... more than illuminate the cultural and social structures that were evident in the life of the early Christians. The fact that there existed such a difference between historical data and the Bible was problematic for early archaeologists. This kind of biblical literalism still exists today, but with the recent advances in archaeological studies, including carbon dating a greater understanding of the culture ... an accurate historical account. McKenzie (2005) further makes reference to George Smith (1872) who discovered that the cuneiform script on a Mesopotamian tablet was similar to the...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... am the way the truth and the life". No one should deny to Christ a personal identification with truth. Before we say we hold Christ and the Bible as central to education, we need to do some serious thinking about God's Truth. Every word that Christ spoke and every act he performed depend solely on ... philanthropic movements. How could someone ever really begin to stop trying to evaluate the evidences of God's truth? The phrase, "God is Truth" is found in the Bible 23 times. The first time is in Deuteronomy 32:4 when it says, He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are ju...

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• Grade Level: High School

... issues on both sides of the debate. In the Old Testament, the death penalty was commanded by God for those who committed murder, rape, and other serious crimes. For example, Genesis 9:5,6 says:Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed.? Again, Exodus 21:12 says:He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to ... and put him to death.? Capital punishment was decreed and enforced! Obviously, the death penalty for capital offenses was not consideredcruel or unusual punishment? by the early writers of the Bible. It was a part of the law enforcement procedure g...

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... claim the entire Old Testament as an accurate historical document. I have faith in its teachings and yet it is not all necessarily proven to be true. In the beginning of Genesis, God made man. The writer was unaware of the scientific findings of today's society. He or she assumed Adam and Eve resembled man at his or her time. In reality ... possible that Oriental, African, Hispanic, and Caucasian people descended from just two people? Many people do not believe in evolution. They believe that this is against the teachings of the Bible. When it states man was created in the image of God,...

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• Grade Level: High School