A Conversation Between Mary, Moses, And Noah

Almost every religion in the world has a story about the “Great Flood” which destroys the earth, and each teaches its followers a different story about this disaster. While the Babylonians have the story of Utnapishtim from the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Judeo Christians have Noah from the Bible. Both men save a few people and many animals. In these stories, Noah and Utnapishtim seem to have similar situations, but a further analysis shows how truly different the two stories are.

     In this essay I will take an interpretive look at Genesis chapters 5-9. The main focuses will be: the relationship between God, Noah, and Noah’s generation of mankind; the barriers and boundaries for

This paper, is an in depth comparison of the similarities and differences between the Bible characters Adam and Noah. Furthermore, this paper will examine the lives of both men as well as God’s influence in their lives. In addition, this will allow the reader to come to the conclusion that Noah is “A Second Creation”, a new beginning of mankind.

Let’s talk about the world about 2,000 years ago. It was a world where the mass of people were illiterate, taxes were extremely high, and the leaders would cheat and kill to feed their ever growing need for power. We all can relate to having a good storyteller in our lives, most were read to at night by their parents or are parents themselves that read to their children. What is the purpose of storytelling? It’s simple, comfort. A good story can ease your psychological unrest as well as offer a moral purpose. Sometimes you can even relate a story to your own life and offer an explanation to something you may be experiencing. This is exactly what the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were. They told their stories of Jesus to offer comfort to their people in a time when people could not pick up a story and read it themselves. It is part of human nature to have the desire for a good story. This paper will describe several events that were written by great storytellers in the bible.

1. Compare the narratives of Israel’s wilderness sojourn in Numbers with the summary presentations in Psalms 78 and 106.

The Hebrew Bible contains contradictory and inadequate information, which impacts my views about what the Hebrew Bible, says and what the Bible means. It has multiple significances. It is evident that various scriptures in the Hebrew Bible do not say what it means, nor does it mean what it says. “Ultimately, it 's going to take some detective work in an effort to enhance interpretation further.”[pg. 6].

He suggests that thorough launguage given—such as the cross bleeding from its side—further imply that the crucifix is used as if a warrior would use his sword. Furthermore, he employs a brilliant way of comparing the epitaphs to biblical scriptures. His article is significant for future research because he explains the importance of the poem—as it would have been interpreted for its time. Furthermore, his references are impeccable. He uses direct biblical scriptures [from The New American Bible published by Catholic Book Publishing] to compare the version of the poem from The Norton Anthology English Literature text

The Old Testament can be described as “an anthology of the literature of ancient Israel and early Judaism” (Coogen 2008) that contains many forms of writings and stories which address not only myth, main historical events and laws, but also those that follow the Israelites unique relationship with God. The first book of the Old Testament is known as Genesis, which is highly concerned with the world’s creation and its initial stages. It is also the origin of the biblical Flood Narrative concerning Noah and the Ark. The story is characterised by a man that is instructed to build an ark under the guidance of God, and take with him family members and pairs of animals, to survive a catastrophic universal flood. “The flood narrative belongs

Christianity and Islam are to very closely related religions, and they share the same origins, and some of the same history. The Koran and the Old Testament of the Bible are very closely related, in that many of the stories share the same points and characters. One of the overlapping stories is the story of the Flood. Although the main point or objective of the story is the same the means that each book gets there by is very different. Although in both Koran and in the Bible, Noah is the messenger to God, he plays opposing roles in each of the stories. The outcome of both though is the same.

Mary, Perfection of the Ark of the Covenant Introduction The Ark of the New Covenant is one of the most eminent and common titles attached to the person of the Blessed Virgin Mary in respect to the fulfillment of the Old Testament. In my presentation, I will be demonstrating how the Blessed Virgin perfected the Ark of the Old Testament as the physical dwelling place of God’s presence on earth. Therefore, I will be discussing three main points: 1.

“Covenants were a common feature of life in the ANE, and played an important part in business, politics and family life, as well as in religion.” (163) Covenants were unbreakable and were taken as a very serious commitment done by two or more people. The covenant with Abraham (Gen 15, 17) Covenant of grant that also obligated God to oversee the promises made to Abraham. Abraham’s posterity in view requires obedience on the part of the Israelites. The Sinaitic (Mosaic) covenant is Israel’s election based on God’s initiative, grace, and love. Israel is Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation. Freed from bondage for relationship with Yahweh. Noahic Covenants (Gen 9:8-17) Universal covenant in scope and application. Made with Noah and his

The book of Ruth is the eight book of the Old Testament. It was written by Samuel. Ruth was the great -grandmother of David the ancestor of Christ. Naomi was an Israelite Women, who during a famine, had gone to live in the country Moab. When her husband died and two sons died, she decided to return home. She had two daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah. All three women were widows.

When she finally agrees to join her husband, it is only prompted by the son begging and insisting that she come. He says “Modir, I saie you yitte, / My fadir is bowne to flitte,” (52, ll. 67-69). In this interaction, the son illustrates the gravity of the situation by explaining that Noah is “bowne” (determined) to leave. It is no longer a matter of a husband trying to get a wife to do his bidding—it is a matter of life and death. Still, though, Noah’s wife is hesitant to come. Despite her son’s anxious pleas to get his mother to hurry, she decides to come along not because of the gravity of the situation, but because she wants to see what all the fuss is about. When she finally comes, she states “Now, certis, I sall nought sitte / Or I se what he mene,” (52, ll. 69-70). In essence, she is saying that she will not be able to relax until she obeys and sees what Noah wants. Thus, again, Noah’s wife does not act because of an instruction to do so, but only because it seems to fit with her intentions. Furthermore, by not acknowledging the danger the son describes, Noah’s wife shows that she doubts the necessity of Noah’s actions.

Symmetry is the backbone to the bible. It provides a comforting lull to the reader and it proves time and again to be effective at subtlety emphasizing the important motifs of the stories. The balance in the bible is found, also, in the characters. The authors of the New Testament used symmetry to their advantage and placed Mosaic motifs along with the story of Jesus of Nazareth. In doing so, the parallel between Moses and Jesus is a dominant theme that makes the New Testament both slightly predictable while also reinforcing Jesus’s role as the “lawgiver.” This archetype is interesting because religion is dominated by rules, and at the most basic level, the prophets created the rules in which followers of religion live by. The link between Moses and Jesus is inextricable and undeniable, causing the relationship to be so obvious even to the least experienced bible reader. The parallelism between the figures of Moses and Jesus is important because it emphasizes the necessity to have a leader in a religious group and illustrates the quiet difference between being the figurehead who receives the law of G-d versus the one who gives the law. In the symmetry, the figures of Moses and Jesus act as a balance where Jesus’ actions are representative, but not repetitive, of those biblical actions of Moses. Through water, numerical, and Passover motifs the story of Jesus is connected to the passages of Moses.

To culminate these literary devices in classical works like this hymn enriches it as well as giving its message transcendence. (People expects to hear about how the imagery and diction help the reader understand