Abstract "The Book of Margery Kempe" will be discussed in such a way that the unfamiliar text will become familiar to the reader. ... Two different, unnamed priests transcribed and made revisions to the book. ... The use of anecdotes and dialogue in the development of her narrative prove to be effective in The Book. ... Near the end of "The Book of Margery Kempe," when her husband is aging, he has a terrible fall causing him to become handicapped. ... By reading "The Book of Margery Kempe," readers will have experienced many parts of her: as mother, wife, mystic, woman, and author. ...

• Word Count: 1321
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The book I chose to read is called The Origin of Satan, by Elaine Pagels. ... In this book Elaine Pagels mentions "The book of James", "The book of Philip", and "The book of Thomas". ... One of the most interesting sections of the book I read was in the last chapter where Elaine Pagels speaks of this anonymously written book calle d the Testimony of Truth. ... I never knew exactly how all of the European pagan religions died out until I read this book. ... Besides the first and second chapters being reversed, the only thing wrong with this book is that if a person without prior knowledge of e...

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The book "the Jesus I never knew" takes a different look at Jesus Christ and how he lived. ... The book shows that this is not what God wants from us. ... This book was very refreshing to me because I too had some of the same question to answer that Yancey had to face throughout this book. This book helped me to grasp a different outlook of the Adventist faith. ... This book would be an asset to be kept by all....

• Word Count: 1525
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• Grade Level: High School

Revelation as a whole is often viewed as a very hard book to understand. ... The first step to understand the book is to understand when it was written and the occasion and purpose for which it was written. ... Revelation 1:4 provides yet another intriguing aspect of the book in general. ... In totality, it is used 52 times throughout the entire book. ... In Revelation 13:8 it says, "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life." ...

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

The main body of the book comes in chapter 2:11 and goes all the way to 5:11. ... Theme While reading the book of 1 Peter several times over, I began to notice that the author was writing toward a group of Christians were going through a great amount of suffering in one way or another. ... 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 throug...

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

The next place we find the story of Jesus" temptation is in the book of Mark, chapter 1:12-13. The story of Jesus" temptation is very small within the book of Mark. In comparison to the book of Matthew, the story here is very brief. ... ty to see that the Bible, even though it is a divine book, was still written by men just like you or I. The last account of the Temptation of Jesus can be found within the book of Luke. ...

• Word Count: 1427
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

This quote blames McMurphy for Billy Bibbit's death and refers to McMurphy as God in the book. ... The Nurse is evil throughout the book just as Satan is, and she constantly manipulates the other patients. ... McMurphy's crucifixion tragically ends the book, but at least he was able to share all of his teachings. There is irony to Ken Kesey and the book he writes, because although his book has many different Christian references; he did not exactly lead a "Christian" life. ... Using people from the Bible was probably the best idea for defining the characters of this book in a c...

• Word Count: 1795
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In this book Yancey tries to answer these questions through a biblical standpoint. ... One response that seems to be predominant in the book of Job is to express your feelings to God. ... The only thing that I found was difficult in reading this book was that it was hard to follow once it got to the middle of the book. ... I felt a little lost in the midst of the book until towards the end. ... Yancey uses the book of Job in a way that many of us may never have seen to present God's case. ...

• Word Count: 1289
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• Grade Level: High School

By forcing Johnny through various trials and tribulations he strengthened his faith through out the book. ... The most powerful event that got across his message was near the end of the book. ... Perhaps the most shocking moment of the book is when it is revealed to Johnny, and the readers, that Mrs. ... It is then clear why Owen has acted as he has in past sections of the book. ... I found this book very interesting, and almost compelling in a way. ...

• Word Count: 1641
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• 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 Old Testament, which is the Jewish holy book called the Torah, is made up of twenty-four different books. ... The second book of the Christian Bible is the New Testament. ... The story of "Jonah and the Whale" is told in the Bible in the Book of Jonah and in the Koran in the tenth surah. The story of "Noah and the Great Flood" is told in the Bible in the Old Testament book Genesis and in the Koran in the seventy-first surah. ...

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

If we live a righteous life and follow the book of Mormon, for Mormons, we will become equals to God. ... The difference lies when the book of Mormon says that there was a contest for the privilege to become flesh, in order to become our redeemer. ... They believe that the book of Mormon is nothing more than a story Joseph Smith constructed in his head as a young boy. But yet so many people believe in the Book of Mormon and the religion is still growing even if there no scientific evidence to support it. ... The Book of Mormon. ...

• Word Count: 1639
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• Grade Level: High School

And so it continued, probably until about the end of the first Century" When Jesus instructed the disciples in the great commission as recorded in the book of Matthew, he was very clear what they were to teach and to whom. ... Then in the Book of Acts, "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." As we use the book of Acts to guide us for our biblical model there are several key points to be incorporated into the basic structure. ... Then perhaps we will be on t...

• Word Count: 1406
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Machiavelli's book, "The Prince" was written in the sixteenth century. By then he had already achieved power over the state though his position as a diplomat of Florence, so he was quite knowledgeable in politics, though it was after the Medici family removed him from office that he wrote the book. ... Machiavelli had only written this book to impress the Medici family enough that they would restore his former political position, though as it turned out, it became a politician's sidekick in the rough political, and corporate, world of today. ... Luckily for Ma...

