The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in caves along the western shore of the Dead Sea from 1947 to 1956, are considered by many to be the single most important archaeological find of the twentieth century. They comprise about 800 documents, some complete or nearly complete, but most quite fragmentary. I...

On the west bank of the Dead Sea there lies a unique arrangement of caves known as the ruins of Khirbet Qumran. This area is one of the lowest parts on earth. The account of the discover are as extraordinary as the scrolls themselves. News of the discovery spread in 1948 from Israeli and Americ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls In the scorching, blistering Jordan desert in the Middle East there lies a cave that is home to one of the greatest archeological discoveries of the century. The Dead Sea Scrolls wrapped in linen cloth, enclosed in jars contains the unexplained excerpts of the Bible. Around ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls have certainly been one of the most, if not the most, important discoveries of ancient documents in the last 100 years. Certainly, it has been the most contentious of all discoveries and an entire flood of criticism, whether scholarly, evangelical, skeptical, or conspiratorial, ...

The Bible, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Catcher in the Rye. All books. Old books that are still enjoyed by old and young readers alike. But what makes these books different from other books? Why are these classics and yet other books aren't? Aren't ALL old books "classics?"...

With reference to 1Qhab and other texts, how did those at Qumran interpret the scriptures? With this essay I am going to deal mainly with the Habbakuk commentary, which is also known as the Habbakuk 'Pesher' or 1Qhab. This well preserved and detailed exposition of the first two chapte...

Did the bible story Noah's Ark really happen? Many Believers say yes but there are skeptics. First of all who was Noah? Noah was a man chosen by God to build the ark and put two of every animal in the ark. God chose Noah because at this time the rest of the people on earth were lying, cheating ...

(A) Introduction Pentateuch is considered to be the most important part in the Old Testament. It recorded the account of creation, the fall of man, the Law Code as well as the experience of the Ancient Israel. Among them Genesis is the first book recorded incidents happened from the creatio...

Translations often led to misinterpretations, allowing the translator to impose his own view of the text into the original. This leads to controversy in almost every rendition of ancient works. Any translator can read into and almost rewrite the original work with what they deem true by extracti...

English 202 Rob Ellis Life's A Beach The Divine Tragedy Sometimes it takes a different perspective for someone to see the reality of how things are handled, and Marquez's insights into the way "Mainstream Religion" has dragged God and Christianity through the mud to th...

Read from the book of Mark 13:6-8, 12-13, 21-23, 29-31. Now in my sermon today we will analyze the differences between scientific and biblical studies, before Christ, and after.... First, scientist believe in what is know as the human evolution. Now according to the Encarta encyclopedi...

Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe, is a story about a man and his extraordinary travels throughout the world. In the beginning, Robinson Crusoe travels out to sea against the will of his father. He learns to regret this, though, as he becomes enslaved, and later shipwrecked. He became shipwrecked ...

Despite the massive difference in time, the scriptures still relate to contemporary experience. Two examples, which show this relation, are a movie, The Man Who Sued God, and the episode Homer Badman of television show, The Simpsons. Both Homer Badman and The Man Who Sued God use the story of Job as...

Cosmogony, or the creation or origin of the world or universe (Merriam-Webster Online), is a distinctly universal theme found in mythology from across the globe and throughout time. The study of the concept of cosmogony is important because, as a cornerstone of the mythological beliefs of many cult...

What are the last things? The last things is a term used to describe what will happen when the world comes to an end. In the bible, God tells us: "For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God...." (...

The Bible states that Jesus was executed in a particularly brutal fashion, than miraculously came back to life. Eye witness accounts of His activities afterwards are detailed in the Gospels. In order to research the authenticity of this claim, this paper will cite sources to address three questions:...

If you going to talk about ancient Hebrews than you must start with Abraham. Some were near 1800b.c. Tera and his son Abram, who would later be named Abraham, moved to the city of Ur. Abraham marries Sarai, who would later be named Sarah, and declares his belief in one God. This is what starts Judai...

The Holy Bible is a book written by man, which tells us the word of God. It was written almost two thousand years ago, in a language nothing like our own. It has been translated into thousands of languages in thousands of versions. Yet, people continue to read it, and practice its teachings, o...

Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world. It began in what is now called the Middle East. Abraham, the Patriarch of the Hebrews, founded the religion in the 20th Century BC. Jews are considered to be the descendents of Abraham and his sons Jacob and Isaac. Hebrew families moved to E...

Essay Question The controversy between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that hey each lived on the same land at different times and they both want the land. The Israelis now own the land and they have owned it since 1948 when they won the war against the Palestinians. The Palestinians believ...

Adam Griffith New Testament Literature Dr. Christian March 27, 2000 Wisdom According to the Bible What does it mean to have wisdom? Some may say to be wise is to have enough knowledge and good judgment to make well thought out life decisions. Wisdom is a common term mentioned throughout out...

THE EXISTENCE OF GOD During this class we have looked at a wide range of theories about God from the creation of the universe to the theory of being reborn and life after death. What this all comes down to is whether God exists or He doesn't. There is no middle ground. Any attempt to remain neu...

The Book of Joshua Chapter 1 The book begins with the history, not of Joshua's life (many remarkable passages of that we had before in the books of Moses) but of his reign and government. In this chapter, I. God appoints him to the government in the stead of Moses, gives him an amp...

Comparison Essay There are many different ways to explain the beginning and creation. Genesis and Edith Hamilton's "Mythology," are two of many literary works you can find. Both show how characters were created and formed. They give detailed understanding and examples of creatio...

Historical Background Hosea was the son of Beeri, and author of the book of prophecies bearing his name. He belonged to the kingdom of Israel. His origin is question because of the peculiar, rough, innocent look. People point to the northern part of Palestine because of the intimate acquaintance...