Old Testament The Old Testament 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 Enuma Elish, the cosmogony of the Babylo...

PAN GU vs. GENESIS The question of creation has always been asked throughout history and will be continue to be an enigma for the rest of time. How did we [Human Beings] come to be? Every culture in the world has it's own theory or legend on how we were created. In the United States, the Chris...

Theories of literature demand the reader separate the author from the story. Millions of students engrain the mantra of "the author is not a character in the novel" into their memory or risk failing the most basic of English courses. While the author may not directly play a role in the nov...

Crosby 1 Messenger The term angel derives from a Greek translation of the Hebrew word mal'akh, which first meant "Shadow side of God," and now means messenger (Jeremiah 59). Angels as an article of faith have become an unshakeable part of our society. One...

Crosby 1 Messenger The term angel derives from a Greek translation of the Hebrew word mal'akh, which first meant "Shadow side of God," and now means messenger (Jeremiah 59). Angels as an article of faith have become an unshakeable part of our so...

There are hundreds of religions present in the modern world today. The differences in these religions are very distinct, but there is one thing that ties them all together: the presence of a higher power. Because there are so many differences in these religions, people may think that the differenc...

Myths from many different cultures seem to tell the same story. Themes from Babylonian myth can be seen in Egyptian stories; elements of Christian theology are evident in some ancient Chinese texts, and so on. How is this possible? How can cultures that have had little physical contact present us wi...

This paper is about the comparison of two separate ways of looking at nature and man's relationship with nature, the Mesopotamian and Egyptian version alongside the Hebrew and Christian version. We will first examine the backgrounds of these three cultures, then we will try to judge the whys a...

Biblical Foundations for Small Group Ministry in the Church We live and move and function in the midst of a fallen world, but there is hope for a little slice of heaven right in our midst if we will pursue the model for community that God has given us in His word. The Bible portrays numerous ins...

Today around 12:00 p.m. I went to a Muslim Church. This place was nothing like I ever seen before; well, duh I never been to a different church before! Anyways the things that were really different and weird compared to the way I pray is when you walk in there is writings of Arabic on the wall, p...

The religions of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt have long been studied by fascinated students, scholars, and the like. The remains left behind from these civilizations have provided great insight into their culture, philosophy, and religion. For these and most ancient cultures, the temple was the cen...

The Mayans of North America and the Aborigines of Australia seem nearly incomparable is some regards. The Mayans were an accomplished civilization thriving in the arts, sciences, and mathematics, as well as farming, trade and culture. The aborigines were a nomadic people scattered across a huge co...

Abigail Abigail was the wife of Nabal. Nabal was rich but quite mean and surly in his dealings whereas Abigail was intelligent and beautiful. Her intelligence and discernment saved her family from destruction (1 Samuel 25) When Peter made his famous statement about women being the weaker ve...

O'Connor's work is that of very dark humor, irony and grotesque characters and situations. Her themes are of a religious nature, with characters who experience horrible, soul wrenching moments that lead them to an epiphany. For O'Connor the merging of good and evil does not necessa...

Discovering Fire "After man has mastered the winds the waves and the tides, some day he will harness for God the energies of love, and then for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire" (Teilhard de Jardin...

TABLE OF CONTENTS Is Jesus the Only Way to God? Page 3-6 By Rick Rood How Can We Know the Bible Is the Word of God? Page 7-10 By Norman L. Geisler Inspiration, Inerrancy and Authority of the Bible Page 11-13 By Ron Rhodes Works Cited Page 14 ...

In his classic novel "Ragtime," E. L. Doctorow presents a type of "Godfather" character which posses many of the same attributes and characteristics of the Don Corleone character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather. This Godfather-like a character is the character, J.P Morgan. One can always go...

King Hammurabi lived from approximately 1850-1750 B.C.E., during which time he ruled Babylonia for forty-three years. Sometime during his reign, the king created a code of laws called Hammurabi's code. The code consists of laws dealing with family, property, women, slaves, and many other things...

In this essay, I will contrast the experiences of God and the self in the country of Paris and Diabolle. I will analyze the lives of Samba, the main character, and Samba's father (the Knight). Samba experiences of himself and God progressively change as he moves from Africa to the more modern...

Introduction The organization of the eastern religions ranges from simple to complex. Many religions have spiritual leaders or priestly figures. These leaders have the responsibility to conduct religious services, ceremonies, and rituals, to advise or command believers, and to govern the religiou...

Change is a fact of human life and evolution. One could even say that without change, there is no growth and therefore no life. In terms of religion, however, change is not always perceived in a positive light. Indeed, particular in terms of the Christian and other fundamentalist faiths, change ...

IN SERCH OF PEACE What the world needs today is a civilization based on love and compassion, and not on competition. A civilization that is not dying to be victorious, but which is keen to live with peace. Nowadays terrorism, war and human killing are in vogue. Powerful nations control the le...

Why the Latter-day Saints closely adhere to the Word of Wisdom In her paper "In the Presence of the Past: Continuity and Change in Twentieth-Century Mormonism," Jan Shipps argues that the strict adherence to the word of wisdom present in the Church today began its evolution after the 18...

Does Ones Belief Require Evidence For Others? No one individual, or group of individuals for that matter, can provide a visual stimulation or a physically felt piece of evidence to give grounds for the claim of God's existence. Many occurrences or sights can be "interpreted" to b...

Christianity was traditionally understood to be founded by Jesus of Nazareth. Paul of Tarsus, after his conversion on the road to Damascus, worked tirelessly to establish Christianity among both Jews and God-fearing Gentiles of the Diaspora. Clues in the New Testament indicate that there was ...