This theme was the center of Jesus' teachings in the New Testament and was used in the Old Testament to show us the pattern of the kingdom. ... In doing this the bond between man and God was broken on a vertical scale. ... After convincing the Pharaoh of Egypt to let the people go, they reached the sea and the Egyptians began to chase after them. Moses parted the sea for them to cross and it then collapsed on all the Egyptians. ... The Old Testament is only half the story. ...

• Word Count: 1338
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This element becomes a recurring theme in a great portion of religious texts, especially in the Bible and the Koran, both of which are celebrated in a wide construct as being among the main sources of religious literature. ... Both holy books have common themes, stories and/or parables featuring similar characters. ... Both are God's Word for Man, but have a different interpretation of accounts. ... In the Bible, the Apostles wrote Noah's story in a way that showed him, as not only a man of good faith, but the only man of good faith. ... Returning him back to his mother to be nurse...

• Word Count: 2532
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The first five books of the Old Testament written by Moses, (the five chapters of the Torah), are collectively one book called the Torah. ... In the book of Genesis, man fell from God's grace by defying the rules God set forth for man to abide by. ... God provided man with a beautiful Garden to live in, but sent man from it when he sinned against God. ... Again God provided for his people when they needed food, he provided manna for them to eat, and later parted the Red Sea so that they may escape the Egyptians. ... The struggle between good and evil is the running theme in the Torah. ...

• Word Count: 897
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Fear has always been man's most primal instinct since the dawn of time. ... For example, some supernatural beings can represent simple themes of temptation or vice. ... " Good and Evil and are such relative terms, but, they represent the most popular theme when it comes to the supernatural. ... Some of them included Poseidon, the god of the seas, whose fury can cause shattering earthquakes and the most devastating of sea storms. ... Still my hopes ride high- I'll give that man his swamping fill of trouble!...

• Word Count: 2649
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Each story differs in some aspects, but the general themes can have striking similarities. ... The story of Noah's Ark, found in the Old Testament, seems to do the same thing; teach the importance of being obedient to God. ... Noah's story creates the theme that the flood was sent because the earth had become corrupt and filled with violence, (Genesis, 6). ... He was to tear down his house for wood and tell the curious townspeople that he was instructed to leave the city and go out to sea so as to please the gods. ... Upon the arrival on the mountain top, each man sent out a...

• Word Count: 1023
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Each story differs in some aspects, but the general themes can have striking similarities. ... The story of Noah's Ark, found in the Old Testament, seems to do the same thing; teach the importance of being obedient to God. ... Noah's story creates the theme that the flood was sent because the earth had become corrupt and filled with violence, (Genesis, 6). ... He was to tear down his house for wood and tell the curious townspeople that he was instructed to leave the city and go out to sea so as to please the gods. ... Upon the arrival on the mountain top, each man sent out a...

• Word Count: 1025
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School