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Before deciding to attend CTS, my primary goal was to first learn the Bible, become a minister and teach the Bible to others. I marvel at clergy that quote scriptures from their mouths without looking first hand and anticipate the day when I can do the same. The Bible contains answers to everyday issues (the good, the bad and the ugly) and helps us to learn about theology and ourselves. For this reason, I stand more excited about taking this class as opposed to many of my other classes. By…

Divine revelation is unexpected. Divine revelation brings us closer to Omni competence. Revelation has an engulfing impact; thus it is the primary trait of theological existence. Revelation is God’s unveiling of Himself; it His voluntary act of disclosure, and it comes from eternity. Transcendent revelation is an awe-filled experience which comes from God’s personal initiative. If God did not want us to know Him, we would not know anything about Him or know that He even existed, because of this…

The Story of the Pentateuch written by Dr. John Tarwater is an introduction into the Old Testament in modern day English. The purpose of the Pentateuch is to assist the reader with understanding the scripture and message of the Old Testament. Within the pages of the book the author dissects the multiple books of the Old Testament in an attempt to make them more understandable and relatable to the reader. The book doesn’t cover all the content of the Old Testament. But it does highlight certain…

Biblical Genres and Figures of Speech The Bible was written over a very long period of time, by people from varying backgrounds and to and for people of equally varied backgrounds. Writers differ, audiences differ, and, therefore, writing styles must differ in order for the writer to effectively convey his message. Many genres are found within the pages of the Bible, and many figures of speech are used within each of those genres. This paper will address the prophetic, narrative, epistle and…

To have a possession is to have control or ownership of something whether it be a materialistic or non-materialistic item. Personal possessions allows us to have a sense of control over something in uncontrollable situations, even when we do not have control of ourselves. In the shorty story, “The Things They Carried”, the author Tim O’Brien used detailed imagery to show how personal possessions, physical objects, reflects the internal objects they desperately try to hold on to. O’Brien…

These Bible study recommendations for young adults are for Bible study on a personal, individual level, not for a group. I have two reasons for choosing this level, the personal, individual level. The first is that I noticed that there is so much literature already on Bible study on a group level, either in Sunday school or in catechism classes or in other formal and informal groups, but there is so little on the personal, individual level. My second reason is that in my opinion there are more…

From the Old Testament through the New Testament, we see how God uses poverty to show us that life is more important than being wealthy. As we look at scripture we will notice that poverty is something that many people go through and it is not entirely bad. Today, we can use scriptures that talk about poverty to help keep us humble. Poverty plays an important role in the Bible that helps show God’s character. One thing that we learn early in the Old Testament is that if you’re poor you are…

Throughout the lives of the human race, one may or may not follow a specific religion. Within the Christian religion there are different denominations. In Christianity, there are over 400,000 different denominations. So the bible may be miss interpreted from these numerous denominations. Individuals may be unaware of some of the specific topics that are spoken about within the bible. One topic that the bible does mention is war. War is defined as “a state of armed conflict between different…

Many individuals throughout the world love an origin story; People love finding out where something they love comes from. This is a great reason why individuals should pick up a copy of the book “How We Got the Bible” by Neil R. Lightfoot. This book digs much deeper into the history of the Bible and reveals much more information (like showing ancient manuscripts that were used to translate into the Bible and the ways ancient manuscripts were written). The book contains a lot of facts and…

Archaeological data can be a valuable aid to interpreting texts, as well as providing independent conclusions of a text’s historical accuracy. Archaeology provides a general background to the events of the Bible, helps us in understanding the translation and many passages directly, and it has given us insight into the religious setting of the Bible. Archaeology provides historical credibility to the events of the Bible. This helps provide analytical scholars more on the context of the Bibles…