Essays Tagged: "Abraham"

Abraham

Abraham, also known as Abram is most commonly known for being the Father of the Jewish people. The m ... commonly known for being the Father of the Jewish people. The majority of the information found on Abraham is located in the Old Testament's Book of Genesis. Other than that, there are no real histor ... d Testament's Book of Genesis. Other than that, there are no real historical records on the life of Abraham, so the history of his life was passed by word of mouth, and were there after made into bibl ...

(6 pages) 151 0 4.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Moses

r, being the 'righteous' man that he was, he stuck it out untill the end. When compared to Noah and Abraham, Moses is a pillar of faith for surviving his tests and for being the perfect tool for God's ... ble, there are two distinct covenants made, one with Noah and the other many generations later with Abraham. God talked to Noah and he was chosen to be the father of a renewed civilization after an en ...

(6 pages) 166 1 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Abraham

AbrahamAbraham, also known as Abram is most commonly known for being the Father of theJewish people. ... t commonly known for being the Father of theJewish people. The majority of the information found on Abraham is located inthe Old Testament's Book of Genesis. Other than that, there are no realhistoric ... ld Testament's Book of Genesis. Other than that, there are no realhistorical records on the life of Abraham, so the history of his life was passedby word of mouth, and were there after made into bibli ...

(5 pages) 81 0 4.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Review of "Chicamauga" by Shelby Foote

nding and intriguing at least, loses its fascination to "small" men's' reality. Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln are very powerful, principled men. Even in the written word alone, their charisma ca ... the power and glory of a battle for ideals in the landscape of an entire country's civil war. While Abraham Lincoln and other's in places of power may be contemplating morality and economics, one youn ...

(6 pages) 36 0 4.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Story of Jacob

the Biblical Patriarchs, Jacob is the most mysterious. Possessing neither the faith nor virtues of Abraham, Jacob is chosen to be the bearer of Divine blessing and the father of Israel. His character ... God is rather wary of being too intimately involved in Jacob's schemes and deception. God, who was Abraham's constant companion and guide, now appears to be standing on the sidelines, carefully weigh ...

(5 pages) 86 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Islam: The true religion

ve in the the Quran or the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) but Muslims on the otherhand belive in Moses and Abraham and the Jewish scriptures.

(1 pages) 98 2 2.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam

Genesis 22:1-1 To find exactly what this passage is trying to say from different angles. Find some meaning into who it is referring to and why?

rent angles. Find some meaning into who it is referring to and why?The passage is about God testing Abraham, to find Abraham?s fear of God. The difference I see in the translations is in the New Oxfor ... is in the New American Bible, sacrifice is referred to as Holocaust. Another difference is the way Abraham responded when God called his name. In the NOAB and NJB Abraham responds ?ready? like he kne ...

(4 pages) 65 0 4.3 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

A paper discussing Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and how aspects of each religion has affected general social behavior. "History of God" by Karen Armstrong as reference

Since the time of the biblical Abraham, the dominant religions of the Middle East have changed from polytheistic to monotheistic. T ... monotheistic. The monotheistic religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all trace their roots to Abraham and generally agree upon the fact that they worship his God, with their own belief structure ... keep Arabic society intact. The God of Muhammad, known as al'Lah, was acknowledged to be the God of Abraham, as in the previous two religions. Like Judaism and Christianity, Islam has a written work t ...

(12 pages) 507 2 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam

Governmental Role In Pharmacy.

veryone. This is very true when it comes to President George W. Bush's proposed prescription plans.(Abraham, p. 1498)The government controls every aspect of the pharmaceutical industry. The Food and D ... fts encourage doctors to prescribe newer, more-expensive drugs, which drives up health care costs. (Abraham)In general, the pharmaceutical is the main manufacturer of drugs with an estimated annual wo ...

(7 pages) 293 0 4.2 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Judiasm.

was called "the Lawgiver? According to the Jewish tradition, God made a covenant, or agreement with Abraham, the founder of Judaism. One similarity between the Christianity and Judaism is that they bo ...

(4 pages) 144 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Ghosts Of The Founding Fathers.

150). The four ?ghosts?? who made their presence at the Philadelphia Convention were, Thomas Paine, Abraham Yates, Daniel Shays and Thomas Peters.The first ?ghost? was Thomas Paine, according to Young ... to ?extend the sphere of government.?(152).The second ?ghost,? according to Young, was the ghost of Abraham Yates. Being a member of the New York state senate, Abraham Yates was typical of the ?men wh ...

(4 pages) 35 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

God and his covenants with abraham, moses and jesus and how they still affect us today

riests, churches, bibles, or prayer. That is how it would be if God had not made the covenants with Abraham, Moses, and David. Throughout time, God has made several covenants with his people. One of t ... t time, God has made several covenants with his people. One of the oldest known was the covenant of Abraham. Since then, he has made covenants with Moses and David. A covenant is a mutual deal between ...

(9 pages) 87 3 3.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Reasearch methods in Nursing Studies

egnant women (O'Brien). Even though psychological factors may play a part in severity and duration (Abraham,S.), no support has been found for the theory that it is a psychosomatic condition, but rath ... e benefits of counselling and support to be able to test the relationship between the two.REFERENCESAbraham, S., 1996, Abstract from "Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy", Current Therapeutics; 37(9): 41 ...

(3 pages) 233 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

"The Reasons for Success: Christianity and Islam"

.Christianity and Islam share some key similarities, but are also quite different. They both revere Abraham and certain other figures mentioned in the Bible as their spiritual ancestors. Christianity ...

(5 pages) 119 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

We Are All Immigrants

tsWhen we listen to the Word of God, we hear about our ancestors in faith who also were immigrants. Abraham left his home in Ur searching for God's promises (Gn. 11:31 ff). Jacob's sons left looking f ...

(3 pages) 134 1 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Convenant at Sinai. (Examines the similarities that exist between the Convenant and historical treaties of biblical times, specifically the Hittite Treaties.)

own as any form of binding agreement. There are a number of examples of covenants in the Bible (1). Abraham had made a covenant alliance with the Canaanites (Gn 14:13). Isaac made a covenant with Abim ...

(6 pages) 35 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Middle East

ing battles both political and religious that continue to this day. Since the time of the biblical, Abraham, the leading religions of the Middle East have changed from polytheistic to monotheistic. Wi ...

(4 pages) 71 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Israel-Arabs Conflict

ter the declaration of Israel.According to the Old Testament (Genesis 21), a wealthy shepherd named Abraham lived in the lands of Mesopotamia (Iraq), a country near Israel. According to the Old Testam ... f Mesopotamia (Iraq), a country near Israel. According to the Old Testament and the Kabala, one day Abraham was enlightened and realized that there is only one force that has created and controlled ev ...

(6 pages) 118 0 3.6 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Judaism

rescent at the beginning of the second millennium B.C. The Biblical report speaks of the calling of Abraham in which he is promised that he will become the father of a great nation through which all t ... gift to the world. (2) The one true God has revealed his sovereign will through the Prophets. Here Abraham and Moses are especially important but revelation is progressive and is continued through th ...

(6 pages) 211 0 4.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Summary Paper on The Perils of Obedience by Stanley Milgram Response to his writing Christina Mahoney

fe as one can point to."(1) Milgram then shows how submission to that authority goes back as far as Abraham. He makes us look into ourselves and see why we obey these commands against our better judgm ...

(4 pages) 115 0 2.6 Jul/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays