Thematic Guide to Biblical LiteratureThe Bible has had a tremendous influence on world history and culture, but it is largely unfamiliar to many students. This book relates the Bible to a wide range of literary works commonly read by students and thus helps students understand these texts as well as the cultural and historical contexts surrounding them. Included are chapters on 20 themes, such as creation, family and friends, love and marriage, the hero, war, and death and the afterlife. Each chapter discusses the biblical significance of the theme, provides scriptural quotations and citations, and explores the biblical presence of the theme in literary works often read by students. Each chapter cites works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. |
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... worship prac- tices of his many wives , including worship " in high places , " eventually divided the kingdom and undercut the undergirding faith in Jehovah as the one and only god . The Egyptians found evidence of the sacred in cats ...
... worship prac- tices of his many wives , including worship " in high places , " eventually divided the kingdom and undercut the undergirding faith in Jehovah as the one and only god . The Egyptians found evidence of the sacred in cats ...
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... worship so clearly forbidden in the first of burnt offerings and regulations as a substitute proves abhorrent to God . He seeks the full - hearted ons of worship . The worship is intended to serve as an gratitude , shame , and faith ...
... worship so clearly forbidden in the first of burnt offerings and regulations as a substitute proves abhorrent to God . He seeks the full - hearted ons of worship . The worship is intended to serve as an gratitude , shame , and faith ...
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... worship of God and love . of fellow human beings . When a lawyer among the Pharisees asks Jesus , " Master , which is the great commandment in the law ? " Jesus responds : " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , and with ...
... worship of God and love . of fellow human beings . When a lawyer among the Pharisees asks Jesus , " Master , which is the great commandment in the law ? " Jesus responds : " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , and with ...
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Earthly Paradise 13 2 5 8 5 3 1 | 13 |
Animals and Humans | 39 |
Gods Love Humans Response | 63 |
Copyright | |
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