The second book I chose to read was A Short History of the Near East by Philip Hitti. ... Along with his first book, this one also seemed to drag on in some places. ... The second chapter really interested me with the physical and climatic aspects of the East. ... I definitely can not recall anything for this part of the book. ... Chapter 15 Dismemberment and Succession was the only chapter that I found to be really confusing and towards the end it seemed to drag on. ...

• Word Count: 883
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

From the first four chapters of this book, I came up with the main points listed above. ... In the second chapter, much more questions of Islam were answered. ... It goes on to explain the language in which this Holy book was written: Arabic. ... On page 26, I read about the "People of the Book,"" signifying Jews and Christians also. ... COMMENT: As far as I have read, I believe that this book, as an introduction to Islam is an overall well-written book. ...

• Word Count: 918
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The main body of the book comes in chapter 2:11 and goes all the way to 5:11. ... He also makes it even more evident in other parts of the book. ... There are also parts of the book that talk about the suffering that Christ underwent when he was on the earth and how it was all done so that we could be free of sin. ... General Observations The book of 1 Peter mentions Gold twice throughout it's chapters. In the first chapter it says that our faith is of such great worth "greater worth then gold, which perishes even though it is refined by fire" (1 Pet 1:7). ...

• Word Count: 1363
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Critical Evaluation This book left me with a joyful feeling; troubled with doubts about God's true will for my life, this book enabled a fresh new point of view. ... This review however, includes a book printed in 2001 and contains revisions by AMG Publishers. ... As Christians, our spirits all need rekindling from time to time; this book accomplishes that goal. ... These are the teachings that abound in this book, resting on the frame of Moses" poignant story. ... This book lends itself to introspection at many points; a suggested pattern of reading would include moments of silence inte...

• Word Count: 1340
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Revelation as a whole is often viewed as a very hard book to understand. ... As we move on in the chapter, we come to verse 3, where it is written, "Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy..." ... Revelation 1:4 provides yet another intriguing aspect of the book in general. ... In totality, it is used 52 times throughout the entire book. ... Finally, at the end of the first chapter of Revelation we come to the revealing of the symbols that Jesus holds in his hands. ...

• Word Count: 1466
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Both of these sets of laws are found in the religion's holy book: the Islamic Koran and the Christian Bible. ... The Koran consists of 114 chapters called surahs, which all begin with the words, "In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful". ... The longer chapters are called the Medinian chapters because it is believed that Mohammad received them in Medina. ... The second book of the Christian Bible is the New Testament. ... The length of each chapter bears no relevance to its place in the Bible. ...

• Word Count: 1866
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

This paper will provide a synopsis of the book, look at the main conflicts in the story using the Lens and TRIP methods of conflict and provide a critique of the writing as a whole. ... This brings us to the second major conflict of the book. ...

• Word Count: 2538
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

This holy book was revealed to Muhammad so that he can spread the teaching of Islam to mankind. This book was revealed to Muhammad in the ninth century. In the Quran, there are 114 chapter. ... Muslims can approach or reach out to Allah by praying and reciting the book of Quran. The book has remained unchanged and unaltered meaning that it hasn't been changed since it has been revealed. ...

• Word Count: 798
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Three of the most famous writings from ancient civilizations are the writings of Confucius, Hammurabi's code of laws, and Egypt's Book of the Dead. ... In Egypt, in the Book of the Dead, a man couldn't proceed into the after life unless he was found innocent of any wrong doing on Earth. ... One of the lines of the Book of the Dead reads "I have not committed sin in the place of truth," which I read as "I have not lied." ... This God was creator of the world (In Christianity, it's documented in Genesis Chapter 1 verse 1, In the beginning God created the heavens a...

• Word Count: 2846
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

However, some Christian or Jewish leaders just pick up the book and speak rapidly expressing their views on Islam or the Holy Quran. ... The entire Chapter 2 of the Book of James puts a great emphasis on faith and works. ...

• Word Count: 866
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

After reading the last book of Mere Christianity by C.S. ... However, Lewis continually conveys in the last book that although Theology and doctrine are important parts of religion, they are not the main thing that Christianity is for. ... In the first chapter of book IV of Mere Christianity, Lewis says, "A man who changed from having Bios to having Zoe would have gone through as big a change as a statue which changed from being carved stone to being a real man. ...

• Word Count: 968
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The founder of Islam is Muhammad ibn Abdallah. Muhammad received revelations ranging from the year 610 to the year of his death in 632. These revelations first came to him from the angel Gabriel. The angel Gabriel spoke to him in Arabic from Allah. From these revelations, Muhammad formed the Kor...

• Word Count: 650
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Islam should be judged by the book on which it is based and from which stems the very essence of the Muslim political system. ... "Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular Prayer; who AmrooHum (command ,authority, conduct) their affairs by Shoowra (consultation, deliberation); who spend out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance (42:38)" A general principle is given here, very conveniently located in the chapter titled "Ash-Shoowra" or, "The Consultation." ...

• Word Count: 1364
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It should, furthermore, be noted that Paul begins this chapter by saying, "Therefore, being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.... (Grudem) Robert Culver, too, speaks about the nature of sin in own book, and time and time again he returns one basic understanding of sin being: "Lack of conformity to divine law, therefore, constitutes sin as sin....

• Word Count: 3531
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The book contains over a hundred chapters and around 6,200 verses and is based on a man named Allah. Allah is repeated several times in the Qur'an and he is the person who revealed the book who also took responsibility in keeping the book safe. ... The book expresses many conversations between God and Muhammad about different relationships, emotions, attitudes, future and prophecy, faith and possessions. Muslims derive much of their life's meaning from this book. ...

• Word Count: 3077
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It is taken from the work in The New Testament called Apocalypse or The Book of Revelation. In chapter fourteen, Apostle John writing of those who "follow the lamb wither-so-ever he goes", relates the lamb to God's own impression. ... The god of this book is merciful, kind, and gentle. ...

• Word Count: 2556
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School