Perhaps you even shunned the Bible, saying its full of nothing but fairy tales that have never really happened. ... What if I told you that the Bible is not only historically accurate but is also one hundred percent prophetically accurate? ... (McDowell 39) "The Bible compared with other ancient writings, has more manuscript evidence than any ten pieces of classical literature combined." says Josh McDowell in his book "Evidence that demands a verdict" (19) Let us now look at the Prophetic nature of the Bible. ... No other book can even come close to equaling the credentials of the Bible. ...

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To understand first if the Bible is true or not you have to read its content in its entirety. The very basic foundation of our existence lies within the first passage of the Bible, the choice between evolution and creation. ... "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth", according to Genesis 1:1, the first verse of the first chapter in the Bible (pg #1). ... Exodus is the second chapter in the Bible. ... Am I to believe that the Bible is true and that God created everything? ...

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It is written through the eyes of a Christian, and will often refer to the Bible. ... In the Bible, it states many times that "honest people are blessed" for example Psalm 112. The Bible also states that "when a man is honest he will receive love and kindness" (Psalm 112). ... The Bible also points out that when you choose to tell the truth, the Lord is pleased (Psalm 112). ... The Bible points out that a half-truth is a lie. ...

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Judaism is guided by the Bible's Old Testament, which is referred to as the Hebrew Bible. ... The Hebrew Bible describes women in both negative and positive lights. ... It should be noted that out of the 55 prophets in the bible, seven are women. Although the Hebrew Bible mentions more men than women, the role women played is too great to be overlooked. ... First, according to the Hebrew Bible, women are always the property of men. ...

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The Christian Bible is made up of an Old and a New Testament. While followers of Christianity wrote the New Testament, the Jews wrote the Old Testament, which they called the Hebrew Bible. Even though Christians did not get along with Jews, and did not conform to all their beliefs, Christians did incorporate the Hebrew bible into the Christian Bible as the Old Testament. ... Christians reinterpreted many of the Jewish beliefs to create their own religion; therefore the Hebrew bible was essential to their followers. ... One teaching of the Jewish bible is the establishment of the covenant, ...

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The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible is the latest attempt to make the Bible gender neutral, but gender relating to God was not addressed. ... In the Hebrew Bible 1426 names are mentioned and 1315 of them are men's. ... Some scholars refer to this as the hidden goddess in the Hebrew Bible. The name Asherah is mentioned forty times in the Hebrew Bible. ... The Bible's garden of Eden is similar to the Sumerian garden of creation. ...

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We also read the greatest book ever written, the Holy Bible. The Bible tells us that the devil was once a beautiful angel, and was also one of Gods most powerful angels. ... In the Bible it is forever burning. ...

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In the Bible it says that we are made in the image of God so therefore does that not mean in appearance we can compare ourselves to God if we look like what He looks like? ... I feel that really the problems for a modern day Christian cant really be resolved due to the fact that all these attributes are written in the Bible aswell as the explanations. I feel that to try and change these would be like re writing the Bible. ... If they are a true Christian then really their view towards the religion shouldn't be determined on a few things written in the Bible, as this is not what their enti...

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They imposed concrete belief in the Bible and lived by all measures of it. Maintaining your life based on the Bible sets valuable limits. ... In the Bible, Jesus expressed that if you laugh, it can cause continual damage to your soul. ... The Puritans lived by the Bible's statement, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." ... The Bible is the only way to live by when intending to show glory to God. ...

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The Torah is a religious book composed of the first five books of the bible. ... One of the most commonly referred to verses in the bible is in Deuteronomy chapter nineteen verse 21, "Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot." ... This contradicts what some other parts of the bible say but this is one of the most controversial ideas that the bible has in it. ... In today's society a lot of the things we base our social and moral thoughts and actions on come from the bible. While not all the bible's teaching are followed it does have a gr...

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In today's society we want to pick apart the bible and make it fit some ideals that we have about life. Doing this actually does the bible a disservice. The books of the bible should be read as a whole. ... The bible is not a science book or a history book. ... The bible is a library of books that guide us through life. ...

