avoid our afflictions in an attempt to deny the necessary evils within humanity. By not confronting the truths surrounding the worst in us, however, we become ignorant of a vital and possibly beneficial aspect of human nature. Both Dante’s Inferno and Shakespeare’s King Lear seek to bring attention to human suffering, illustrating our griefs and sorrows as consequences of our own agency. This pain that we cause ourselves can be…

One reading the bible it is important to look for themes that can be found throughout the scripture to understand the importance of them. A main theme that can be traced can be understood as a main point to understand the character of God. One of those main themes as to do with covenants theology. It can be said that through covenants God expresses his desires on his people in the most clear form. This paper will be looking at what is a covenant, where can they be found in the bible and how do…

It is genuine the history of law offers us an understanding of how the law evolves with time and space. Both the source of narcotics legislation and Kathryn Burn’s article (Notaries, Truth, and the Consequences) help us flesh out our understanding of sources of legal philosophy. Also, both examples somehow go beyond the traditional roots of law (Statutes, case law, custom, books of authority). As Canadians, we need to know that these traditional roots of law stem from various European system by…

contributions to human knowledge, but also greatly influenced human thought. Taught by the Great Philosopher Plato himself, Aristotle philosophical thinking would go on to become one of the most influential thinkers in human history, even thought of as the vassal through which medieval Christian and Islamic thinkers latched their thinking from, and is considered to be one of the foundations in Western thinking. Aristotle was born on 384 B.C., in the ancient Greek city of Stagira. He was born…

Han Dynasty Han dynasty was founded by a government official named Liu Bang in 206 B.C. Over 400 years Han kingdom expanded China’s boundary and it brought peace and prosperity to other people in the kingdom. Some achievements were Silk Road, Papermaking, Iron technology (cast iron) plowshares;Moldboard plow (kuan), Glazed pottery, Wheelbarrow, Seismograph (Chang Heng), Compass, Ship's rudder, Stirrups, Drawloom weaving, Embroidery for decorating garments, Hot Air Balloon, Chinese Examination…

From 1567 to 330 B.C. humanity experienced many subsequent development as well as decline in its civilizations. Among these events emerged three colossal empires that had shaken the world and forever changed the course of human history. The Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Empires have been instrumental in influencing technology, religion, and ideas throughout the world. Various factors have contributed to the success and downfall of these giants. Each of the “World Powers” have similarities as…

In Beowulf, Grendel’s mother is not given a name; “Grendel’s mother” is what she is called. She is not given a name because she does not fit into the category of the traditional and conservative women. She has masculine characteristics, which is what men dislike about her. In the story, she is not described in a pleasant way. She was referred to as “Grendel’s fierce mother” (615), later on she was also called “the mighty water witch” (595), and even the “greedy she-wolf” (574). Mary…