The Bible: A Semi-Technical Lens Of The Bible

John E. Stapleford’s book called Bulls, Bears, and Golden Calves is a great insight into the Christian views of economics of today’s world and the way we view it. There are a number of points that Stapleford talks about in this book from biblical times to Christopher Columbus’ times. This book narrates just how Christians should behave and view the problems of the past and the problems of today. Overall, I feel the book is very in-depth and concise on the way some issues should be observed. Stapleford does a great job including references and bible verses to support his positions.

What can happen when people approach the Bible without any concern for the historical-cultural context, Well cultural context is really important when you are discussing the bible. In order to fully understand God's revelation, we have to gain knowledge of the culture and the truth that is given in his word cullturally at that given time. When one misinterprets or does not grasp the true meaning, that person misses the importance and information that the context was given in. You can pretty much say it creates a mess of things and if not corrected it can be passed along to others and then people will walk around thinking one way and not know the correct and true word from God as it was written and meant to be interpreted!

Christians do not think money is a bad thing. However, they believe the way money is earned and used is the issue. Most Christians believe that wealth is a gift from God to benefit others. Christians believe that all money belongs to God and he gives them stewardship of his money to use wisely. The Bible teaches, “You cannot serve both God and money.” (Matthew 6:24). For Christians this means that they must be careful not to replace their love for God with the love of money.

I love the passages of comfort because its telling you where you can look on the bible vesicle’s that will help you manage any situation you might be going thru at the moment. Not only sad or bad situations but happy and thankful emotions you might be experiencing at the time. Having God as our main priority in our life it’s a blessing because when we follow his path things will fall into place. At least for me that’s how it works.

The Bible is composed of many different stories and narratives. Each one of these individual stories contributes to the greater story of the Bible; sometimes called the Grand Story of Scripture. Within each Story, they have elements that define the setting, characters, climax, and themes. The overall Grand Story of Scripture contains these elements in each of the five divisions: prologue, epilogue, and three acts in between.

When a person is in a terrified place in their life, they often refer to their religion for help. However, when the economy is in a troubled position, it is much more technical than referring to a religion for assistance. In simplest terms, Hebrew Scriptures do not create an economic system, but it enhances justice and compassion within a system. The disfigured Judaism economy is caused by social and economic injustice within the nation. According to Solomon, “economic activity should be conducted in a manner that shows concern for the well-being of the other and is equitable.” When a nation faces inequality, there should be a reform that helps strengthen the economy to promote growth. In this case, growth does teach lessons from the scriptures: to look after the poor, to heal the sick, to provide food and shelter, to educate, and to pursue justice.

There were at least 3 views of how the Old Testament was composed which include the critical view, the compositional view, and the common view. Each view was somewhat similar and different in the aspects that gave it it's own characteristics. The main point of this discussion is to focus on the similarities and differences of each view which are but not limited to how the bible was created, the process, and design.

Almost everyone knows that “Pi” ( ) refers to the number 3.14. The exact number is said to be 3.141592653… and so on. Researchers have studied that Pi is used to find the ratio between a circle’s circumference and diameter. Although no one knows who actually discovered Pi, it has been said that it was originally hunted by the Babylonians and Egyptians roughly 4,000 years ago. A famous Egyptian piece of papyrus gives us another ancient estimation for Pi dated around 1650 BC. Some resources suggest that Pi was discovered by making a big circle, then measured both the circumference and diameter with a piece of rope. Pi has been seen in the Old Testament of the Bible. Scientists have said that Pi is far more than just a mathematical number,

The passage reminds us to not be afraid and to trust God. Peter overlooked this when he saw the wind boisterous, which means strong according to Robert Young in his book, Young’s Analytical Concordance to the Bible. There are going to be times of trouble in our lives, just as the disciples went through the vicious storm. After all, storms of life can teach Christians to depend on their savior, just as it teaches the disciples. People end up ‘falling’ because they focus on their fears instead of God. James Montgomery Boice in his commentary The Gospel of Matthew explained, Peter walked on water when he kept his eyes upon Jesus. However, Peter began to sink when he turned away from Jesus and focus on the fear. George Morrison states in his

Created by Johannes Gutenberg, The Gutenberg Bible was the first mass produced book through the use of a moveable printer. Known for its artistic Latin writing, the Bible only has forty-nine copies remaining, one residing at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. The Gutenberg Bible exhibits religious qualities from the message, directly from God, and the original purpose of the creation of the Bible.

