Thematic Guide to Biblical LiteratureThe Bible has had a tremendous influence on world history and culture, but it is largely unfamiliar to many students. This book relates the Bible to a wide range of literary works commonly read by students and thus helps students understand these texts as well as the cultural and historical contexts surrounding them. Included are chapters on 20 themes, such as creation, family and friends, love and marriage, the hero, war, and death and the afterlife. Each chapter discusses the biblical significance of the theme, provides scriptural quotations and citations, and explores the biblical presence of the theme in literary works often read by students. Each chapter cites works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. |
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Page 164
... morality comes from rational deduction , the human use of the God - given capacity to think and to know the good and ... moral education has often proven a painful experience . Cain discovers the difference between good and evil when ...
... morality comes from rational deduction , the human use of the God - given capacity to think and to know the good and ... moral education has often proven a painful experience . Cain discovers the difference between good and evil when ...
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... moral dilemma more interesting . After all , Clarissa unwittingly allows herself to become tainted . Her love and her intentions are honest . The nobility displayed by this beautiful young woman is so saintly as to be unreal to most ...
... moral dilemma more interesting . After all , Clarissa unwittingly allows herself to become tainted . Her love and her intentions are honest . The nobility displayed by this beautiful young woman is so saintly as to be unreal to most ...
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... morality , the moral codes themselves have become increasingly individualized , socialized , and fuzzy . The kind , generous , loving , and honest person is still considered moral . If that person also com- mits adultery , lies out of ...
... morality , the moral codes themselves have become increasingly individualized , socialized , and fuzzy . The kind , generous , loving , and honest person is still considered moral . If that person also com- mits adultery , lies out of ...
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Earthly Paradise 13 2 5 8 5 3 1 | 13 |
Animals and Humans | 39 |
Gods Love Humans Response | 63 |
Copyright | |
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