… them out of Egypt in Exodus, around 1250 BC. He made the covenant between them and Yahweh at Sinai. He also guided them through the desert to the borders of Canaan. The Bible says he lived a life span of 120 years, but this figure is questioned. …

… By Chad Holle Kings and Prophets Dr. Brubacher 3/12/00 Saul, chosen by God and anointed by Samuel to be the first mortal king of Israel. He was chosen after the Israelites, God's people, had lost faith in the protection provided by Yahweh and started…

… of a "proper" spiritual existence. I ask myself how one should act, what to say, think, and most importantly how to feel. What does being a Christian mean for a particular individual? How closely does religion tie in to my personal beliefs and…

… the existence of God or a supreme collaborator who has orchestrated this symphony we call life, or the existence of life. It has not even been able to reinforce the assumption of such an existence. Auguste Comte said he was not an atheist because,…

… For thousands of years, countless number of people had jeopardized their lives for their beliefs in a particular religion. Since men were able to express their ideas, religion had been the cause of fighting for example, the Crusades. Unfortunately…

… Although there is no hard empirical evidence, the enormous surge of recent attention on the abuse of children by priests suggests that there is an even bigger endemic in the Australian church. The psychological damage to victims of child sexual…

… of Judaism to Western civilization is monotheism. Understood from the standpoint of Jewish tradition, Abraham was the first monotheist. He left polytheism behind to follow the directions of the one God. The Tanakh itself gives evidence that significant…

… the lives of people around the world. One example of a belief system is Confucianism. Confucianism originated during the Zhou dynasty in China by a man called Confucius. The teachings of Confucius encouraged people to follow a code of moral conduct…

… either myth or history. That section of Scripture is not, and cannot be, a third thing: mythical history, or historical myth." In his article Genesis 1-11: Myth or History? Engelsma presents us with the question about the historicity of Genesis 1 - 11.…

… being or a god over a period of time. This was shown in the story, "The Bee Eater", through the people, specifically through Ur, as he has different experiences where he encounters a higher being, and gradually realizes this. The first encounter…