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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I hope to show many of the individual beliefs that are held by the different denominations, and to go back to the Bible and show what it has to say concerning baptism. The point is not to distinguish who is right and who is wrong, but to make people think about what they have been taught in their denomination, and to compare it to what the Bible has to say on the matter. ... Here we have our requirements ...

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This is seen throughout the Bible, as both Old and New Testament outline eternal security with respect to God's power. ... The Bible often speaks of believers (the church) being the bride of Christ. ... If this were the case, the Bible would be contradicting itself. ... This viewpoint is supported by three main points from scripture; "the Bible has salvation described through use of conditional terms, the Bible warns believers not to fall away from God, and the Bible identifies certain peo...

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The Bible How do we as evangelicals treat the Bible today? ... The New Bible Commentary Edited by our very own D.A. ... Don't tell me that Bible versions don't matter. ... If it wasn't found in the Bible it wasn't Authoritative. ...

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Now that we know the nature of religion, perhaps we should examine the Bible to discover its nature and how it is useful to us. ... Thus, the words of the Bible may lead us to error if we insist upon accepting them through our "literal mindedness." ... The bible teaches us that life without commitment is not worthy; that thinking without roots will bear no fruit. Our commitment is to God, and our roots are in the prophetic events of Israel, which we come to know and value through the Bible. ... The history of the earth, seen even today through the Bible, has been God calling out to mankind...

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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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The death penalty is promoted in probably the two most important literary writings that America has ever had or revered; The Constitution and the Bible. ... Another source, besides the Constitution, that promotes and implies that the punishment for murder is death, and that the death penalty is a deterrent, is the Bible. ... Many people attempt to use the Bible as a form of rationale for opposing the death penalty. ...

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I strictly believe the Bible is God's word and I believe that the Bible was left so that we can come to know God's promises and his rules but I believe God's word is most importantly an instrument we can use to know who God truly is. ... I believe my God has the power to simply create a universe by saying the word, just as the bible says. ... The human being I believe was also created by God, exactly how the Bible portrays it. ... I began to understand the Bible I began to see fruit in seeking holiness. ... God left us the entire Bible to have as a model to follow. ...

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One of the Bible's Ten Commandments clearly state's "Thou shall not kill." ... The Bible teaches us to forgive those who do wrong against us and " According to the Catholic Church, the three main justifications for punishment are retribution, reform, deterrence." ... Some also believe that the Bible supports the death penalty as well. ... Is it described in (the) Holy Bible that a death penalty is required for a wide variety of crimes, such as murder and rape. ...

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Puritans were English Protestants who wished to reform and purify the Church of England of what they considered to be unacceptable remains of Roman Catholicism. In the 1620s leaders of the English state and church grew being heartless to Puritan demands. They insisted that the Puritans conform to re...

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The History The passage of time gives rise to new ideas and movements that stem from the social, political, and economic conditions in which a people live. History has seen the formation, disintegration, and evolution of innumerable religious movements, oftentimes the response of a people to the changes around them in an attempt to fulfill their spiritual needs. One such movement is the Rastafari movement which began in Jamaica in the 1930s. In order to properly understand Rastafarianism you must examine its roots and the time period in which it arose. Economic oppression, charismatic le...

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One example being that the "destruction of Christian accord began to occur when the printers translated the bible into the "vernacular" of many other languages. ... This was such a devastating change because now ordinary people, not just the rich were able to read and own a Bible for the first time. ... The church itself therefore also loses its exclusive power over the Bible and whom the Bible is shared with. With the Bible being shared to the public, it's as if anyone could be a priest, or that society was at equal power. The Bible was so significant during this era that Gutenberg'...

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I. Introduction Capital Punishment or Death Penalty is a penalty of death imposed on a criminal convicted of a serious crime. The word "capital" in "Capital punishment" refers to a person's head. The usual alternative to the death penalty is a long-term or life imprisonment. The earliest h...

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The American West has been a place that people envisioned as somewhere personal destiny could be fulfilled and diligence rewarded. Visions of freedom, wide-open spaces, uncompromised opportunity, and success became the mythic representation of the American West to many people outside of the region. In reality, however, the west's society and economy rarely fit the legendary depiction. Janet Campbell Hale and Kim Barnes were two westerners whose journeys by life exemplified the struggles, instability, and turbulence of the real west. Barnes and Hale explored their own experiences in t...

