Shakespeare or the KJV Bible?

"Is it easier to read Shakespeare or the King James Bible?"


The KJV Bible and Shakespeare both can be difficult. Which is easier? I would say that the KJV Bible takes the cake. However, this might be due to the fact that I've been reading varying versions of the Bible throughout my life. This makes it easier to decipher the difficult phrases. If I had not, then it might be far harder.

Shakespeare was somewhat difficult for me, but I got used to it after a while.

I think that much of it depends upon personal preference. For me, that's probably the KJV Bible, but for another, it might be Shakespeare.

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Satan's Motivation for Betraying God

"After Satan's rebellion, Satan was motivated more by his envy of God than his jealousy of God: true or false?"


What led to Satan's rebellion was a desire for God's power. He sought/does seek to overthrow the Almighty, and he is thus led by what I might say is a possible combination of both jealousy and envy. Jealousy lies in hostility towards a rival/potential rival, and envy lies in wishing for what the other has. He certainly wished for what God had/has! Perhaps jealousy is what eventually would lead him to envy? Satan showed signs of both jealousy and envy, but overall I do think that it was mostly envy that led Satan to commit his rebellious atrocities against God.

The Importance of Miracles in Jesus' Early Ministry

"How important were the miracles in the book's account of Jesus' early ministry?"


The miracles were certainly crucial to the progress of Jesus' early ministry!  They not only drew multitudes of people in to listen to what he had to say then, but they also draw people in to the Gospel by giving them something interesting to read or listen to now.  With the credibility of the miracles, he was able to build a firm reputation of good works as a foundation for his teachings.  This is why the miracles were very important to the account of Jesus's early ministry.

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Theogony and Genesis 1

"What are the main differences between Genesis 1 and Theogony?"

     The main differences between these two pieces of literature are very drastic indeed!

     In Genesis we see that God creates things and they are good.  In the Theogony we see a lot of chaos. Unlike the Bible, in the Theogony many things were created out of trickery or wrong doing.

     Here is another main difference between the two.  God is said to be all powerful but the Greek gods in the Theogony are not.  The Greek gods rely on one another to do certain things, whereas God does not need anyone's help or permission in order to preform tasks.

     Another one is that the gods are all born but God just always was.  He had no beginning and no end but the Greek gods, although undying, did not always exist.  

     It is also worth stating the similarities between the Theogony and Genesis.
   
     Both in the Bible and the Theogony, men were created before women.

     Another similarity is that they both have a head honcho (God and Zeus).

     We also see that they both have that which is supernatural (God in the Bible and the Greek gods in the Theogony).

     We can see many similarities and differences between these two amazing pieces of written art!  Thanks for reading!

 
   
   

Ethics and the Development of History

"What is the view of the biblical materials on the role of ethics in the development of history?"


     In the development of history, biblical materials have influenced ethics by a very large degree.  We see this when we give money to the poor and needy, help build homes for those who don't have any, etc.  
     
     There are lots of people out there who don't believe in God and yet, they do their best to help those in need.  Why? The answer is simple.  In every society, people have believed in some form of morality that was handed down from one generation to the next.  For many, what was handed down to them was biblical ethics.  For instance, it is illegal to commit murder.  Where else do we find this law?  We find it in Exodus chapter 20, verse 13.  "Thou shalt not kill."  What is another law that we have in the world today?  Let's look at Exodus chapter 20, verse 15.   "Thou shalt not steale."   These are two very well known laws in today's world, as well as the world of the past.     
     
     Although some might not agree with everything in the Bible, you have to admit that biblical materials did play a huge part in ethics, and the history of the world in general.

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Proverbs 1-7: Sanctions and Ethics

"Discuss the relationship between ethics and sanctions in Proverbs 1-7." 

       Today we will be focusing on the ethics and  sanctions in Proverbs 1-7.  
     One of the first ethical sanctions  in Proverbs is in chapter 1 verses 8-9 

  "My sonne, heare the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

 For they shall be an ornament of grace vnto thy head, and chaines about thy necke."

      Here is a positive sanction.  He will have an "ornament" of grace and "chaines" around his neck.  (This doesn't mean chains in a bad sense.  In those times, people of wealth would sometimes wear chains around their necks.)  It is saying that listening to the parents is an ethical thing to do.  It will bring about good sanctions.  

     Here are some more verses that use ethical sanctions. Chapter 6: verses 9-11. 

     "How long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?

 Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleepe.

 So shall thy pouertie come as one that trauaileth, and thy want as an armed man."

     These sanctions are negative.  These verses say that if we are lazy and do not work, we will descend into poverty. Poverty is obviously a negative sanction.  

     Ethics and sanctions go hand in hand.  We have no need for sanctions if the sanction is not ethical.  

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"How important is the concept of historical sanctions in the Psalms?" Here is my answer.

 

  I believe that the importance of sanctions in Psalms was very significant.  I believe this because of the reasons that I will list in this essay.  

   

  God uses sanctions to protect the just from the wicked.  Without these sanctions, the world would continue to become horrid and corrupt.  The world needed these sanctions just as you would need to punish a child for doing wrong.  God uses these sanctions not because he wants to harm people, but rather, so that they can learn from their mistakes and do good in the future.  

  

  These sanctions would not be important if they were not a part of the Bible, but they are.  Anything and everything in the Bible is important, otherwise, the Bible would have never been written.  

  

  The historical value was not only important then, but it is also important now.  It is important now, because those sanctions can help us to not take a path of wickedness, but rather, a path of peace, goodness, love, and kindness.  This is the historical significance that the sanctions in Psalms hold.  This is the message that we are supposed to receive from not only Psalms, but in fact, the entire Bible.  The sanctions in Psalms are not to frighten and discourage the readers of Psalms (Of course, I'm sure that it frightened those living at that time.), they were to teach us.  

   

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