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The Book of Leviticus, part of the Pentateuch, is an important and historical section of the Bible. The authorship of Leviticus is widely debated, with multiple theories on its origins. Albert Barnes in “Barnes Notes on the New Testament” states that traditionally, the book is ascribed mainly to Moses. There is, however, according to Barnes, evidence which points to the works of multiple authors spanning many periods of time. This is seconded by Napthali Meshel in “Food for Thought: Systems of Categorization in Leviticus 11.” On page 223, he mentions his belief that 3 authors composed Leviticus 11 alone, indicated by the repetitive and at times conflicting nature of the chapter. The New Oxford Annotated Bible also references the work
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“Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible,” written by John Calvin, prominent French theological thinker and the creator of Calvinism, provides a traditional interpretation of the text in “Commentary on Leviticus 11:4.” Calvin believes the distinction between clean and unclean animals to have been established well before the writing of Leviticus. He writes specifically of the Noah providing “manifest proof,” of this in bringing clean and unclean beasts on his ark. As such, Calvin states, this distinction must have either been told to Noah by God, or been a well practiced ancient custom. Calvin adds that it is not unlikely that God had in fact endowed animals with traits specifically to mark them as unclean for ancient peoples, and that these marks had been interpreted by worshipers long before being established in the Bible. The reason for this distinction between clean and unclean, according to Calvin, is to perpetuate the segregation of Jews and Gentiles. He explains that Gentiles regularly ate unclean foods, and the forbiddance of these items helped Jews maintain a distinct separation. It is added that Jews may “learn in their very food to cultivate purity,” causing God to “surround his people with barriers…[to] separate them from their neighbours.” Calvin clearly …show more content…
Immediately, Coffman recognizes that modern interpretations of the text lean to sanitation and ancient diets as reasons for the distinction between clean and unclean animals. Coffman debunks this, however, by first noting that many of the clean animals are dangerous carriers of disease and illness, such as cattle carrying anthrax. As such, he believes that while known diseases may have contributed to the “taboo against eating those animals,” it is not the basis of Leviticus 11. Coffman then goes on to add that many believe the laws are “arbitrary and capricious,” under the modern lens. He counters by saying that all of the clean creatures marked by God are still regarded as the very best to eat, and so there “appears to be the utmost concern and discrimination on the part of God in imposing the regulations here recorded.” He notes specifically that the locust is an indicator of God’s foresight, as he marked it clean, allowing starving Jews to eat an animal which is found in plenty during
For many years scholars have worked very hard to try and discover who is responsible for the writing of the Bible. Many critics, biblical scholars, and later writers have argued and have tried to disprove the Bible’s authenticity and reliability. The story has been that Moses was considered the authorship of the first five books of the Old Testament. But throughout the research done many have come to a conclusion that Moses did not write the first five books of the Old Testament in fact it is claimed that at least four authors are responsible for the writings of these books. Scholars have proposed and have found strong evidence that J, E, D, and P identify the various authors that are responsible for the Pentateuch, which is known as the Documentary
The Bible explains that God had warned Eve and Adam not to eat from the
The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner explores evolution through the most famous examples in history—the finches of the Galápagos Islands. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and the process of evolution are applied directly to what scientists refer to as Darwin’s Finches. Weiner follows scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant as they study the finches in real time on the Galápagos. Years of previous work, study and data is collected and analyzed. Different species of animals are observed and explained throughout history. The Grants have one goal, and that is to find the origin of the species, how organisms first began. They find that it really is about the “survival of the
They doubt though that the apostle Matthew wrote the book. Whoever the actual author was, he is identified as Jewish in origin, because his Gospel contains many references to Jewish Scripture, law, and ways of life. Although not clear, some authorities think it was Palestine, and others think is was another early Christian center, possibly the city of Antioch, where it was written.
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The documentary hypothesis of the Pentateuch is the belief that the “five books of Moses” are actually written by at least four if not more different sources. This idea came from the many discrepancies within these books, such as in the story of Noah (flood story). Did he bring two pairs of each animal and another passage states seven pairs of clean animals and two pairs of unclean animals? Another interesting discrepancy are the use of different names that refer to God in the scripture. The time line is very erratic, with multiple views and stories referring to the same events in time. The four main writers of the Pentateuch, the J writer using YHWH in reference to God, E writer uses ELOHIM in reference to God, D writer who emphasizes the importance of worshipping only one God, and lastly there are the P writers or priestly writers who are thought to have combined all the older text, giving us the modern day Pentateuch.
