Essays on Genesis

The dictionary is a very useful book in any area of study; it provides the definition needed by students or any person who has an interest in any field of study. It provides the right reference now only to words but also some issues that need clarification. There are very few bible dictionaries; however, most of them are not detailed and just give a highlight and simple definitions without t making in-depth explanation.
The Bible Dictionary is written by John .Davis and who is a professor of Semitic Philology and the Old Testament History. The Bible Dictionary is very Continue reading...

Many Christians are confused on whether God’s covenant is conditional or unconditional of the present life and future response of its recipients. In his work Covenant Conditionality and a Future for Israel, Ronald Pierce gives a comprehensive explanation of this. First, the covenants given by God differ in the explicitness of their confidentiality. For Abraham, it is argued that there is an overt rationale for God’s promise, wherein God pronounces His blessing upon Abraham if he does his part. In Genesis 12 and 17, God commands him to leave his country so that he may receive his Continue reading...

Genesis 1:1-5

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day (The Holy Bible, New International Version).
Human Condition: In Genesis 1, Moses gives us the account Continue reading...

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Intimacy issues in marriages have been in the forefront of many psycho-social-spiritual circles recently. In addition, intimacy issues and barriers have just started to be analyzed psychologically, sociologically, physically, and spiritually in the psychoanalytic literature. Qualitative and longitudinal studies are giving way to new theories and thoughts on why the 21st century marriage has so many barriers to intimacy and how these barriers become ingrained in an individual’s psyche. These studies show that from birth to death, the human capacity to remember definitive moments that will forever change the outcome of an individual’s life, whether consciously Continue reading...

The Theogony encompasses a wide array of classical mythology concerning the beliefs of ancient Greek people. Theogony illustrates narratives of how the gods created and shaped the universe. Thogony retells the Greek mythology the same way the bible in the book of Genesis depicts the story of creation. The Hesiod asserts the narrative is the work of a poet or a king that acts in the capacity of a prophet. Hesiod in the epic poem of Theogony offers the Greek version of Genesis in the bible. Hesiod says that, in the beginning of creation, there was a lot of Continue reading...

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- This quote is found in the book “Genesis” of The Bible. This quote is important because Noah saved natural beings from being destroyed by coming into favor with God. The latter was angry at humanity for not following His divine plan. On one hand, this reveals God’s Continue reading...

The term ‘covenant’ simply means ‘agreement’. In the Hebrew Scriptures, the term covenant appeared several times, but most of the said appearances are in Genesis and Exodus. The connection that God wanted to establish with his people, primarily those who trusted him fully could be seen to have been established on the capacity of the said individuals to respond to the laws and policies that come alongside the desire of gaining his approval. In Genesis, a distinct covenant described in this book was that of God’s covenant with Abraham. This covenant indicates God’s promise of giving Abraham Continue reading...

There are many strange similarities between ancient texts of different cultures. Within these narratives, there are different trappings, but many of the stories remain eerily similar across cultural boundaries; within The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament of the Bible, for instance, there are a number of different stories that are remarkably similar. The story of Gilgamesh and the plant of eternal life is very similar to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. However, perhaps the most similar of the stories contained within the Gilgamesh epic and the Old Testament of the Bible Continue reading...

In both Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis 6-8, sin subdued the world. Human being had greatly multiplied his evils by rejecting the ways of God and following their own pleasures. God did not like the situation on earth and He sought to terminate the evil deeds that filled the earth with the flood (Sailhamer 314). In both Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis account, God destroyed the first world using water. In both accounts, the description made tend to be similar. According the Epic, God instructed Gilgamesh to build an ark to save the world from destruction whereas in the Continue reading...

God created human beings to work, and He has authority over humans to perform duties to the extent they are capable. In the first book of the Bible, God creates work into the real meaning of humanity. He creates human beings in his own image, and God himself is a worker. He places Adam in the garden of Aden for the reason of working it. In different parts of the scripture, God commands humans to work to their level best. Work carries on through to the end of the Bible. Having been created in the image of God, accountants Continue reading...

Skeptics are of the opinion that the account of the floods that destroyed nearly everything on earth given in Genesis is actually a modified description of the original story given in the Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet XI. As far as the dates are concerned, while the Gilgamesh epic is said to have been penned before 2000 BC, the dating of Genesis has been placed by scholars between 1500 BC and 500 BC (Deem 1). This indicates that the Genesis’ flood myth could have indeed been sourced by Biblical authors from the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. As a result, the Continue reading...