There are many things which are similar and differences in both texts about the whole story of creation, some of them are noteworthy and would be explained as the essay proceeds. Philo, in his interpretation of the text was more lenient and warm in his attitude towards women. He does not cite woman as to be the mother of all evil and suffering in heaven and earth, and he has a warmth towards woman while handling issues of creation(Charlesworth. et al, 2010 ). While Midrash is a little cynical of the role of woman in heaven and earth. The first similarity between the two interpretations can be observed by the question as to why does scripture call the likeliness of woman “a building”? it is explained in both texts that the harmonious coming together of man and woman is figuratively a house, and everything which is without a woman is imperfect and homeless. Man is entrusted the public state of affairs, while the woman holds the affairs of home. While a woman is near home, household management is proper and diligent.

Throughout the decades the traditional belief of the author of the first five books in the Hebrew Bible is believed to be Moses. The Pentateuch is the first division of the Hebrew Bible which consists of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Contrary to traditional belief, it is thought that the Pentateuch is a conglomeration of early written documents. The Documentary Hypothesis explains the issues of how and why the Pentateuch was written. The Documentary Hypothesis presents four source documents the Yahwist document, the Elohist document, the Deuteronomist document, and the Priestly document as the basis of the first five books in the Hebrew Bible that would later form the Pentateuch as the world knows it today.

In this article Harold Attridge examines Luke’s background, the scriptures Luke wrote, Jesus’s values, the context and purpose of Luke’s gospel and the treatment of Christians at the time of Luke’s writings. The article expresses that Luke’s Gospel was written before the destruction of Jerusalem and at a time when Christians were being persecuted for practicing their faith so consequently the purpose of his Gospel was to show an ethical example and imply that Christians could be good citizens. This source is relevant to the topic as it suggests the purpose of Luke's Gospel and the treatment of Christians before the fall of Jerusalem. A limitation of the website is that it has not been recently published, it’s publish date is April 1998 so it may not be up to date with the latest, accurate information. Nonetheless, this source is very beneficial and appropriate to the task as it provides facts and research on the chosen sacred text. This source will not be the cornerstone of my research but will add a good understanding to the purpose of the sacred text.

One of the most important books in the history of design is The Gutenberg Bible, also known as the Mazarin Bible and the 42-Line Bible. It is often considered one of the first notable books to have been printed because unlike early books, this book was printed with movable type. Invented by Johann Gutenberg, his invention changed the course of technology and the way people gained knowledge forever.

Think of the last time you saw an English Bible. It was probably not too long ago. Most Christians take it for granted that there is a Bible in their language. Usually, most subconsciously believe that the Bible in their language just exists, and almost always existed and came about peacefully. Of course, any Christian who takes any time to think about it knows that this cannot be true. This is the case with most Bible translations; the first English Bible did not come about peacefully. In fact, the process of translating the Bible into English was not only a difficult task; it was life threatening. To understand the enormity of the undertaking one must understand the history of England at the time. During this time in European history, the Catholic Church ruled the people, having more power than even the king. The church required that all Bibles be in Latin, a language only scholars and clergymen could read. Using the ignorance of the people the Catholic Church enforced laws and sanctions that were unbiblical. In order to protect the power of the church, it was considered a grievous crime to have even a sentence of the Bible translated into English. The church even executed many on this account, calling it heresy and burning perpetrators. This was the case with nearly all of Europe until Martin Luther, who started the protestant reformation in Germany. This led to a shift in belief among Christians and the Catholic Church losing its grip on Europe, England however, was