The Thanksgiving and Praise to God really leads into the next section of reading, from 1 Pet 1:10 through 1 Pet 2:3, the author makes noticeable that we were saved by grace. ... 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. ... Whether Peter meant to quote verses or whether those were put in later and whether he meant to speak to Christians who were going through suffering or not, He wrote this letter through God's inspiration And...

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

Islamic Family and Communal Life Having spent most of the term concentrating on the history and theology of Islam, reading Chapter 14 and 15 in Denny's Introduction to Islam was a nice change of pace. ... Denny writes, "The urge to obey God by marrying gives young adults a sense of seriousness and industry and serves to deflect them from drifting to and fro in late-adolescent sexual confusion." ...

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This in according to Luke 2:46-47: "Three days later they finally discovered him. ... Jesus" teachings were recorded for the whole purpose of our reading it and applying it to our lives. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The imam later emphasized and told that by standing together shoulder to shoulder, and joining the feet together, we demonstrate brotherhood. ... Practising the ritual yourself is very spiritual rather than reading someone else's description in the book. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Jamal Badawi was researched (some quotes from the Koran have been taken from his essay, but were cited as the Koran, as the book was also looked at for further reading). ... If, for some reason, she is unable to pray all five times, she does not have to make the prayer up at a later time. ...

• Word Count: 1446
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The late columnist Sydney Harris attested that "the prevalent personification of the normal Middle Easterner is as legendary as the old picture of the Jew. ... Later, the Equity Office advertised its expectation to question almost 5,000 people who went to the US from Bedouin and Muslim nations since January 1, 2000 on non-migrant visas. ...

• Word Count: 1885
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate