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A Dictionary of the Old Testament, 2006.
A review and analysis of Desmond Alexander's and David Baker's book, "Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch".
934 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and reviews the book "Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch" by Desmond Alexander and David Baker. The paper explains that, although the title of the book would leave one questioning what light a dictionary could possibly shed on one's theological and philosophical understanding of the Old Testament, the book does, in fact, have a lot to offer its readers and contains a clear message and mission about the Old Testament.
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"The section of the authors on the "Image of God" is perhaps the most powerful example of how a dictionary format can be instructive as a way of teaching an individual about the theological and historical nuances of the Bible. Rather than seeking the Image of God as a particular doctrine, expressed differently and piecemeal in a few texts, or pertaining only to the Genesis creation myth, the authors trace how humanity was made in the image of God, and yet connect this concept to the mention of God's image in other texts of the books of Moses, such as the condemnation of idolatry in the story of the Golden Calf and in the Ten Commandments. They stress how God's Image in the Pentateuch was also regarded as sacred thing, not a part of the idolatrous worship of the human-created image common to paganism."
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"Dictionary of the English Language", 2008.
This paper reveals the history of Samuel Johnson's "Dictionary of the English Language."
2,420 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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The paper describes how Samuel Johnson created the most influential dictionary in the history of the English language. The paper illustrates how Johnson beat all odds, including financial constraints, illness and the death of his wife, to create this important piece of literature. The paper shows how, not only does the dictionary offer a glimpse into 18th century British life, it is also an autobiography of sorts of Johnson himself.
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"Samuel Johnson created, singlehandedly, the most influential dictionary in the history of the English language. The Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1775, and took nine years to complete. Although the Dictionary would now be considered obsolete, it was the most reliable dictionary until the appearance of Noah Webster's American dictionary at the end of the nineteenth century. The Dictionary is unique in many aspects, but most notably in that it was the first to feature illustrative quotations--and there are thousands of them (Millward 240). What is perhaps more intriguing than the dictionary itself is the story behind its creation and its creator."
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"A Dictionary of the English Language", 2006.
Examines this text by Samuel Johnson.
740 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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Samuel Johnson was a writer who completed the first real modern dictionary nearly single-handedly. This paper examines his text, "A Dictionary of the English Language" and shows how Johnson's eccentric character affected his writing.
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"He wrote the definitions of more than 40,000 words, but he also gave illustrations of how they were used in the language. This was an amazing feat at the time, and still is. He also used humor in his writing, which would not be acceptable in a reference book today. For example, he wrote several definitions in the dictionary that were funny and enjoyable, such as, "'Excise: a hateful tax levied upon commodities...'; 'Lexicographer: a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge...'; and 'Oats: a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people'"..."
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Data Dictionaries, 2007.
This paper looks at the importance of a data dictionary that locates the contents of a particular database.
802 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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The paper discusses how the need for an indexing/recording system or data dictionary is paramount in order to retrieve needed information in the shortest possible time. The paper explains that a simple data dictionary is an alphabetic list of tables and columns and their descriptions and some technical details like data types and default values. The paper notes that implementation of a data dictionary should be at the onset of database development. Finally, the paper looks at the American Health Information Management Association's 14-point guidelines for developing a data dictionary.
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"Databases are often referred to as the 21st century filing cabinets. The filing cabinets of the 20th century have files, records and forms, and so do today's databases. Whereas the filing cabinets have logbooks and indexes that determine where and what are the contents of a particular filing cabinet, databases have data dictionaries that locate contents in a particular database. "A simple spreadsheet or even index cards, crude as they are, are far better than no data-dictionary at all. The criterion is understandability, not ease of maintenance. "Weisert, 2003)"
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Women in the Old Testament, 2008.
This paper looks at the role of women in the Bible and compares Mary in the New Testament to Eve in the Old Testament.
967 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that the women in the Old Testament are delegated to certain set roles, and those roles frequently center on sexuality. Given that sex was viewed as something sinful, it is not surprising that many of the women in the Old Testament, including Eve and Hannah, were cast in a negative light. The writer then points out that, as the natural result of sexuality was pregnancy and childbirth, which were both revered by Old Testament Jews, many Old Testament women were also revered in their roles as mothers. Both Eve and Hannah were celebrated mothers in the Old Testament. The writer notes that for Christians, the most important role that the women played was to contrast with the appearance of Mary in the New Testament, and one can see features of both the story of Eve and the story of Hannah in the later story of Mary.
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"Therefore, Hannah offered to give her child to God. Moreover, not only did Hannah offer her child to God, but she delivered him to the service of the Temple as soon as he was weaned, so that he could devote himself to the Lord. Later, in the New Testament, a similarly devout woman, Mary, would be approached to give a child to God. Of course, the essential difference is that Mary did not pray to become pregnant; instead, she was chosen by the Lord to carry His son. However, both women offered up their sons to the service of the Lord and did so by their faith.
"Of course, that is not the only similarity between the two women. In fact, after discovering that she was going to carry the son of God, Mary called ... "
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The Old Testament, 1991.
