Apocrypha

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho The book I read is called The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The Alchemist is about a boy from Spain, whose name is Santiago and is a shepherd. The book tells how he gets around countries, and how he deals with his problems and how he solves them. It shows how he follows his dreams, and who helps him along the way.      Santiago leaves his family to become a shepherd, before leaving his dad gives him money he has saved up, Santiago buys sheep with the money. As a

The Wisdom of Solomon The apocrypha are known as a collection of books that were included in the original 1611 King James bible (Apocrypha 1). Moreover, they were removed from the bible recently about one hundred years ago (Apocrypha 1). Coincidently, apocrypha is a word defined to mean hidden (Apocrypha 1). These selection of books were not only included in the old testament of the bible, but the new testament as well (Apocrypha 1). There has been a wide amount of debate on whether or not these

or series of related books. The canons, within the King James Version, these were called the books of the apocrypha. Apocrypha means ‘hide away’ in Greek. The apocrypha is a collection of books that were located in between the Old Testament and the New Testament. For over 270 years, the books of the apocrypha were published in the King James Version of the Bible. Contained within the apocrypha are fifteen books: I Esdras, II Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Additions to Esther, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus

Scripture or Not: Esther and Judith Esther, an early secular novel, never mentions God but is Scripture (included in the canon). A Jewish historical novel that portrays Judith, who saves her people through honoring vows, praying and creative action; has been rejected/accepted in Judaism and Christianity so that it is Scripture/not Scripture depending on the applied canon (list of authoritative/sacred works). For Protestants’ it is not (Countryman; Coogan 8). Disparity in treatment of these works

Saul Alinsky was an American social organizer who was known for his radical ideas. These ideas eventually became Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals, published in 1971, and contained twenty-four different rules. Thirteen of Alinsky’s rules focused on how to control and/or manipulate people to do what one wanted. The eleven other rules pertained to the ethics of means and ends. Alinsky was very controversial, and his rules were no exception. Alinsky shared similar ideas to Adolf Hitler, though Alinsky himself

Christianity is a religion that is based on the life experiences and teachings of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. Christianity is the largest religion on Earth, with over two billion followers which are called Christians. Jesus is believed to be the Son of God and the Savior of Humanity who is coming as Christ in the flesh which is prophesized in the Old Testament. Christian’s profession of faith is that Jesus suffered for everyone, died and was buried in the tomb, and was resurrected from the

However in none of the history that is related is there similar allusion to the Messiah as he is alluded to in scripture. The book then switches again in theme and talks about Enoch seeing a vision in which the secrets of heaven are revealed and Enoch is shown the secret parts of the sun and moon. Then the book becomes even more astronomical in that it theories of the sun, moon, stars, winds, etc. in an attempt to outdo the pagan concept of the heavenly bodies and interpret them according to the

When studying the Bible, it is important to understand its origins; for me, I I have become enlightened, but troubled after learning about the subject. I found the unit, as a whole, very important and a positive experience for me. But, with this comes much apprehension and confusion as to the strength of the Bible. Generally, I find the theology behind the numerous aspects of the Bible not only, helpful, but also fascinating. Learning about the four different views about God’s role in the inspiration

1) Paul’s main message was that through Jesus, God would give pardon to those who trusted and believed him. He also believed that people can begin the process of salvation present in their own life. He spoke of agape. This is unconditional love. He believed all of Christian concern circled around this. Jesus’s teachings are more about the life her and now. So when he talked about the Kingdom of Heaven, he was thinking of a kingdom here on earth, while Paul thought more about a metaphorical kingdom

Obviously Dante was not trying to be completely literal in the Divine Comedy in his descriptions of Hell, Heaven, and Purgatory. Yet, he would definitely argue for the existence of all three. Protestants would debate the existence of Purgatory, however, Dante does a wonderful job in “Purgatory” creating a place that goes beyond being a beautiful setting for a story. This place follows Catholic belief about Purgatory, with some added flare, that theologically could almost be considered completely