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Child abuse is a global problem that is deeply rooted in cultural, economic and social practices. It is a state of emotional, physical, economic and sexual maltreatment meted out to a person below the age of eighteen and is a globally prevalent phenomenon. However, in India, as in many other countries, there has been no understanding of the extent, magnitude and trends of the problem. The growing complexities of life and the dramatic changes brought about by socio-economic transitions in India have played a major role in increasing the vulnerability of children to various and newer forms of a...

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Fisher from Kim McCone is the vulgate (4th century Latin translation of the Bible) which could have been a model for the Irish prosimetra writing style of The Tain (Fisher, John J. ... What I will do is correlate the Book of Invasions to the purpose of The Tain, and compare the writing to Greek epics and the Bible. ... The themes that can be seen in The Tain are very similar to themes that we see in classic European epic stories and also the bible. ...

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Edmund is supposed to get killed because he betrayed Aslan by helping the White Witch.9 This is similar to Judas in that Edmund also betrays Aslan as Judas betrays Jesus.10 When Aslan gets killed Lucy and Susan are there and see it happen, just like when Mary and Peter from the Bible see Jesus die and bring Him down from the cross.11 A while after Aslan is killed he comes back to life and explains to Lucy and Susan that he is still alive by saying "if the Witch knew the true meaning of sacrifice, she might have interpreted the deep magic differently. ... From this perspective, Jesus paid ...

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So right before Jules and Vincent shot Bret, Jules quotes the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17. ... During the whole movie Jules uses a verse that is suppose to be in the Bible, but not, because as he says, "it's some cold shit", but watch the movie the way it is put plays to different meanings. ... The first idea is that supposedly it says somewhere in the Bible that the Devil takes the soul from the back of the neck; and the first time you see Marcellus Tarantino stresses that the shot is off the back of Marcellus's neck and head. ...

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He did not go to school but he was taught at home using references from the Holy Bible. ... He was a very religious man and had a great deal of influence from the Holy Bible. ... According to the Bible, Jesus was the Lamb of God. ...

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Abortion Abortion in today's society has become very political. You are either pro-choice or pro-life, and there doesn't seem to be a happy medium. As we look at abortion and research its history, should it remain legal in the United States, or should it be outlawed to reduce the ever growing rate of abortion. A choice should continue to exist but the emphasis needs to be placed on education of the parties involved. Morally, the question of whether or not the fetus was "alive" had been the subject of philosophical and religious debate among honest people for 5,000 ye...

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It is an appeal to Northerners because they are essentially family-oriented and Bible-following people because of their Puritan religion. ... Slaves would know that Southerners purposely misinterpreted the Bible in order to acquire a stronger grasp on their freedom. ... Tom's greatest treasures is a Bible, an item that is his savior and friend throughout life. ...

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The debate on contraceptives is filled with moral and theological sand pits. There are so many strongly held beliefs for, and against, for reasons unclear to most. None of the answers are simple to these hot button topics; for the most part they are complex and hover in a grey area of morality, tradition, and history. Sex and love are obviously two things that interests humans, and animals to an extent. People write songs, books, and poetry about both topics. ...

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Is there anybody else in the Bible who starts off with everything and leaves knowing nothing? Sure, Abraham's life was never perfect but he is still counted in the Bible as a "friend of God.... The reason God puts stories like Abraham's in the Bible is not just to prove that there is no possible way we can ever attain perfection but to help those who are struggling with their walk with Him. ...

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If you were a Branch Davidian prior to April 19, 1993, you thought that Christ lived on a threadbare piece of land ten miles east of Waco, Texas called Mount Carmel. Actually, it was nowhere near the side of a mountain; instead it was more of a slight swelling of the earth on the horizon. He had ...

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The Bible, Qur'an, Hindu and Buddhist sacred texts, as well as the Wicca and Odinist mythology and oral communications through the years have remained static throughout time with only small variations. ... (The Holy Bible) A New Testament Biblical reference to heaven is John 14:2-4 and Revelation 22:5-9. (Bible) Biblical interpretations have remained consistent over time from a fundamental perspective, but have changed in terms of focus that parishioners may place on the subject related to heaven or hell. ... (Bible) A New Testament Biblical reference to hell is Matthew 10:28 and Mark 9...

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