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The Bible and the Koran hold explanations for the origin of man, the belief of monotheism (belief in one God), and the purpose for living a sinless life. ... In both the Bible and the Koran, Noah is depicted in similar and yet different ways. ... In the Bible, the Apostles wrote Noah's story in a way that showed him, as not only a man of good faith, but the only man of good faith. ... "12 Rather then God seeking the death of sinners with the help of Noah like in the Bible, Noah sought help through God for their deaths. ... In both of the Bible and Koran, Moses's stories are told...

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But the Bible never describes Moses appearance. The Bible only says that he was, "slow of speech," This is everything the Bible tells about the appearance of Moses. ... The Bible doesn't show Moses with the best behavior. ... If yes, did he leave anything other than the stories in the Bible. We cannot prove that anything in the Bible about Moses is true. ...

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The God of the Bible had a plan and a purpose for His creation from the very first day. ... Gods are supposed to be Lord over the humans, as the God of the Bible is to His creation and His followers. ... This myth may sound like Genesis but it in no way has one God as the God of the Bible does. ... The God of the Bible created mankind to glorify His name. ... The God of the Bible instead created mankind with a purpose and an origin for a reason, and is quite personal with His creation. ...

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There is no text in the bible that says, "thou shalt not use instruments." This argument is obviously faulty because of the parallels of this in the bible. ... In the bible, there are no guidelines for preaching. ... Judging by the parallels drawn from the bible earlier, it is not safe for man to add to God's ideal. ...

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I think that we as Christians must know the Bible in detail so that we won't be confused by any others but tell the truth like Paul tells us here. ... They not only teach that one must obey the law in order to be saved, but also teach the Bible in a wrong way. This is serious because many people know that any heresies' ideas are all pagan and wrong, but people still follow the ideas because they are unsure in knowing the Bible. I think that it's extremely necessary to know the Bible first in order to deeply accept the truth we have accepted. Through the good knowledge of Bibl...

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Both religions believe in the teachings of the first five books of the Bible. ... The Jews call this collection the Torah or Hebrew Bible. ... The Christian Holy Bible consists of two parts, the Old and New Testaments. ... In the Christian Bible, one of the Ten Commandments states that I am the Lord thy God..... thou shalt have no other gods before me. ...

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This can be found in the Bible in Deuteronomy 6:4-5 which states, "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.... In Genesis 1 the Bible says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth", and "So God created man in his own image.... Joseph was faithful to the Lord, and although he went through tribulation, the Bible says in Genesis 39, "The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man..." There are countless times in the Bible that the Lord ...

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Later in the New Testament of the Bible, it is suggested that these two events act as an analogy for the Old and New Covenants, Ishmael signifying the Old Covenant while Isaac obviously represents the New Covenant. ... I feel this is a good analogy, whether planned out or deriving on some higher level or just a theory, and can be used to explain something deeper within the Bible....

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When she meets the reverend, we learn that Jane already has a wide knowledge of the Bible and states which parts she likes. ... Rochester are likened to Biblical characters, this use of the Bible helps us to understand certain characters in the novel, more easily. ...

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The Bible standards that would have caused friction with the classical paideia [education] had retreated into the distance. ... There they make copies of the Bible and books that are full of prayers. ...

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One reason is the many religious writings such as the bible and the torah. ... The many religious writings such as the Bible, the Torah and the Genesis all mention Abraham as a prophet and their stories relate for the following reasons. The Bible states that Abraham has a covenant with God. ...

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My cousin, who doesn't truly agree with Christianity, told me a little quote she uses: "All you Christian folks are just a bunch of Bible Humpers." ... The Lord commands us, as his own son, to study his word that is written in the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible teaches that God holds a predetermined plan for all of time and works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will. ...

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But it was this monastery's founder, Jerome, who made an impact in the realm of spreading the word of the Christian faith when he wrote the Vulgate Bible. This bible was the translation of the Greek and Hebrew versions of the Bible into a Latin version. This seemingly minor achievement enabled the Christian Bible to be more user friendly to entire Roman Empire for more people were able to understand and read Latin than Greek or Hebrew. ...

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This first is the oldest, the Bible, and its five books of Moses. ... Finally, the most prominent is an interpretation of both the Bible and the Talmud made by significant Jewish Scholars, called the Responsa literature. ...

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