• Word Count: 1266
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• Grade Level: High School

As we read in the book there is a theme that fulfilled both of these requirements and it is "The Kingdom of God." ... The Bible is one big book. ... I enjoyed this book greatly. It helped me to realize that the Bible is just one big book and the New Testament is a fulfillment of the Old Testament. ...

• Word Count: 1338
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• Grade Level: High School

Thirdly, the recorded experiences of Jesus are enough to make the most amazing book ever written. ... No other book or movie ever made has ever come in close competition with this truly amazing story full of love, action, betrayal, miracles, courage, and even death. ... Of any book or story to fail in the millennium, the book of Jesus and his teachings would be the last to go. ...

• Word Count: 1627
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• Grade Level: High School

The argument of this book is God enters our world in ways we can understand. ... His image seems to be an heart of unraveling the truth; his words are explanatory with facts to back up his statements, but the problem I see, is he puts his opinions in the book which if you did not know history you would not know the difference of facts or non-facts, for example his remark we do not know by scriptures who really killed Goliath the Palestine Giant. ... The book was worth my time, and effort for the author use wisdom and structure of insight. The time the book was written in 1964, there was more...

• Word Count: 1629
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• Grade Level: High School

Just reading the chapter on baptism in Menzies' book was a huge help in writing this paper. Actually, the book gave a couple examples of times when Christians had become saved before they were baptized. ... Something that I did agree on though, is what Menzies" book said on infant baptism in chapter six. ... I just learned a couple days ago while reading Menzies" book that when we say "in the name of Jesus Christ," we are really saying in Greek, "upon the name of Jesus," or "upon the authority." ...

• Word Count: 1772
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• Grade Level: High School

There are two sets of book within the Bible, these are the Old Testament and the New Testament. ... An example is the Book of Exodus, which conserves some of the earliest writings. ... It is placed as the first book after the Gospels. ... The book was written by the same author as the Gospel of Luke. ... It is written in the style of ancient history, historical events were used to teach what God wanted in the book. ...

• Word Count: 2191
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The book is not referred to until the early third century (Walker 2012). ... Another strong argument for Peter being the author is simply because the book states that Peter is the author (Walker 2012). Also there are many instances within the book that connects it to 1 Peter. ... Constable states: It is easy to see why critics who look for reasons to reject the authority of Scripture have targeted this book for attack. Ironically in this letter Peter warned his readers of heretics who departed from the teaching of the apostles and the Old Testament prophets, which is the thing some of these mo...

• Word Count: 2030
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It's called the "Book of Common Prayer." They still do use the Bible, but for this sermon they mostly read from the Book of Common Prayer. The Book of Common Prayer is comprised of various prayer books, which (as I understand it) give structure to the sermon. ... He told me Judaism follows only the first section of the Bible, the Old Testament, and a book called the "Tanakh", which is the Jewish bible. ... As the Service began, I noticed a book that had the word "Tanakh" written on it in big letters. ...

• Word Count: 2149
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The foremost book of the New Testament is Matthew. ... His Gospel, Luke, and book of Acts are reliable, historical documents and make up at least 25% of the New Testament. The book of Luke is the most comprehensive Gospel in the Bible and is very broad in vocabulary and diction, which also show that Luke was truly well educated. ...

• Word Count: 2415
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The theme of the book of Amos is divine judgment and its aim is to effect repentance and reformation in view of the inevitability of impending judgments unless the people amended their ways, that is why violence is shown so much in this book. The message of the book logically divides into four major parts: (1) a denunciation of evil coupled with a warning of judgment (chs 1:1 to 2:16); (2) an appeal to return to the Lord (chs 3:1 to 6:14); (3) an emphatic warning of the finality of this appeal (chs 7:1 to 9:10); (4) a promise of national blessing and restoration in the event of ...

• Word Count: 1376
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In Yancey's book, What's Amazing about Grace?... This book, combined with scripture, and my personal thoughts can look deeper into the answer of the question regarding grace. ... In Yancey's book, Gordon MacDonald best states this aspect of grace when he says, "The world can do almost anything as well as or better than the church. ...

• Word Count: 1366
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• Grade Level: High School

However, he says, the book does not claim itself to be a work of poetry. ... Proving that Addison's poem is more powerful than the book. Listing countless scientific discoveries from the wheel to the universe should recognize the fact that Paine argues well from an Enlightenment viewpoint against the viability of the book, and he precedes these with another Enlightened ideal, how the individual is the most viable entity for making discoveries, scientific or spiritual. ...

• Word Count: 1321
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The verse fits into the book of John as a whole proving that Jesus is undoubtedly the Son of God. ... This word is used in other parts of John and throughout the Bible to express the kind of love God has for his Son, but in this passage, it is showing the love God has for the world "unique in the sense that God's love toward the world is not seen anywhere else in the book of John. ... The word "believe- is used more in John than in any other book of the New Testament. It complies with the purpose of the book of John, which is, "that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the So...

• Word Count: 2157
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School