Compare and contrast the God in Noah's story

and the God in the Prodigal Son Parable
Reading the Bible, we notice how changes the personality of God. In the Old Testament He appears as a strict creator, disappointed with His creation and angry with people, who disrespect their Lord, whose thoughts and deeds are evil. In the New Testament we see the Lord, who loves every sinner, who's ready to meet him with open arms. Why the authors of Genesis and Gospels describe Him so differently? Was the Lord different, or maybe people had a different perception and understanding of His deeds?
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Article Summary: The Biblical Context of “Ethan Brand”

This article by Stock (1965) discusses the short story “Ethan Brand: A Chapter from an Abortive Romance” by Hawthorne (1850, 1852), specifically considering the Biblical context. He states that the story’s primary source is the Bible, and that whilst the most obvious biblical allusion is “to the concept of the Unpardonable Sin”, closer perusal of the tale shows that there are other, more complex allusions, the main one associated with the narrative of Cain and his character as encapsulated in legend (p.115).
Stock also notes that Hawthorne’s choice of the name Ethan positions the character in a Continue reading...

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Medical Ultrasonics:
Ultrasound uses sound waves of high frequency to diagnose patients and image the body. Ultrasound waves are longitudinal in nature and they induce back and forth oscillation of particles thus producing a series of compressions and rarefactions. The velocity, wavelength and frequencies of these sound waves can be calculated using the formula,v=fλ where velocity (v) is the speed of the wave in meters per second (ms-1), frequency (f) is the number of oscillations in a second measured in Hertz (Hz), and wavelength (λ) is the distance between two rarefactions and compressions in meters (m).
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Four years ago, 4.69 billion of people around the world, representing 68 percent of the 6.9 billion world population, have no knowledge of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ (Harper, n. p.), whom He sent to reconcile with Him. Still the hunger for God is in their hearts, the God they already adore with knowing Him unambiguously. Thus, after 20 centuries, the world still contains people, like that of Athens in the time of Paul, who kept an altar in their hearts wherein inscribed the cry: “To An Unknown God” (Luke Continue reading...

It is no secret that there are many problems plaguing Christianity. Many people are mentioning a number of criticisms about the authenticity of its religious elements. Even to the point that it criticizes whether God really did create humanity. Many theories in the past are proclaiming that God did not really create people but rather a product of evolution. One of the proponents that mentioned this kind of claim is Charles Darwin. As mentioned in p. 391, the book Origin of Species created an overwhelming impact (and even lasting) after its release. Darwin and his works mentioned that humans, Continue reading...

We, human beings are distinct from all other beings on this planet due to our nature; we can think, reason and feel. Our ability to reason is what sets us apart and above all other creatures. It enables us to ponder upon the purpose of our existence and derive knowledge from our surroundings. It is our conduct when in a gathering and in loneliness, our behavior when faced with happiness and adversity, our reaction when encountered by failure and success.
The book of Genesis states that man is made from ‘the dust of the ground’. However, it goes on Continue reading...

Charles Darwin published his masterpiece detailing his theory of evolution by natural selection, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life in 1859. Despite the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community, there are still loud and politically active Creationists that insist that the earth is less than 10,000 years old because the Bible says so. However, the Bible never actually states how old the universe or the earth is. Belief that there is a Creator and in the theory of evolution are compatible for followers Continue reading...

Upon watching 50 advertisements late in the evening last night, I noticed several similarities, and I categorized the patterns into five groups. The firstare cars. The second arethe animals, and the third is family. Next are the visual ads and the last are the sexy ads. These are based on the image and identification stages of decoding advertisements.
The first object, cars, is quite evident in its use. The ads are basically selling car brands. Thus, the ad frames are mainly composed of the car brand swiftly running on long-winded highways and the surroundings becoming blurry (“Hyundai Elantra nice”; “ Continue reading...

Project management is a term that has two words; project and; management. For a clear understanding and definition of project management, we must start by defining these two building words; According to Method123 (2003), a project is a unique endeavor that is set to achieve a set of deliverables within a specified time, resources among other constraints. Every project is unique in that it has its specific and unique goals to achieve within a defined timescale, limited resources, budget and associated risks. At the end of it all, each and every project is usually aimed at achieving a beneficial Continue reading...

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Nature of Hurricanes/Cyclones 2
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Introduction
For the past couple of decades since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, scientists have slowly began a campaign to raise awareness to the changing state of the planet. Records of high temperature changes, onset of diseases and erratic weather patterns have been reported worldwide, each change becoming more severe as the years progress. When it comes to erratic weather patterns, scientists highlight the now common occurrences of natural disasters such as hurricanes or cyclones. Although skeptics stress that these weather conditions Continue reading...

