COURSE INTEGRATION PAPER JEREMIAH 29:11 ____________________ A Paper Presented to Dr. Ken Hanna Dallas Theological Seminary _____________________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course BE101 Bible Study Methods and Hermeneutics ______________________ By Pamela Frazier December 2013 Course Integration Assignment: Jeremiah 29:11 I. Five Timeless Universal Principles II. Theme III
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The Old Testament is often viewed as a creaky‚ incomprehensible tome‚ full of history‚ violence and a wrathful‚ bombastic God. Often‚ it is used as a manual: This is what God wants‚ this is what would displease the Creator‚ and so on and so forth. There are two particular books of the Old Testament‚ Job and Ecclesiastes‚ stand out from the crowd. They ask and seek to address the fundamental questions of life and spirituality. Before diving into content and themes‚ it is important to acknowledge
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Proverbs: Choice and Discernment‚ the Two Ways of Living In studying the book of Proverbs there is a similar theme of choice and discernment‚ the teachings of decision-making and the repercussions of your actions. These books are made up of extremes and polar opposites. The dualisms are the rich and poor‚ the righteous and the wicked‚ and the wise and the foolish. There is advice given and it is up to the judgment of the person to which category they will fall into. There are two ways of living
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Prophets of Zion and the Babylonian Exile In ancient Jewish culture‚ prophets were a part of every-day life. They proclaimed what they understood to be God’s word‚ and lived according to it. In times of crisis‚ prophets were even more present‚ to warn and give consolation to the people. One time period in which there were many prophets was the Babylonian Exile‚ where the people of Judah were taken and deported to live in Babylon. Of the books of the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah‚ Isaiah 63:7-64:12
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School of Graduate Studies School of Distance Education Waxahachie‚ Texas THE 5323 Biblical Theology Old Testament Instructor‚ John W. Wyckoff‚ Ph.D. Essay Paper THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOD AND MAN ii TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................... 1 SUPPORT FROM THE PENTATEUCH ................................ 3 Genesis ............................................... 3 Exodus ...................................
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The five books of major prophet are Isaiah‚ Jeremiah‚ Lamentations‚ Ezekiel and Daniel. The term prophet is referred to an anointed person inspired or called to practice and write about God’s word. In this essay‚ the five books of major prophet mentioned above will be evaluated as well as what they wrote‚ their callings and their walk with God. The first book of the major prophet is the book of Isaiah. The book of Isaiah is a book of judgment and revelation and has 66 chapters. The name Isaiah means
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Marsha D. Owen 25178682 Introduction to Biblical Literature June 6‚ 2012 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Numbers The book of Numbers is mostly law‚ with some narrative. The key theme for this book is how the post-Exodus Israelites journeyed to the Promised Land. Despite God’s provisions for their well being‚ they were not thankful and doubted God. Their doubt and ungratefulness led to punishment by God. As a result of their lack of faith‚ they would spend 40 years wandering
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Michele R Erb BIBL 104 July 30‚ 2012 Old Testament Book Genres Deuteronomy The Book of Deuteronomy is in the genre of law. Deuteronomy is divided into three sections or speeches by Moses and tells about what God has done for the Israelites. It first tells how Moses was chosen leader and about the journey to the promise land. Moses talks about the rebellion and a lack of trust of God during the trip and of the 40 years wandering in the desert. The next speech is when Moses retells the people
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Kaiser‚ Walter. C. Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic‚ 1981. 268pp. $30.00 Introduction Being one of the most respected scholars in evangelical circles‚ Walter C. Kaiser Jr. is uniquely qualified to write a book on biblical exegesis for preaching and teaching. He is the Coleman M. Mockler distinguished professor of Old Testament and president emeritus of Gordon Conwell. He also served as president of this institution from
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Adourian Ruffin Paul McCuistion REL123 “What is Wisdom in the Old Testament sense I believe having a clear definition and understanding wisdom can help us better interpret the Bible’s original intent of Scripture. First of all we must consider the meaning of the primary Hebrew word for wisdom which is (hakam‚ “wise” and hokma‚ “wisdom”)‚ and secondly‚ we must take into account the themes‚ content and forms that are found in the Old Testament wisdom material. One of the books in the Bible
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