The Bible As A Source Of Hope, Strength, Truth And History

Whilst the bible does not specifically mention euthanasia, it does address closely related topics. Euthanasia is essentially killing out of mercy, hence the name ‘mercy killing’. The bible tells us that we are not to murder (Exodus 20:13) and any form of taking a life is seen as killing. It says that we die when God chooses us to, and to murder is an attempt to deny God his right of appointing death. Therefore, ‘mercy killing’ is going against God’s will and is a sin. The sixth commandment is “You shall not murder”, and that justifies what is previously said. However, in the beatitudes, it says “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy”. If we show mercy by killing,

What are the strengths and weaknesses of putting the decisive weight in the Bible’s writing on God’s side? And on the human’s? Which is a better (i.e., more biblically adequate) way of construing the Bible’s authority: mechanical consistency, as in Hodge, or dynamic obedience, as in Wright? Why?

The revelation of the Dead Sea confirmed that the Jewish and Christian researchers who for hundreds of years duplicated, transcribed and passed along the documents that we call the Bible did so devotedly with care and intention. It remains true that we almost definitely do not have any documents or fragments of a manuscript that is the original writing of the document in question. However, it is equally true that

Are you ready to begin a journey of discovery? Are you ready to read a dynamic book that has permeated Western Culture more than any other piece of literature? If you answered yes to these two questions then you will want to read the Bible, commonly called the “Good Book.”

Bible as the Inspired Word of God The Bible is the work of various authors, who lived in different continents and wrote in different eras. Furthermore, much of the text does not claim to have been 'dictated' by God and is not always God speaking to people. In parts it consists of people speaking to God, as in the Psalms, and people speaking to people, as in the New Testament letters written by Paul. In light of this, some maintain that it is not possible to treat the Bible as a book of divine oracles, delivered once by God and recorded by its authors through divine inspiration, since biblical authors were products of their time and subsequently their understanding of divine truth was culturally

The Bible has recently not been viewed as historical, but always maintained its claim to it. This is due to a lack of clarify of the term “history,” which for the purposes of the book, is defined as: a narrative of what happened; a record of what happened to people, country etc.; a systematic account of it all; every recorded event having

The book “How to Read the Bible for All It’s Worth” by Gordon Fee is a very helpful book to help me to understand the Bible. The book talks about everything from the interpretation of God’s word to the translation to the new and old testaments. There are 13 chapters that all one by one add as you read to your knowledge on how to understand what the Lord’s word is saying.

The reason that the Bible was created because the stories and books in it was chosen because it taught some sort of lesson that related Christianity and showed examples of what to do and what not to do to please the God. The Bible is a collection of books that were written thru out the ages, it wasn't until (referring back to the first discussion question and my opinion on it) J,P,E,D turned the first five books of the Bible that was could have been verbally and physically written by Moses, into the Pentateuch. This started the creation of the Bible by gathering stories that relate to God, that would teach lessons to help them understand God and Jesus. So the Christian followers could read these philosophical lessons at any point

The Hebrew Bible’s allure and perseverance is due in part to the numerous gaps contained within the text; in these gaps, the characters’ motivations and emotions are left unclear. One such gap is God’s motivation behind his response to Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Despite God telling Adam that he will die if he eats the fruits of the tree of knowledge of good and evil (King James Version, Gen. 2.17), eating the fruit did not cause Adam and Eve to die; instead, God allowed them to live and cast them out of the garden of Eden (Gen. 3; 24). Why then did God tell Adam that he will die if he consumes the fruit from that tree if the fruit really doesn’t cause death? This gap between what God says versus what he does allows religious scholars to argue various interpretations of the reasons behind God’s apparent deception of Adam.

Through this introduction to biblical study, it has already become apparent the Bible has a complicated relationship with history. Sometimes this relationship, when it proves supportive of the timeline in the Bible, can bolster the Bible’s claims. At other points, however, contradiction between the Bible and history require believers in Biblical inerrancy to explain away the differences. Within the readings from the past week, tracking the Bible as it finds itself walking the line between history and folklore has been the most compelling aspect of the readings. The story of Noah and the flood presents many contradictions not only within the text but also with the historical reports from the outside the Bible.

2 “There are 225 Biblical texts included in the Dead Sea Scroll documents, or around 22% of the total” (Fitzmyer, Joseph A). The Dead Sea Scrolls were so important to Christianity because until the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947, the oldest Hebrew text of the Old Testament was the Masoretic Aleppo Codex, which dates back to 935 A.D (Scanlin, Harold). According to The Dead Sea Scrolls and Modern Translations of the Old Testament the Scrolls predated the Masoretic Aleppo Codex by about one thousand years. Why are the Dead Sea Scrolls so important to the OT and how d owes it affects it what new knowledge do they provide

The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of different texts that were first discovered by a young boy named Juma and his cousins, who were Bedouin goat herders, in 1947 in a cave at the Khirbet Qumran in the West Bank near the Dead Sea, from which they derive their name. Then, in 1949 archaeologists searched and discovered more scrolls in ten other caves in the area. The texts are of great historical and religious value. They include the third oldest known surviving texts of works included in the Bible and they date back 1,000 years from the oldest known texts at that time and are when Jesus lived. They also contain previously unknown stories about biblical figures. The texts are written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. “Probably the Dead Sea Scrolls have had the greatest Biblical impact. They have provided Old Testament manuscripts. The Dead Sea Scrolls have demonstrated that the Old Testament was accurately transmitted during this interval. In addition, they provide a wealth of information on the times leading up to, and during, the life of Christ (Wood).” Therefore, the Dead Sea Scrolls are important to us today.

Bible, is one of the oldest and most widely distributed books in the world. At least part of it has been translated into more than 2,300 languages. Over 90 percent of earth’s inhabitants have it available in their native tongue. Millions of people read a portion of the Bible every day. Some have read it from cover to cover many times. Thousands of religious groups claim to base their teachings on the Bible, but they do not agree on what it teaches. Adding to the confusion are the strong disagreements between members of the same religion. Some have doubts about the Bible, its origin, and its value. Many view it as a sacred book merely for ceremonial use in making vows or in swearing to tell the truth in court. Taking all point into consideration, Bible will have answers the following questions

Literature plays a vital role in nearly every aspect of life. The importance of literature to the Christian worldview is immeasurable. Commonly defined as written works that have superior or artistic merit, literature has been a part of our world since creation. In the first book of the Bible we are introduced to the story of Creation. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth. The Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.” God spoke the creation of the world into being. Palmer states “God begins His story by describing the creative power of words over chaos.” As

I haven’t read very many books in my life, so the selection to choose from to find one that changed my life is very slim. Among those books is the Bible and none of the others have had anywhere near the impact this one has had on me. By reading the Bible, it caused me to have a better life by strengthening my relationship and connection with God.