Genesis

The book of Genesis in the Bible, majorly explains about the origin the Earth and man. It gives a chronological story of how God used six days to come up with the world and all that dwells in it. However, the book of Genesis does not give the historical context of God. It just traces the first words God\ during creation of the Earth and its inhabitants. A reader remains wondering how God came into existence. A super human being, very powerful, is creating human beings in his image. Although this may be true, the book of life does Continue reading...

Close Reading: Analysis of The Story of Abraham (Genesis chapters 15-22)

“Fear not, Abram: I am a shield to thee, thy reward very much.” (Genesis15:1).
The above verse sums up the entire paragraph where God seems to use vision as the platform to convey his message to Abraham. In his dream, Abraham had God telling him that he would never go back on his promise to reward or save those who believed in him. While Abraham was protecting his kingdom with all his heart and soul, he knew he was doing a service to God. He was so much involved in the protection of his subjects, that he hardly had Continue reading...

In this paper, the study "A Longitudinal Examination of Stress Generation in Depressive and Anxiety Disorders” published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology will be discussed. First, an overview of the study will be presented. Second, key strengths and weakness of the study’s methods and procedures, as well as its results, will be argued. Third, a recommendation for how the study could be improved will be stated, and finally a conclusion will sum up the results of this review.
The study’s goal is to expand on existing research on stress. The study examines both interpersonal and non Continue reading...

Michelangelo began in 1508 the Sistine Chapel and in a period of 4 years he painted the ancestors of Christ, the Old Testament Prophets and the pagan Sibyls. He included the Old Testament heroes and leaders defeating enemies of Faith. In 1530 he painted the Last Judgment on the altar wall. The complete work of the Sistine Chapel of Michelangelo shows a complete world history from the very beginning of Creation, the Old Testament including the Prophets and Moses, the pagan world all the way to the Life of Christ and Peter, including the history of the Church portraying Continue reading...

The book of Genesis begins with the creation of the cosmos from nothing by a supernatural deity. Creation is the core theme of the book of Genesis and the preternatural beings and objects are attributed to a supreme being. The natural realm exists in the physical universe whereas the metaphysical realm exists outside the common dimension of time. The intelligence design of the universe is attributed to a supernatural being. The book of genesis attempts to give a succinct explanation of the origin of the universe.
Moses, the author, focused on the natural universe and did not bring his Continue reading...

The Acoma myth origin story is about two sisters Iatiku and Nautsiti. They emerged from the underground and were given a basket with small carved animals and seeds and were informed by the spirit that the components of the basket would help them for completing the world. The supernatural or spirit taught everything to the sisters to help them live in the world. The spirit taught them to pray, grow & prepare food, how to use salt and interdependence of plants, earth, humans and animals. Then the spirit told them to shape the earth, starting with the first mountain they Continue reading...

Genesis chapter 22 speaks about Abraham’s temptation by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac, at an altar in Moriah. Abraham followed God’s instructions, built an altar and lay Isaac down on the altar. Just as he was about to use his knife, an angel of God called him from the heavens and told him not to slay his son, for he had proven his fear of God by not withholding Isaac from Him (Gen 22:11-12, NKJV). Abraham had passed this test of faith.
Christology is associated with the study of the person and deeds of Jesus. In Continue reading...

Marriage or union is a social bond between two people called ‘spouses’ who bear rights and obligations towards each other. Since long, marriage has been a ‘union’ solely between man and woman.The history of marriage was almost 400 years ago. Heterosexuality or sexual attraction has played a great part in making union of different sexes. The idea of romance was started in 17th and 18th century when Enlightenment philosophers gave rise to the idea of ‘happiness in life.' The pair of Man and woman has been considered very natural and complying the laws of nature because only the union Continue reading...

Article Review

God’s covenant between Abraham and David are often speculated as conditional or unconditional. Given that there was a form of agreement between God and Abraham or David, the promise of land was considered conditional. God speculated that Abrahamic or Davidic lineage would be blessed through getting future land depending on the loyalty of the people to God. This paper will examine both Davidic and Abrahamic covenants made by God and the land grants that go hand in hand with these covenants.
The covenant between God and Abraham is outlined in Genesis 15 and 17 in that the term ‘ Continue reading...

Reflection Paper: Grace and God’s Power

Introduction
The present paper discusses grace and God’s power in a Christian context. Power is an English construct that stands for authority or might. In human relationships, power refers to the authority that one person holds over another. In many cases, however, the Bible uses “power’ in relation to God’s authority. God’s power refers to His sovereign nature over all that exists, such that no one can resist His will or thwart His purpose. It means that He has absolute authority over creation. Grace, on the hand, is closely associated with favor and mercy. Through grace, Continue reading...