This paper provides a condensed overview of the Biblical Old Testament, as outlined and explored in the book, "Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament", by William Sanford LaSor, David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic Will
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, $ 55.95
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"The purpose of this paper is to provide a condensed overview of the Biblical Old Testament, as outlined and explored in the book, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament, by William Sanford LaSor, David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic William Bush.
The first point that must be made here is that the point of view of the authors of this meaty volume is tinged heavily by their Christian evangelical attitudes. The authors consider the Old Testament to be not only a historical study of a time and place in history (the Middle East, during the two thousand years before Christ,) but also the precursor to the New Testament, in a purely religious sense.
Thus, the authors emphasize the importance of the old Testament as the foundation upon which Christianity is based, as ... "
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Messiah in the Old Testament, 2007.
A discussion of the history and tradition of the Messiah as found in the Old Testament.
6,960 words (approx. 27.8 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 156.95
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This paper, written from a religious Christian perspective, attempts to show that the New Testament writings can be seen as the direct fulfillment of Old Testament Messianic prophesy. The author acknowledges the many problematic issues that surround the theological relationship between the teachings of Christ in the New Testament and the Old Testament Messianic vision. This paper, however, focuses on what the author considers to be the many prophetic statements of the Old Testament regarding a Messiah. Several examples of these statements are given in the text, with most coming from the Book of Isaiah.
Outline:
Introduction
Old Testament Messianic Prophesies
Genesis and Early Prophetic Statement in the Old Testament
Lineage
Isaiah
The Son of God: Psalms and Proverbs
God Nature
Daniel
The fulfillment of Messianic Prophesies in the New Testament
Conclusion
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"It is also an important part of the discussion of this subject to be aware of the complexities and problematics of a direct and overly simplistic linkage between Old Testament prophetic statements about the Messiah and the image and message of Jesus Christ in the New Testament texts. As the above quotation indicates, the Old Testament Messianic vision is largely related to the future history of the Jewish people and has historic and political connotations. While these problematics are largely outside of the parameters of this study as such, yet it is also important to take note of the fact that important Old Testament prophets like Isaiah saw the Messiah in possibly a different light to the way that Jesus is portrayed in the New Testament. For example, a study of the prophecies of Isaiah by Patterson (1953) states the following. "
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?New Testament World?, 2004.
A summary and review of Bruce J. Malina's book on life during the time of the New Testament.
841 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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Bruce J. Malina creates a new understanding of the meaning of the New Testament in his book, "The New Testament World". This paper explains how Malina uses the context of cultural anthropology to interpret the society in which the New Testament was written. He strives to clarify the meaning behind the translation of the words one reads, using models that replace one?s subjective interpretation with a more objective one. The paper shows that, in this way, the words of the New Testament more closely echo the context of the time in which they were written. For example, words such as honor, shame, marriage, and even good, do not have the same meaning for 21st century people as they did for 1st century people. The paper shows that, in addition to Malina's detailed explanation of how the model is created, he takes his concept one step further by testing it with specific examples from the New Testament.
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"Malina goes into detail on the topic of honor and shame in the Mediterranean World of the 1st Century. He does so to explain the value of social standing in that society. He also uses this subject to construct a model for the reader to test. He writes, ?If the model covers all instances of honor and shame behavior in The New Testament, then it will have been validated and proved to be an adequate model? (48). If the reader investigates the usage of the words in The New Testament, it appears as though the model is valid."
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Data Dictionaries, 2006.
This paper discusses the importance of data dictionaries and the concept of database normalization.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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The paper describes a database as a file in a database management system that specifies the basic organization of the database and then explaines the importance of a data dictionary. The paper also discusses the basic structure of the data dictionary. The paper explains that the data dictionary is very important because it provides the database and index to find information in the database and also helps programmers who need to work on the database. The paper relates that database normalization is clearly a practice that can be ignored in the real world but can greatly improve database efficiency and performance.
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"A data dictionary can also be described as a set of metadata (data about data) and is a database in its own right. It contains representation of the elements in the database an provides consistent data in the tables of the database if fields are repeated. It can contain both semantics and data representations of definitions for data elements and it is very useful to programmers who plan to work on the database system."
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New Testament Theology, 2007.
Examines two schools of thought on theology relating to the New Testament.
14,800 words (approx. 59.2 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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Two trends in biblical scholarship can be discerned, especially with reference to the New Testament: Interpretations based on history and those based on theology. This paper explains the views of several historians and writers on theology relating to the New Testament.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
New Testament Theology
Beyond New Testament Theology
Authorship
The Program
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"Manifestations of sacred power can be more subtle, but holy power motivates human beings to act. This power of the nonordinary is both attractive and frightening at the same time. How this power is described differs one from religion to the next, but it usually includes elements of attraction and repulsion. Fear and love of the holy are common in religion, and the holy power that both attracts and repels is found in many religions, from tribal religions to modern religious tradition."