The Levi Jordan Plantation was established in 1848 and was abandoned in about 1888. Some artifacts that were found on the plantation were Coins, Rings, Bone Saw Frame, and Slave Tag. Some caches were found, in them were shells, animal bones, wine bottles, copper, metal objects, cast iron pans, grapes, and tobacco pipes. Some pots were also found in what is thought to be the Blacksmith's Cabin, next to the Hearth. It was probably used to bake clay and for warmth. In the blacksmith's Cabin Bullet Molds, Metal Tools, Arrowheads, and some toys were found, leading people to believe that there were children there. The arrowheads were probably not used for hunting because
The Finch family was a very respected family in Maycomb. Atticus Finch is the father and he is very well thought of in the community. He spends time trying to teach his children, Jem and Scout, how to be kind and caring toward others. The children sometimes struggle with this concept like when Scout gets in a fight with Bob Ewell’s son. The children learn a valuable lesson from the Tom Robinson Trial when he is found guilty. They know he is innocent but the jury saw otherwise just because Tom was a colored man. This gave the children a new outlook on the people of Maycomb.
I live and have grown up in a very different environment than Scout Finch. The community that I have grown up in has influenced me a lot. Up until about 4th or 5th grade, I never realized what was going on in the world around me. I live in a very small town often described as a bubble by my parents. Life for me is much different than that of a person living even just 10 miles away. When I was about ten, I finally realized how dangerous the outside world is and that is when I lost my innocence. When Scout and Jem were attacked by Bob Ewell, they both lost their innocence and had to accept the fact that their town isn’t so perfect after all and life isn’t fair. That’s exactly what I realized when I was 10. Innocence is a wonderful thing to have;
No text in the Bible, including the texts of the prophets and other stories, expressly forbid the eating of meat and milk. Neither the writings of Flavius Josephus, nor those of all other historians and writers mention the ban of meat-milk mixture. In addition, Deut (4.2) and (13.1) orders "do not add anything to what I command you and do not subtract anything, to keep the commandments of the Lord your God". Any addition would be contrary to the commandments of God. So why did the rabbis add dozens of new rules? The Pharisees and rabbis considered contact with non-Jews as a stain and in order to prevent assimilation, they added new rules to live only among themselves.
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The laws are divided into two categories; social laws and purity laws. Given this society existed before scientific strides were made, purity laws were developed by the elite to create and sustain psychological and, social order in the everyday lives of the Israelites. The purity laws required the Israelites to behave directly opposite to the behavior of non-Yahwistic persons who lived in Palestine. One of the primary focuses of the purity laws is the notion of ritual purity. Not only could people be pure and impure but also animals, crops, buildings, household utensils and even the ground could also be pure and
Under a modern lens, the distinctions between clean and unclean animals in Leviticus 11 are recorded to ensure the health and sanitation of Bible readers, and are indicative of cautionary ancient dietary practices. This is reflected strongly in Naphtali Meshel’s article in The Princeton Theological Review, “Food for Thought: Systems of Categorization in Leviticus 11.” Here, Meshel examines the rationale behind the choosing of clean and unclean animals. He states that “The status of a species as permitted or prohibited for consumption follows from its natural status as ‘pure’ or ‘impure,’” implying that creatures were marked in Leviticus based first on their natural traits. Pure animals, according to Meshel, were those who caused
After looking at the abbreviated Stone Finch organizational chart, 2008, which is give in the case study. We can see three distinct groups. These groups were the employees of Water Products Division, Solutions Division and the Subsidiaries. The Subsidiaries division was recently formed in 2004. The communication between all the divisions was very less. It looked like more importance was given to the employees of the Subsidiaries as they were directly in contact with Billings. The reward structure of the organization looked bias towards the employees of the subsidiaries as they were given stocks of the company. The reward system for the rest of the divisions was not mentioned in the case study. The decisions making of the company was much centralised.
It turns out, that the archaic rules and instructions still have very modern applications. Those who followed the bible word for word lived a fairly hygienic lifestyle. Every house was inspected for blemishes, such as mold, if there happened to be some in your house they left the house washed all of their clothes and themselves. The same went for people, if you came into contact with a dead or sick person you were expected to wash, or burn in serious situations, the garment. People who showed signs of illness were quarantined; until they could be seen by a priest or rabbi, who would further declare their health. During which time they prayed for wellness, for health. In addition to these customs, people were to wash after intercourse