... not understand why you chose this book to put on the list, but as I was reading the introduction Elaine Pagels states, " I want you to consider Satan as a reflection of how we perceive ourselves and those we call "others" Satan defines negatively what we think of as human." (xviii), I realized that this book is not concisely about where Satan originated but instead is more about ... are the ones who created the devil to be what he is known as today which, is everything they hated about themselves as Jew's. In the fifth chapter of this book, Elaine Pagels explains how almost the entirety...

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... understand what God is communicating it is necessary to learn not just general principles of interpretation but also specific rules for each different form. It is also necessary to understand how these different forms function in communicating God's word. For example, in historical narrative, always make a distinction between the "voice" of the narrator and that of a character. The Biblical narrative is ... serpent in Genesis 3:4 "You will not surely die" that it contradicts what God said in Genesis 2:17, but we understand this contradiction because we know what the serpent said is a li...

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... This is an example of a prophecy mentioned before Jesus was born. This prophecy was obviously fulfilled as mentioned in Matthew 1:18, which states, "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be ... "He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not." This prophecy was fulfilled as mentioned in John 1:11, which states, "He came to that which was his own, but his own di...

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... in the lord and the humble shall hear there of and be glad. Oh magnify the lord with me and let us exalt his name together. In Mark the 16th chapter, Peter has every reason to magnify the lord. This same disciple led the discussion of who would sit to Christ right and to his left. This same man answered ... of the living God. This same man sat with the lord, one night before his cruxifixion and emphatically announced to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ saying "Lord I will even die with you if I have to." But before the Rooster crowed twice, this same man had denied our lord three times. ...

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... appear and, with open mind, thereby to arrive at an understanding of their true significance. So, what is the 'Lake of Fire" of Revelation chapter 20? First let's look at verse 15, it says: "Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of ... Catholic Jerusalem Bible adds this footnote concerning "the second death": "Eternal death. The fire ... is symbolic." Very true, for it signifies complete destruction, or annihilation. How interresting! "Hell" is to be destroyed! Note, however, that the Greek word used here is Hades, which, according to Strong's Exhaust...

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... a woman to commit adultery. The mere lustful thought, notion, or desire constitutes the sin. The Apostle Paul sheds some additional light on the subject in the book of Romans. In chapter seven Paul describes a conflict within himself whereby he wants to do what is right and just but is not able to do so because of the sin: "Now if I do ... sin. The theologian R.C. Sproul poses an interesting question regarding this subject5, "If the penalty for sin is death why do babies die?" While the subject is certainly not a pleasant one it is a fact that infants sometimes experience death. Have th...

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