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She swears now that she never saw Satan; nor any spirit vague or clear, that Satan may have sent to hurt her. And she declares her friends are lying now.(page 99).” John went into the court to prove the court that Abigail is lying and so are her friends. Then Elizabeth went into court and said, “My husband-is a goodly man sir.(page 113.)” Elizabeth lied about her husband’s lechery and that shows that they both would lie for each other; Lying for each other shows that this awful event brought them to reality that they truly love each

Lastly, an example from the book, The Hiding Place, is on page 126 in Chapter 7. This is were Nollie, Corrie’s sister, tells the truth that their maid, Annaliese, was a Jew. Nollie later tells Corrie that God honors honesty always. She also tells Corrie that Annaliese was perfectly fine because God is on her and their side. Corrie then notices that telling all of these lies are a sin just like stealing ration cards. She worries about having punishments because she was trying to do good for others, but apparently is doing some sort of

Lust and greed are more believable than innocence. Abigail the master of the court with lies, death, and control in her hand. Abigail discovers how she can get anything with lying. Once she

to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you,to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears,and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters." Genghis Khan, much like the Hebrew Bible during certain points, regards women as objects. However, to write the Hebrew Bible off as fully misogynistic would not do the ancient texts justice. From Genesis to Judges 2, the Hebrew Bible objectifies women, uses them as scapegoats, but during certain points rises them to the level of highly admired Prophets and warriors. This essay attempts to explore the various undertones of femininity depicted throughout the Hebrew Bible.

And soon enough, a person has a web of lies that they cannot escape. This happened with Abigail. She would lie to keep herself clean but she could not keep track of them. And when glimmers of truth came out she became defensive and lied again. For example, “…Think you to be so mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits? Beware of it...I-I know not. A wind, a cold wind, has come.” This is after Mary Warren came out with the truth. She told the court that Abigail was lying about the witches and that they were the ones to contact the spirits. After the truth came out Abigail turned all the girls against Mary and started to copy her. They were saying Mary had bewitched them and were attacking them in bird form. Abigail lied to cover up and to distract everyone from the truth. But the tricky thing in all of this was that only the girls could see the spirits and no one else, which led a few people to see the truth. However, when people came out with the truth the Magistrate did not know what to believe. Lying caused Abigail to lie once again to cover up the truth. She created a web of sticky lies that she could not escape. That is the danger of lying, people must lie again to cover their tracts and others do not know what the truth

In the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Genesis and the Greek play Medea, by Euripides, contain female characters that can be seen as complex and have significance and meaning in the text. There are many interpretations involving the female characters, some characters may be portrayed as weak and irrational or strong-willed and wise. I will argue that, women are portrayed in the Hebrew Bible and Medea as irrational and senseless, in order for the men to be portrayed as superior and for women to be seen as inferior. This idea of the female characters being irrational and senseless can be seen in Genesis 4, Genesis 18, Genesis 29, and throughout the Medea play.

Higgs, Liz Curtis Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn from Them. Colorado Springs, Colorado: WaterBrook Press, 1999.

In “Eve’s Apology in Defense of Women,” an excerpt from Salve Deus Rex Juadeorum, Aemilia Lanyer uses biblical illusions such as the story of Eve eating the forbidden fruit, as well as satirical diction to convey a message of unjust attitudes toward the female gender. These attitudes express an imbalanced judgement of women in religious settings, a notion that would continue to be used not only when alluding to religion, but also in other everyday life events. Lanyer, however, uses this satirical language to argue that Eve is only to blame as much as the male characters in the story, Adam and Satan.

The manipulations of the Bible and other texts aren’t an uncommon thing at all. Cult leaders can make use of the Bible for their own selfishness; however, unlike many other manipulations, the book “Malleus Maleficarum” focuses on women and witchcraft in the society during that period of time. Witchcraft has always been a concern during the early century as it is consider to be connected to evilness; people would judge this problem with prejudice viewpoints. Women aren’t being compared to men, but they are being used as a subject that is related to the Devil. Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger use the Bible in the “Malleus Maleficarum” to manipulate and accuse women to be witches under the spell of the Devil.

The status of women in Palestine during the time of Jesus was very decidedly that of inferiors. The women is, ‘in all things inferior to the man,’ as stated by first century

The ministry of Hosea took place between 780 and 725 B.C.E. During this time in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, the people of God were prosperous but unfaithful (Tenney Vol. 3). It was a time of paganism, marital infidelity, and general disdain towards God. Hosea’s entire ministry was a reflection of the unfaithfulness of Israel and the love that God still had for her. Israel was the metaphorical bride of God. She was unfaithful, yet God constantly took her back and loved her. The message Hosea was trying to convey to the people would have been delivered near the time of the Assyrian take over. It reflects some of the warnings David had given Israel

It is tough to get a clear look into the ways Meyers interprets textual evidence since her focus on women’s religion is often marginalized. Nonetheless, she does with what she has to make a full and convincing argument. Meyers identifies that feminist biblical study is masculinized, so she decides to uncover the role of women in the sanctuary through the Deuteronomic use of unisexual terms such as “you” and “person”. In doing so, she concludes that both women and men were to engage in communal events and offerings (Meyers 2002, 279-280).

The theme of trusting the wrong person definitely relates to teen lives. I have definitely misjudged people before. I’ve come to regret trusting some people and ever being associated with them. Contrastingly, last year I though a certain person was stuck up. I have a class with him now, and he is one of the funniest people you could ever talk to. Majority of teens probably don’t recognize people for what they can really be. If you aren’t careful people can ,and they will hurt you. This is especially true of teenagers because we are young and haven’t gone through these experiences before. We go through these things for ourself. Without a doubt, all teens can learn from the author’s valuable lesson of how trusting the wrong person can result

Deception According to Hyman (1989) deception implies that an agent acts or speaks so as to induce a false belief in a target or victim. Deception can occur in everyday life. Whether it is telling someone they look nice or not telling them that they look fat. This is an important process for forming relationships and general social interaction.

The stories told about women in the bible illustrate the importance of their role and contribution to society. Although the Bible does not explain God’s relationship with women as with Moses and other prophets, it illustrates love and devotion women had for Him. The stories of the bible describe brave, nurturing, and God fearing women whose decisions impacted the existence of the Israelites.