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    Israel formally acknowledged the Lordship of Yahweh, and how they expressed their response to his Lordship. And this turns out to be and enormously complex and constantly

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    Comparing the book of Atrahasis and Genisis, they share very many similarities. Though they also differ in many more ways. The mains similarity in these two stories is that they both include a cataclysmic flood. Both of these stories are well known,The Flood story recounted to Gilgamesh by Utnapishtim is predominately similar to the the book of Genesis, which is the flood story that is in the Bible. On the other hand, an Akkadian epic that goes as far back as the 18th Century BCE includes a almost

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    31-501 – Developing and Preaching the Sermon – Dr. Gennifer Brooks Carmanie Bhatti Old Testament – Puritan Plain The preaching context is a sub-urban congregation that comprises of 250-300 regular members. It is a Reconciling Congregation that voted in February 2014 to be part of the Reconciling Ministries Network. The mission statement of the church is “First Church is a vibrant, accepting congregation that welcomes all who seek God, inclusive of age, race, education, economic status, sexual orientation

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    Major Themes of the Koran I. NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE KORAN This is the Book, in which there is no doubt, a guide for the God-fearing, who believe in the unseen and perform the prayer and spend of that which We have bestowed upon them, and who believe in that which is revealed unto thee [Muhammad] and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter. [2:2-4] It is a glorious Koran, on a guarded tablet. [85:21-22] Lo! We have revealed it, a Koran in Arabic, that

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    Who was the author of the text? Lawrence Boadt states that the book of Genesis was “collected from many different traditions.” whereas David Clines states that Genesis is one of the narrative books, which makes a point that it is a book that belongs to the oral tradition. The Eerdmans Commentary points to the J author source as a narrative source. (27, Eerdmans) c.      What is the level of authorship – historical event, oral tradition, redactor, etc.? The level of author is a combination of

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    Like Thomas Coke stated, Abram struck out and followed God’s command. This verse rings as true today a it did back then. Even more so, the reason this is true is because we have the ability of hindsight. Abram was stepping out into the unknown and venturing to pace where he was leaving it all behind. Therefore, what Abram did have that we did not was more exposure to the ancestors and the oral tradition. Therefore, it is not complete to say we have 100 5 hindsight with all gifts of that behavior

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    In the book of Genesis and Exodus, we find many similarities between Abraham and Moses. Their relationship to God can be compared since they share the same faith, obligation to comply to their God are, both chosen by God and grow to be the most devoted servants of god regardless of their doubt and challenges. When it comes to comparing Abraham and Moses their faith towards God is their greatest similarity. Abraham and Moses prove their faith to God by following his commands. In fact, when Abraham

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    Genesis and Theogony…Plagiarism? The Book of Genesis is a compilation, and like every compilation it has a wide variety of contributors who, in turn, have their individual influence upon the final work. It is no surprise, then, that there exist certain parallels between the Theogony, the cosmogony of the early Greeks, and the Book of Genesis, the first part of the Pentateuch section of the Bible. In fact, arguments may be made that the extent of this 'borrowing', as it were, is not limited to Genesis;

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    The Bible teaches that the life of faith is full of obstacles. This is confirmed in the life of Abram. Abram has experienced several tests. Verse 10 reads, “Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. What did Sara say when Abram asked her to lie? Nothing. We get the impression that she even knowing what Abraham was saying was probably true about the Egyptians. Certainly this is something she did not want to do. But this

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    MODULE ONE AN INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS Bible Topics | * Mosaic Authorship * Dating of Genesis * Purpose of Writing * Theological Themes of Genesis | People to Know | Places to Know | Terms to Know | SpinozaAstruc | | Documentary TheoryCovenant History | Study Questions: Answer the following questions (based on the reading), save it and then submit it to the professor. 1. What is the Documentary Theory? The Documentary Source Theory states the belief that Torah was

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