Old Testament King David In second Samual, King David is depicted as a true, but imperfect, example of an ideal king. Later kings were compared to him. I think the main point in this is that; King David was a good king despite his sinful nature, and we can learn from his actions both good and ba...
Prior to their discovery at Qumran near the Dead Sea in the 1940's, our oldest Hebrew scriptures are only one thousand years old. ... The language and style of the Hebrew Bible or Christian Old Testament continued the traditions of ancient Canaan. ... In the Old Testament there are stories regarding female heroic figures and women that have taken independent action, like Deborah or Jezebel. Generally though, the Old Testament delineates the gradual restriction of women's public, religious, personal, and economic roles. ... Apparently Deborah was instrumental also in the planning of...
First, I will discuss the struggle and eventual loss of religious faith by Elie in his battle to maintain humanity in this de-humanizing environment, and what ultimately enabled him to survive. ... Because of his old age, Elie's father is constantly struggling with the militant style of camp life. ... One day as he and his father are loading diesel engines into a train, one of the guards strikes out at his father.You lazy old devil?... I believe that Elie Wiesel wrote this book as a living testament, being one of the few survivors of the Holocaust. ...
