To approach any text we must first have some understanding of what it is we hope to take away from it. In approaching a religious text this understanding becomes even more muddled due to the vast complexities and differences that exist between religion and contemporary thought. To accurately approach biblical thoughts we, as moderns, must learn to "unthink many thoughts" resulting from our present alienation of religion and spirituality. God in Search of Man, a text written almost half a century ago by Abraham Joshua Heschel, is the subject of our present inquiry. This text will, no doubt,...

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Existence exceeds Companionship A person's beliefs and values transform with death lingering at every waking moment. In Elie Wiesel's memoir, Night, Wiesel estranges himself from his companions and morals to survive the Holocaust. It is expected that the Holocaust survivors would lose faith in God, their determination to go on living, and their reliance in others because of the horrific experiences that they faced day to day. It is understandable that a Holocaust survivor questions his faith in God when Jews are chanting the prayer of death for themselves. A person would questio...

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During the life of Jesus while he was on earth his ministry was mostly composed of parables. At the beginning of Jesus' ministry he was teaching in synagogues where he was welcomed by the people. He was banished to teach in the church but he still continued to bring the word of the lord. "A parable ...

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INTRODUCTION This paper examines the parable of the vineyard in Isaiah 5:1-24 and its relationship to messianic prophecy. It discusses the origin of the vine (Genesis 2:8-17) and the condition of the vine (Isaiah 5:1-24; Matthew 23:13-33). It also discusses the restoration of the vineyard and the coming of the true vine as fulfillment of Old and New Testament prophecy (Matthew 21:33-45; John 15:1-11). The parable of the vineyard is both an admonition to the people of Israel to adhere to God's laws and Messianic prophecy with implicit references to the coming of Christ to free all people f...

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