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    as the Creator intended you to be. No human being can give you a civil right. I also noticed, in the book of Deuteronomy where it was talking about the place of women in an Israelite society. I found it to be very patriarchal indeed! No wonder the Hebrew Israelites were all walking around hating women and trying to manipulate women into some kind of box where she has no voice, to be seen and not heard, never have any say in operations of the Temple. It was very legalistic and completely off balance

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    Was Jesus The Messiah?

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    Was Jesus the Messiah? What is a Messiah? A Messiah is a long-awaited savior sent by God to the Hebrew people. Literally translated from it’s Hebrew origins this name means “anointed” or “chosen” one. To the Hebrew people, Messiah is a person who is sent forth to come better the world. While the idea of a messiah originated in Hebrew thought, the notion spread forth to many of the other Abrahamic religions – Judaism being where it originated, and Christianity being possibly the second most notable

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    Fall Of Israelites

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    Rise and Fall of the Israelites There are loads of civilizations that have had their spotlight and have fallen as well, though are some that still exist today. The Israelites have grown from the bible into breaking off into different parts of the world and staying part of the world in religion. The Israelites rose in popularity due to their cultural religious and political events. The fall of the Israelites was due to split division of people and beliefs that were not the same for everyone. After

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    Isaiah 53 Essay

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    It does more than just demonstrate that the person and work of Jesus the Messiah are predicted in this text. In fact, there are three ways which this Scripture has and will continue to be used in Jewish evangelism. The first way is that Isaiah 53 does indeed present the details of the atonement, and it is through this text that we understand much of what occurs at the Cross. The chapter describes our sin

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    “when you lie down and when you rise”. The words “The Lord is our God, the Lord alone” would suggest that the Old Testament is monotheistic, and thus, the ancient Israelites were largely monotheistic themselves. But even with this implication that the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Israelites were monotheistic, a range of primary sources, both biblical and archaeological, suggest that the ancient Israelites had acknowledged the existence of, and actively worshipped or prayed to, more than one deity before

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    The name Nathan in Hebrew means “to give” and this can be seen as “to give life to”, or “the giver of life” which would be a good way to characterize Nathan because he is creating new life in the form of artificial intelligent people. Nathan is asked by Caleb in the film “Why

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    OUTLINE THE FIVE PRINCIPLE BELIEFS OF CHRISTIANITY The principle beliefs associated with Christianity exuberate the understanding of life for its adherents, whilst perpetrating an influence on society. This therefore allows for the comprehension of sacred texts and its cohesive meaning on an entity. The principle beliefs of Christianity include the divinity and humanity of Christ, his death, resurrection and ascension, the nature of God, revelations and salvation. The correlation between these beliefs

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    fill those they meet with a free mind." Philo of Alexandria Athens, via Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, and Jerusalem through the Hebrew Scriptures, refer to two general and fundamental ways of life: the life of free inquiry on the one hand, the life of obedience to God’s law on the other. As discussed in class, the fact that most do not read the Hebrew Scriptures as a politically philosophical text, they are overlooking some fundamental political principles that are similar and complimentary to

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    Each of these scriptures clearly shows that man was made in the image of God. Although the Bible rarely speaks explicitly of the imago Dei, the concept itself is foundational for biblical anthropology. In Psalm, David provides insight into the glory of God being revealed

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    Christian faith predominantly, but other religions also look to the Bible as a source of hope, strength, truth and history. The Bible was originally written in Greek and Hebrew, but over time has been translated into many of the world’s languages to accommodate those who believe in the Bible’s power but cannot read or understand Hebrew or Greek. People all over the world have bought this religious text, but there are still many countries in the world where the Bible is banned. Those found to have possession

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