Gen 105 Unit 2 Essay
TH 105 Unit #1
Lesson 1.1, Q2.
Q: What are some of the important theological themes of the Torah? Why do you consider them important?
A: The common themes of the Torah, or the Five Books of Moses, are considered to be diverse. There is no real single theme found in the Five Books because so many different people wrote them over such a long period of time with different opinions.
For instance, there are two separate accounts of creation. One is written by the “J” author, another by the “P” author (Mueller, et al, p. 40). Both discuss the creation of earth but one focuses on God creating humankind with help in the creative process. The other version, the “P” version, tells how Yahweh alone created man with no help in the process.
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He went house to house dragging people from their homes and sending them off to prison. He was even present at the stoning of Stephen who preached the word of Christ but was dragged out of town and stoned to death. Following this Saul headed to Damascus to hunt Christians. It was on this journey that his conversion to “Paul” occurred. This was indeed a conversion in faith but I believe not a conversion in which he really was (esortmant.com, 2008).
And who he was, was a Jew. We know that Jews are born and that the lineage is inherited from the Mother. Paul was a Jew and would always be a Jew. This was his linage and it could not be discounted. We can debate whether Jews are a religion or an ethnicity all day. Some say one thing, some say both. I think that it matters in this case.
For life he remained a Jew in his linage, he became a Christian in his religion. He was a devote Jew with an incredible knowledge of scripture. This is why Jesus chose him and he accepted his new found belief in Christianity. This was his conversion and it teaches us many things about us today just as it did him over 2,000 years
Lesson 1.1, Q2.
Q: What are some of the important theological themes of the Torah? Why do you consider them important?
A: The common themes of the Torah, or the Five Books of Moses, are considered to be diverse. There is no real single theme found in the Five Books because so many different people wrote them over such a long period of time with different opinions.
For instance, there are two separate accounts of creation. One is written by the “J” author, another by the “P” author (Mueller, et al, p. 40). Both discuss the creation of earth but one focuses on God creating humankind with help in the creative process. The other version, the “P” version, tells how Yahweh alone created man with no help in the process.
Another …show more content…
He went house to house dragging people from their homes and sending them off to prison. He was even present at the stoning of Stephen who preached the word of Christ but was dragged out of town and stoned to death. Following this Saul headed to Damascus to hunt Christians. It was on this journey that his conversion to “Paul” occurred. This was indeed a conversion in faith but I believe not a conversion in which he really was (esortmant.com, 2008).
And who he was, was a Jew. We know that Jews are born and that the lineage is inherited from the Mother. Paul was a Jew and would always be a Jew. This was his linage and it could not be discounted. We can debate whether Jews are a religion or an ethnicity all day. Some say one thing, some say both. I think that it matters in this case.
For life he remained a Jew in his linage, he became a Christian in his religion. He was a devote Jew with an incredible knowledge of scripture. This is why Jesus chose him and he accepted his new found belief in Christianity. This was his conversion and it teaches us many things about us today just as it did him over 2,000 years