Zephaniah : The Story Behind The Small Book

One of the most fascinating pieces of literature, The Epic of Gilgamesh, deals with and explores many of the problems humans have wrestled with for thousands of years. Even though the text does not explicitly answer any of the questions it poses, it gives clues that point to the answers. One of these questions, the dilemma of whether to act based solely on a person’s intuition or act based on reason and advice, occurs regularly in the text. Throughout The Epic of Gilgamesh, characters have success and failure when they act based on either their intuition or using reason, but the epic clearly points out, through examples, that acting based on reason instead of intuition constitutes more success in all facets of life.

Archangels are extraordinary beings, extensions of God himself, personifying his grace, majesty, and power. All of the archangels are healers. They come as master surgeons to repair our bodies, even as they mend the garments of our souls. This is the true story of Archangel Azrael. Azrael was named the “angel of death,” in the most beautiful and healing sense of the world. However, this is far from the gruesome image of a grim reaper stealing people away. Azrael is also known as the help of God in the Old and New

Identity is portrayed similarly in “half caste” and “no problem” because they are both about race and their struggle to be acknowledged as a person. Both poets John Agard and Benjamin Zephaniah use language, for and structure to show the struggle.

1. Using the book, notes, and biblical text itself, choose two of the Gospels and compare and contrast their presentation of the life of Christ. Be sure to include how things like the authors’ background and audience affect their message.

In both Mesopotamia circa 2100 BCE and Israel circa 367 CE, two very different forms of religion were being practiced. However, key concepts in both religions remain strikingly similar, and in some cases, nearly identical. The relationship between people and their deities is a strong one based entirely on literature, whether that be oral or written. And while this relationship is characterized mainly by love and admiration, fear of and punishment by deities was not an uncommon practice in any religion. The Epic Of Gilgamesh and The David Story both work to prove that the relationship between a people and the divine is characterized by both love for and fear of deities. This relationship based on love and fear directly impacts both the decisions made with the guidance of deities and the punishments inflicted for decisions made without approval of these deities.

The Book of Jeremiah is of prophecy genre. Jeremiah is appointed a prophet to the nations by the Lord. Israel is unfaithful and Jerusalem is attacked. Jeremiah addresses the people of Judah and declares that false religions are worthless. The covenant is not kept. Jeremiah complains to God of the wicked. God answered

The Middle Passage was a triangular route that was frequently used by many European nations who engaged in the Atlantic slave trade of millions of Africans. One such African slave was a man by the name of Olaudah Equiano, who 's autobiography spoke of the mortality rate on slave ships, what he and his fellow slaves thought of their European captors, and what their captors thought of them.

In order to better comprehend the concepts depicted in the book of Philemon it is important to gain an understanding of its historical and cultural context. Philemon was written by the Apostle Paul in approximately 60- 62 A.D while he was imprisoned in Rome. The letter was written to his friend, Philemon, who lived in the city of Colossae. Colossae was once a city of Phrygia, but in the time of the New Testament was part of the Roman province of Asia. In its earlier days, this city was an important location for several historical events. As a matter of fact, “Xerxes, on his march to Sardes, B.C. 481, reached Colossae after leaving Anaua. [ANAUA] The younger Cyrus, on his march from Sardes towards the Euphrates, B.C. 401, passed through Colossae. He crossed the Maeander, and after a march through Phrygia of 8 parasangs from the river, he came to Colossae, a large and prosperous city” (bible history). Its location contributed to its success,having been place in the valley in which the Lycus River conjoins with Maeander River (modern day Turkey), along with two other incredibly important cities: Laodicea and Hierapolis (pad field). This area was relatively wealthy, and the land was fertile with an abundance of pastures that reared greats flocks of sheep. The chalk-like consistency of the water in the Lycus River was suitable for the production of dyes. Subsequently, Colossae became the center of the wool industry and was well known for its dyeing of woolen clothing. Due to the

This is a very interesting book because of the unique style in which William chose to present his secondary hand of information. Features of this book that fascinates me extremely, is the excessive use of biblical terms and the

I think the book was very effective. It sorted out everything that happened in Zeitoun’s life. Throughout

The Man, the Myth, the Legend Imagine being a chief embalmer in ancient Egypt; preparing bodies for the afterlife and, yes, even pulling out the person's brain through their nose. Gross. The Egyptians had rather strange ideas when it came to death and the afterlife, and that leaves one question. Where did the people of ancient Egypt get the idea to mummify a person in hopes to send him or her to the underworld?

Perhaps one of the main reasons the Epic of Gilgamesh is so popular and has lasted such a long time, is because it offers insight into the human concerns of people four thousand years ago, many of which are still relevant today. Some of these human concerns found in the book that are still applicable today include: the fear and concerns people have in relation to death, overwhelming desires to be immortal, and the impact a friendship has on a person’s life. It does not take a great deal of insight into The Epic of Gilgamesh for a person to locate these themes in the story, and even less introspection to relate to them.

At first read the book of Esther is a story of a Queen who was able to achieve a heroic act that saved her people from being destroyed. However as you examine the story it’s more than a historic story of triumph, but through the actions of the characters in the story it becomes a blueprint for many aspects of leadership. By examining the different dimensions of the leadership traits of King Ahasuerus, Haman, Mordecai and Esther will represent the different facet of developing into a leader.

Zephaniah adds alternate meanings to words by switching the word that you would usually see in a phrase, with the antonym of that word. For example, Zephaniah wrote, “I waz whitemailed\by a white witch,\wid white magic,”(1-3) making the meaning of those phrases polar opposites. We usually see

The Old Testament ends with the Minor Prophets. These prophets provided insight on many issues the Jews were facing. All of the prophets had the same ideas of a warning of impending judgment because of the nations’ sinfulness, the coming judgment, a call for repentance, and a promise of future deliverance of God’s grace. Idolatry, social injustice and religious ritualism are three issues that the prophets emphasized on in their teachings and can be inspired in the minds and hearts of believers today. The prophets’ teachings are just as important today as they were in the past. The teachings about God, the way man lived, social issues, and religious rituals are all relevant in the today’s society.