Tanakh

Wisdom literature is unlike previous wisdom writings in Israel by its thematic approach and emphasis on salvation history and immortality and how God rewards the sufferings of the just. Through these narratives light is thrown on the struggles of Judaism in the Greek and Roman eras, upholding values and the fight against pagan ideas; monotheism versus polytheism (Boadt:1984) There are many examples of Wisdom literature found in the Old Testament including I Kings 20:11; Jeremiah 23:28; 31:29. Historians

A Walk with Job The Old Testament is filled with fascinating stories about freedom, war, sacrifice, love, etc. The list could go on for quite a while, but I personally have trouble connecting with the majority of these stories. Because I have trouble connecting with the stories, the characters are hard to relate with. They seem to be heroes, warriors, and simply just hard to fathom. Luckily, there is one character in the Old Testament that I can connect with and exemplifies everything that God

How We Got the Bible Ever since I was born I have been attending church. At this young age they teach you everything about the main stories or the main points of the Bible. At my church I learned stories from Noah’s ark to the story of Adam and Eve eating the apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. I learned about who was the narrator of the Bible and who created our earth. I never knew who were the people that printed out the pages or chose a specific font for the Bible. I didn’t have

Nehemiah Rebuilds the Wall: A Story of Leadership and Bravery The story of Nehemiah reflects the unexampled characteristics of a man who heard the voice of the Lord and follow Him. However, to better understand the significance of the rebuilding and the role of Nehemiah into the story it is necessary to analyze the sociocultural background throughout this narrative. First, Jerusalem was still laid in ruins from its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar II 140 years earlier. A city that has its walls and

Themes, characters, settings, and motifs are essential elements for any literary work. The authors of the books combine these elements with their own unique understanding of the story that they wish to narrate to their audience. Scriptural accounts of events that define the doctrines and practices of Christianity depend on the literary elements. The Bible is a book of immense value to the followers of the Christian faith in the sense that themes of love, sin, mortality, divinity, punishments are

This class has meant much to me, it has given me many things that I will not only carry with me throughout the rest of my life but also throughout the rest of my ministry. I will not only have the ability to use the knowledge gained in this class to enrich my own life and Biblical knowledge but also be able to enrich others’ lives and lead them to better understanding and application of Biblical principles relating to the Old Testament. One thing that I took away from this class is that the Old

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

Second Isaiah is enclosed within the Book of Isaiah as one of the compositions during the exile. Consequently, it is comprehended as one the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Major Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. Furthermore, the writings predominantly consist of an anonymous prophet who more than likely lived with the Hebrew exiles during the period of Babylonian captivity. In order to obtain a permissible amount of understanding of the superscription

I compared the text from the New Interpreter’s Study Bible to an interpretation from the Message Bible. While there were several differences in the wording and vocabulary used, for the most part this did not affect how a reader might interpret the reading. However, the ending verse of the NIB version states “One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found.” While the Message interpretation states “I didn’t find one man or woman in a thousand worth my while.” This difference

Loyalty is a complicated virtue. It is generally understood as an individual’s intrinsic motivation towards a commitment resulting from their selfhood. Loyalty has the potential to serve as the basis for strong relationships. Yet, it also has the potential to be warped into complacency. In the Hebrew Bible, The Book of Job connects the virtue of loyalty to faith. In Homer’s Odyssey, loyalty is expressed through infidelity and faithfulness. Despite my expectation of loyalty in terms of justifying