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The story of creation is one of the most compelling and intriguing issues that has yet to be concluded. Public opinion is divided in resolving the age-long conflict of the young-earth old-earth dilemma. Even in the field of secular science, a consensus could not be reached. The age of the earth has remained a paradox that, until today, both biblical scholars and scientist are struggling to explain. Predating even the earliest human civilization, man can only speculate what may have happened billions or thousands of years ago. In order to explain man’s very own existence, creation theories Continue reading...

Introduction

Bribery and corruption are a current primary public concern in most of the countries. It is partly attributable to the corruption press coverage regarding the public officials. Most OECD countries have enacted the legislation that prohibits bribery in the foreign public official level. Mainstream economists are also on the rise of focusing on the bribery factor in the business sector. They recognize bribery as a primary impediment for economic development and a subject that is worth policy redress and academic scrutiny. Both the International Monetary Fund and the known World Bank have established high profile commitments that aims at Continue reading...

THE ESSENTIALS TRUTHS IN LIFE

Introduction: Having a Right Worldview
In today’s society, many people have significantly lost definitions. Men and women do not know what exactly they believe and even why they believe so. Many simply go along with the “tide” of secular and common knowledge. Having knowledge of the truth is a necessary thing in life. If truth should be relative of different persons and societies, there will be a chaos. For instance, the society’s lack of absolute position/stand in matters of homosexuality, divorce, and abortion has brought significant political and social conflicts. Moreover, knowledge of truth is necessary to Continue reading...

Executive Summary

Mission Statement
Genesis Entertainment is a modern entertainment business that focuses on exceptional rap music, merchandise, and entertainment normally overshadowed by the mainstream ideologies. The entertainment business aims to bring music joy to the individuals of all the ages, provide services, which exceeds customers’ expectations, and quality products at pocket friendly prices. What’s more, Genesis Entertainment aims to offer fair compensation to its members of staff and a fair return to the owner.

Goals

- Create a steady revenue stream from sales of the new album, ‘Genesis’, merchandising, digital sales, and live performances.
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The Bible has a huge role in the development of social ethics. It is an indispensable source of Christian faith as it witnesses to Christ. It is important to analyze and study sexuality critically in the context of various biblical texts. There is a high distinction on peripheral and central aspects of human sexuality in the Old Testament. Such distinction is arrived at by differentiating descriptive ancient cultural values from God's will.
In the biblical time, in Israel, biblical texts described the cultural, social, psychological and historical conditions of people. These factors are put into context as they relate Continue reading...

A critical analysis of the paintings of the Tower of Babel directly suggest the perspective of the both the translation and labor that refer to the utopian spirit of social critique as well as to the resistance to the authority. The art paintings appear to embody an expectation of a multiplicity of tongues as a result of the harsh judgment from the Supreme Being. The Tower of Babel may not be a realized vision. It can be understood in an angle where the Utopian ideal was to be discovered. The Utopian discourse was presented in a manner that allowed Continue reading...

Introduction: Overview

Many comparisons exist in Genesis's and Babylonian stories. In these stories, one Supreme Being created humankind and explains how everything on the face of the earth came into existence. Moreover, they also set up their calendars and describe examples of evil within each of these stories to guide man towards living a fruitful life. The Babylonian myth informs us that the god, Marduk, created humankind from the blood of another god known as Kingu. ``By blood, I will compose and bring a skeleton into being, and from it, produce a lowly primitive creature by the name ``man’’ (Walter Reinhold, Continue reading...

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According to the book, Ethics in America, the general responsibility of the corporate executive is entirely to oversee and evaluate corporate workforce while ensuring the goals, objectives and targets of the corporate mission are met without discretion within ethical standards. This has to be handled in a way of personalising organisations by making them beloved sources of self-chosen authority as per Joseph Royce in his philosophical ethical standards. Ethical standards are a crucial property in success of any management in business or the corporate world. In this regard, the corporate executive has to play a big role in fulfilling Continue reading...

This essay discusses the short story “Sonny’s Blues” – a story of two brothers – Sonny, the principal character, and his (unnamed) brother who narrates the story. As a short story, this one is actually quite long, running to some 27 pages (122-148) in the version sourced from the website of the Southwest Career and Technical Academy (SWCTA). Most critics consider James Baldwin as one of America’s great writers and cite “Sonny’s Blues” as a straightforward account of two brothers, endeavouring to live a right and proper life in an era and environment rich in a climate characterized Continue reading...