Bible Essay Samples Page 21

In the third chapter of the Lotus Sutra, “Parable of the Burning House,” a wealthy man was overseeing his three young children. The three children were diligently playing with their toys when suddenly a fire broke out in the house; the father made it out alive while his children are still inside. With the house…

It is really rarely that I face practical inquiries that are excessively hard to reply. Life has taught me things… things that I came to reply with easiness and without much self-interrogation. However. this inquiry stunned me to a point that I am gazing at my computing machine screen for about half an hr merely…

I am writing to apologize for the case of plagiarism that was found in my case. I have realized that what I did was wrong, and I accept the mistake of not being responsible enough to take my sources seriously, and not citing them in the most appropriate fashion. In this letter, I also admit…

Abstract Jesus was a 1st century Jewish Teacher who is now the central figure of the most dominant religion, Christianity.  Jesus has also been the central figure of several forms of visual arts such as painting, sculpture, drawing, theater and film.  This graphic manifestations of Jesus have been a subject of debate and criticism in…

Robert Louis Stevenson, a famous Scottish writer, once said, “All human beings are commingled out of good and evil. ” Not one person is completely good or evil; everyone possesses both characteristics. In the literary pieces of John Gardner’s, “Grendel,” unknown author of, “Beowulf,” and Robert Louis Stevenson’s, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” the characters…

Introduction If a man suddenly appears and acclaims to be a king, the public immediately asks for proof. What is his background? Anticipating this important question, Matthew opened his book with a careful account of the birth of Jesus Christ and the events that accompanied it. The Gospel According to Matthew has been called by…

Courage, Loyalty and the Human Spirit “Lord of the Flies” is a thought-provoking novel, written by Nobel Prize winning author William Gilding; about a group of British schoolboys who get stuck on an isolated island, and try to fend for and manage themselves; with catastrophic results. As the tale progresses, it becomes very clear that…

Indigenous people are described as “descendants of the original inhabitants of lands now controlled by political systems in which they have little influence” (Fisher, 38). Despite the liberation of thoughts and cultural diversity, many indigenous people still maintain a sacred way of life that is distinctively unique from all other religion. These enduring ways of…

Left alone the king’s sense of guilt, stirred to the quick by the vivid action of Hamlet’s play, overmasters him. This is his first soliloquy, and although we have been able to judge him to a considerable extent by his former speeches and his actions, we now get a candid view of his mind and…

In the book, The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal discusses the possibilities and limits of forgiveness. Forgiveness is part of the process of healing and letting go of the past. The book takes place inside a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust. The sunflower symbolizes warmth, joy, and hope. When Simon first encounters the military graves…