Old Testament Essays

Old Testament Survey - OTS101 Nate Jackson Student # N1838-2219 June 12, 2011 Summary The first 39 books of the larger work called the Bible, is called the Old Testament. The Bible itself is arguably the best selling and most read book of all time, yet it’s well known to be quite challenging to read through and understand. The Old Testament portion of the Bible, notably the most difficult portion of the Bible for most to study and follow, yields 39 books from multiple authors, and spans over

What are some difficulties or unwanted implications of the ideas presented in the reading? 6. How do the issues, ideas, and themes presented in the reading affect how one might integrate the themes or concepts of the Old Testament into contemporary life

Introduction With the writing of the New Testament and the New Covenant, many Christians wonder if they are still obligated to follow the writings of the Old Testament, specifically the Mosaic Law. Romans helps to answer this question. Paul writes in Romans that the Christian is no longer under Old Testament or Mosaic Law, but is now under Christ’s Law (Rom 7:6 ) and that justification by faith, not works under the law is what will make a man righteous (Rom 3:28). This does not mean that the Christian

Prophet! What is a prophet exactly? A prophet in the Old Testament was a person from various backgrounds, who God used to communicate his message to the world. Going to church as a child I always heard that in the Old Testament all prophets were men. That isn’t exactly the case. Even though a majority of them were men, there were also women that were also prophets. The term for a female prophet is Prophetesses. God gave some women approval to speak to his people, but just like men they used their

Relationship to the Old Testament: Christians’ relationship to the Old Testament has been an issue that has attracted huge concern across the globe. This issue has generated much controversy because of the various misunderstandings across both sides of the spectrum. In essence, there are Christians who believe that the Old Testament law is biding to all believers while others think that they are not bound by this law. There are some Christians who argue that the Old Testament law is not binding

What is your understanding of the Old Testament? Well, for me when I first started this class, I had visited some of the books and knew some of the stories, but I thought the Old Testament was the part of the Bible that was only old. This is the case for many people, because we think these stories do not apply to our lives. We are all wrong when we think these scenarios. I have learned a lot about the Old Testament and how it still impacts our lives today, the way God teaches us through these books

Old Testament (No. I) There is an Old Covenant and a New Covenant. The Old Covenant is God’s law that was given to the Jews and is revealed in the recorded history of the Jews in the Old Testament; nonetheless, after Jesus died on the cross, the New Covenant was made and the Old Covenant that God had with the children of Abraham became obsolete. (Heb. 8: 13; Col. 2: 14) Due to the inspired Old Testament being replaced [nailed to the cross], there is a false idea among Christians that it is of no

Misconception of the Old Testament and New Testament Every individual on this earth have their own opinions when it comes to certain things. Some will agree with one or the other, however, there is always a line down the middle in which one can see both sides of those opinions. When it comes to discussing the bible, there will always be more than one interpretation of what it means. One thing about the bible is regardless of what one may think or feel concerning certain things within it, God word

Introduction Many argue that the Bible especially the Old Testament is not the inspired word of God because of the command to destroy the Canaanites. Many use this as a basis of their argument that the scriptures are not inspired by God because they wonder how could God, a God of non-violence, mercy and goodness command such a thing. The focus of this paper will be “how is one to respond to this accusation that the Old Testament is not inspired because of commands to destroy people such as the Canaanites

Raymond Tarango Old testament reflection This Old Testament coarse has given me new insight on the origins of the Christian faith. It has given further explanation on stories I only knew vaguely of. I have a clearer view on the stories of the Old Testament. From god flooding the world to the adversity of the Hebrew people. The Old Testament coarse has given me new insight on the way I see the Christian faith. In the Old Testament there are many occurrences when god does the bizarre to