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    BIBLE DICTIONARY PROJECT Tania Clark L28322086 BIBL 104: B51 10/01/2016 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Ruth The book of Ruth is a book about sacrifice, faith, patience, love, kindness, restoration, and fruitfulness. The basic literary is narrative and the authorship is believed to be Samuel written between 1020 – 1000 BC. The main personalities of this book are Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz. The Book of Ruth is about how a man named Elimelech takes his wife Naomi and their two sons Mahlon and

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    The Bible contains sixty-six books, written by approximately forty authors, over the course of two thousand years. God created and loves humans despite their rebellious attitude towards Him, and God wants to reunite humans to Himself (Poythress, 2008). The Bible is a record of the sinful rebellion of humans and it still declares God’s love for humanity through the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ. This foundation prepares the way for Jesus Christ to fulfill God’s entire promised covenants. Creation

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    In David and Goliath written by Malcom Gladwell is based on the unlikely victory of David, a mere shepherd boy who beats the Giant Goliath with only a sling. What qualities make David appear as underdog compared towards Goliath. As the reader we misinterpret the reasons why David appeared victories in his battle against Goliath when possibility was slim. The growing theme that, the underdogs will always overcome any obstacle because they appear at a bigger disadvantage point. The matter of the fact

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    The Life Of Prince Albert

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    of faces celebrating not only their king’s birth but also, their victory over the Royal Household of the Gregorian: their neighbors to the south. The Battle of the Lands at this point had raged on for over two centuries. Everywhere a young Prince David looked, he saw people smiling in merriment, enjoying every aspect in which this triumphed had brought to the realm and his family’s name. “Smile boy . . . the blood of my blood,” the hoarse voice of his father, brought his dark

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    Genesis Genesis is also known as the first book of the Pentateuch written by Moses and it signifies the beginning of when God had first created the Heavens and Earth. The book is divided into two parts; the first describes the events of mankind including the time of the Dispersion, and the second gives a history about Israel and the death of Joseph. “The Fall” “The Fall” is a term used by Christians to explain the process in which the first man and woman moved from a state of innocent obedience

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    In the books The David Story, and The Iliad the overall stories show us that history has evolved. In which case, we read the differences between the human relationships toward their god(s). In The David Story, David turns to Yahweh for advice, reassurance, and in some instances, a second opinion, whereas in The Iliad, Achilles is overseen by the god of wisdom and military victory, Athena. The relationships between the humans and their god have similarities but are also significantly different. The

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    Observation: According to the superscription, For the director of music. A Psalm of David we know the psalmist is David although superscriptions were added later. This psalm can be classified as an individual lament, presenting the aspects representative of that genre that is scattered about in the passage. It is believed it was written when David was persecuted by Saul; various passages correspond specifically to the inadequate escapes he had. There is no historical context to know if it was written

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    The bible is a book that is filled with 66 books that are all full of symbolism and imagery. The book with perhaps the most literary devices in it is Psalms. This book has 150 chapters in it also referred as “Psalms”. The writer of Psalms is King David. David was a man after God’s own heart and he knew many things that symbolizes God’s love. In the 19th, 23rd, and 91st Psalms in the bible, there are many examples of symbolism, personification, and imagery. In the beginning of Psalm 19, the bible states

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    During the fall term, I read sections of the Bible for the very first time. At the beginning of my reading, I only found it as an annoyance as I am not a religious person. However, during my time of reading for class I found myself obtaining advice from certain phrases that I held in my mind from our readings assignments. The readings during class covered stories from the world that God created to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, which lead to the making of Christianity. Within that time

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    “Anyone can turn his weaknesses into strengths”, I was reading the book David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, and the book was about a battle between David, the underdog, and Goliath, the giant, and it explains how David defeated a giant by using his unconventional strategies. It also talks about how some underdogs can overcome their weaknesses; in addition, it also explains how power comes in different forms. Malcolm Gladwell proved his arguments by providing some real-life experiences of different

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