Christianity and the Judaic ReligionSpecific Purpose: To inform my audience of Christianity from the framework of JudaismCentral Idea: Christianity, or the belief in Jesus Christ, is founded in the Jewish heritage.IntroductionI. Did you know that Jesus came as King on the exact day foretold almost 5...

For decades, the situation in Palestine has been promoted as an "Arab" issue, or a "Palestinian" issue, and Muslims have, by and large, gone along with this charade. Such a belief gas proven fatal as the Zionists have succeeded in further dividing the opposition to their occupation of Palesine, wi...

Since just about the beginning of time, the "Star of David, Magen David also known as the Shield of David" has been around for many years. The earliest known Jewish star dates back to the 6th century B.C.E. located on a seal in ancient Palestine. Since then, the Star of David has become a ...

1. The Seed of the Woman 2. The Angel of Jehova 3. Shiloh ( Peacemaker ) 4. The Stone of Israel 5. Manna 6. The Peace Offering 7. A Star 8. A Sceptre 9. The Meat (Meal ) Offering 10. The Rock of My Salvation 11. The Light of the Morning 12. The Captain of the Host of the Lord 13. Tende...

There are four main sections of the Old Testament. They are the Pentateuch, the historical books, poetical books and the prophets. The Pentateuch or "Torah" (meaning The Law) consists of the first five books of the bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Moses, the hero of t...

The ancient Middle East and Mesopotamia was largely a multicultural society composed of small, often insignificant kingdoms that were regularly torn between the forces of powerful empires, from Babylon to Egypt to Greece to Rome. One of these small kingdoms through its religion, philosophy, and ...

The City of God Catholic World View Jesus was born around 4 to 8 A.D. For the first thirty years of his life we know close to nothing about his life, except for the simple fact that his occupation was a carpenter. Jesus was very much like Socrates in the sense that he himself never wrote any...

In Women Images and Realities by Amy Kesselman, Lily D. McNair, and Nancy Schniedewind I read the readings in the first chapter and there were a few that caught my attention. Women's studies is the study of women in the past, present, and future, it also explains what we perceive as "nor...

John ShaverXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXCourses of AffairsThe book of Esther takes place during the Persian Empire at the time of Xerxes (485-465 BCE). It is one of the most neglected books in the bible and very few people have ever heard a sermon on it. In fact, Ray C. Stedman reports that "E...

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...

Time for a bit of honesty – have you ever made the kind of decision that at the time you wish you could take back? If you are human, I can bet you have. We make life-altering decisions everyday, and sometimes without even realizing their impact. Still, it's beyond me how these choices...

Essay QuestionThe 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 believe it i...

This featured article which was published in Newsweek on August 31, 2004 talks about ancient artifacts from biblical times. Archaeologists from around the world including the US come to the Middle East to venture through the large uninhabited dessert area. After reading this article I learned that...

Since the middle of the 20th Century, Arab contribution to world political thought has been quite limited. Two " contributions " stand out, however. The first is the standard 99.99 % acceptance rate for the ruling heads of state of Arab countries in referendums where there is only one candidate...

Jerusalem Jerusalem is located in the heart of Israel and is divided into threesections: the Old City, New City (West Jerusalem), and East Jerusalem. Inthe center is the Old City which is split up into four main sections:Muslim Quarter, Jewish Quarter, Christian Quarter, and the ArmenianQuarter...

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 Eg...

ISRAELI HISTORYThe country of Israel became a nation in 1312 B.C.E.. Since the Jewish conquest in 1272 B.C.E., the Jews have had dominion over the land for one thousand years with a continuous presence in the land for the past 3,300 years. The land of Jerusalem is of great importance to the Israel...

NIXON, KISSINGER, AND THE WORLDThe war in Vietnam was a dismal backdrop for Nixon and his plans for world affairs, and a new international order. Nixon believed that it was of utmost importance to adapt to the new "multipolar" world(international structure, in which China, Japan, and Western Europe ...

The stories of the Yahwist and the Elohist have many similarities as well as differences. The main reason why they are this way is because they each have their own separate accounts of Yahweh. They are however linked together by the "Older Federation Story." In this essay I will attempt to compar...

The Evolution of the HaggadahThe Haggadah has long been in development the since initial concept originated in the Bible. The purpose of the Haggadah is based on the biblical requirement that, "Thou shall tell thy son on that day, saying: It is because of that which the Lord did for me when I came ...

On almost every continent of the world, certain issues threaten to- or already do- disrupt the fundamental right to peace which every person possesses. World leaders have the responsibility of protecting this right both within the boundaries of their state and outside of them. Few people have b...

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 scoun...