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"The Old Testament Documents", 2006.
Presents a book review of Walter Kaiser's "The Old Testament Documents: Are they Reliable and Relevant?".
1,397 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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The Biblical scholar and theologian Walter Kaiser offers an alternative thesis to the 'documentary hypothesis' commonly held amongst secular Biblical scholars in his book, "The Old Testament Documents: Are they Reliable and Relevant?" The paper shows how Kaiser suggests not only that the Old Testament documents are relevant, but also the Old Testament stories are actual historical accounts of real events that occurred in Israel's past.
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"The Old Testament books may be relevant spiritually for the moral truths that they suggest in a metaphorical way. But that does not mean they are reliable as historical, eyewitness testimony and relevance in modern terms of historical data. Kaiser does include some supporting archeological evidence for his anti-documentary thesis, such as the possibility that Sodom and Gomorrah were actual, leveled cities - but this does not mean that the ancient Hebrews did not engage in mythmaking and putting a particular spin upon these enemy cities destruction from their own historical and religious perspective."
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The New Testament, 2005.
An analysis of the New Testament and the era in which it was written.
722 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper examines how the writings of the New Testament reflect the background in which it was written. The paper makes reference to the political, social and cultural atmosphere of the New Testament era. The paper presents examples from the New Testament to illustrate the distinct allusions to the time period.
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"When the prophet Malachi surrendered his pen, the curtain closed on the Old Testament, and it would be four hundred years before the Messianic ascension would be recorded in the annals of the apostolic books. In the four silent centuries preceding the New Testament, the historical fabric was considerably altered. By the first century B.C., Rome governed the world, Greek influence was prevalent in language and culture, and Jewish tradition dominated the religious assembly in Israel. To understand and appreciate the impact of Christ's miraculous advent in these times, one must first reflect on the political, social, cultural, and religious tones that reverberate throughout the books of the New Testament."
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New Testament Theology, 2006.
A review and analysis of the book 'New Testament Theology: Many witnesses: One Gospel' by I. Howard Marshall.
2,727 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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This paper reviews and discusses I. Howard Marshall's book, 'New Testament Theology: Many witnesses: One Gospel'. According to the paper, In 'New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses: One Gospel', Marshall endeavors to show definitively that a common, basic theology can be traced in all New Testament witnesses. The paper further discusses how Marshall also opines about the meaning and religious importance of Christian doctrine generally.
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"While it seems true that, at least according to what Marshall describes in his Preface to New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses: One Gospel (2004), there is indeed a likely basis for seeing a "possible unity", in terms of shared structures and themes of different parts of the New Testament; it is also true that 100 years, even by today's standards, in which human beings tend to live much longer, overall, than in Jesus' day, is still a very long time. Moreover, typical human memory; and intra-personal/generational discourses (and full or partial recollections of them) were and are less-than-perfect: therefore, imperfectly reliable. This was and is true of human memory and also of second and/or-third-hand accounts (or even personal recollections, over time) of human accounts and of any person-to-person discourses, by, about, and for humans. "
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New Testament Christology, 2002.
Defines Christology and how it differs from the literalist churches and examines some of the forms New Testament Christology can take.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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New Testament Christology, "today lives in the tension between continuity with the church's doctrinal tradition on the one hand and, on the other, openness to the new experiences and understandings of Christ arising out of the particular contexts of suffering and hope", (Migliore, 242). One of the central Christian tenets is that Christ cannot be contained within any house of man's making - nor, by extension, by any literary construct of the Bible or any interpretation thereof. While the literalist churches base their faith upon an absolutist reading of the Bible, the deeper thinking Christians and scholars all observe that God's words are in the Bible, but not God himself. Therefore, there is more to God than what is in the Bible and being open to new ways of experiencing and knowing God is what forms the center of Christology. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the nature of New Testament Christology and a selection of the manners in which it is approached.
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Rituals of War in The Old Testament, 2003.
Analysis of the war rituals of the battles fought in the Old Testament.
3,929 words (approx. 15.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 107.95
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Rituals played a vital role in the wars of the Old Testament: divine consultation, preparatory rites, scare tactics, the herem and purification rites all characterized the Israelite battles. This paper gives a systematic overview of the rituals associated with ancient Israelite warfare in the Old Testament used before, during and after battle.
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Consultation with God prior to battle was key in the pre-war rituals of the Old Testament. The Israelites would consult God to determine if they would be successful in their battle. Several methods and techniques were used to communicate with God, including simple consultations, omens/signs (sent from God), mediums, and the use of magical articles such as the ephod. An example of a simple consultation can be seen in 1 Samuel 23:2, where a report has reached David that the city of Keliah has been attacked by the Philistines. Not knowing what to do, David prays to God asking if he should go and rescue the city of Keliah. God answers, ?Go and attack the Philistines and save Keliah? (1 Samuel 23:2). This is the simplest form of consultation that is seen in the Israelite pre-war ritual tradition. Here, God?s word is given directly from God and not through any outside source requiring interpretation.
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