Essays on Old Testament

Testament (1000-1200 words). The student is to summarize Youngblood’s basic approach to the OT and, in this process, reflect on the way in which the story develops through each of the topics outlined in his work (identify the relationship between the different topics). The Heart of the Old Testament written by Ronald Youngblood is an…

Course Assignment #1 Summary, Interpretation and Conclusion of the Old Testament April 5, 2010 Summary of Old Testament Table of contents: 1. Introduction 2. The historical background of the Old Testament 3. The Pentateuch 4. Historical books 5. Wisdom writings 6. Major and minor prophets 7. Conclusion 8. Works cited Introduction The Old Testament constitutes…

Moses in the Old Testament The story of Moses’s life is one of the most compelling and dramatic in all of the Holy Scriptures. Moses’s influence in Christianity as we know it today is seen through his life’s account in the Old Testament. After reading the scriptures he was involved in, I could not help but…

The Christian bible is divided into to parts namely the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament’s being is dated back from the existence of the world and it’s contents. As much as it’s existence is long enough this testament contains many ideas and seemingly theories used to establish reasoning behind some occurances.Themes…

What is the significance and nature of Cain and Abel’s gifts? What was the basis of their acceptance or rejection? Gen. 4:1-6 v. 3 (AKJV) And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD. v. 4 (AKJV) And Abel, he also…

 II. AbstractThis work contains an explanation as to what the word Messiah means, what it implies, an overview of the prophecies given by the prophets, a summary of the prophesies given, as well as their relevance to emergence of  Jesus the Messiah. This work also contains a comparative analogy between  the  teachings of Christ and…

Anthropomorphism in the Old Testament             The experience of God is characteristically mysterious. But while such experience is marked by mystery, one must admit that religious experience itself is not beyond articulation or description. As a matter of fact, there are reasons to think that man’s experience of God too often gets translated into divine…

Zechariah is one of the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. His book is located between the books of Haggai and Malachi. Zechariah is thought to have preached from about 520-518 B.C. The book of Zechariah deals with the restoration of Jerusalem, the Temple, and God‘s people. Chapter 11 verses 4-17, which is a story…

Remnant as seen in the Old Testament Remnant – n (C) a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount (Cambridge 1202). Remnant – The portion of a community which is left, in the case of a devastating calamity; the portion upon which the possible future existence…