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“The Cloud Of Unseeing”: Myths Transformed And Pseudo-Scientific Interpretations Of The Book Of Genesis, Kristine Larsen Jan 2019

“The Cloud Of Unseeing”: Myths Transformed And Pseudo-Scientific Interpretations Of The Book Of Genesis, Kristine Larsen

Journal of Tolkien Research

This paper, delivered at the Tolkien Seminar (Kalamazoo, MI) on May 9, 2018, traces the potential influence of popular late 19th-century Biblical commentaries on the Book of Genesis on Tolkien's post Lord Of the Rings cosmologies, in particular the problem of the creation of the Sun and Moon.


Question 27 - Where Were The Old And New Testament Canonical Books Kept?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 27 - Where Were The Old And New Testament Canonical Books Kept?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

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Studying The Bible: The Tanakh And Early Christian Writings, Gregory Eiselein, Anna Goins, Naomi J. Wood Jan 2019

Studying The Bible: The Tanakh And Early Christian Writings, Gregory Eiselein, Anna Goins, Naomi J. Wood

NPP eBooks

Studying the Bible: The Tanakh and Early Christian Writings is a university-level, textbook introduction to the study of the Bible, its literary forms, and historical and cultural contexts. This textbook is a companion to the Bible courses taught in the English Department at Kansas State University, in particular ENGL 470 The Bible, though it is available for use in other courses and contexts. This textbook examines the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Tanakh) and the early Christian writings of the New Testament. It is an introduction to the analysis of biblical texts, their histories, and their interpretations. The emphasis …


Cities Of Refuge, John R. Spencer Jan 2019

Cities Of Refuge, John R. Spencer

2019 Faculty Bibliography

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Angels And Sub-Divine Supernatural Beings: Their Characteristics, Function, And Relationship To God And Humanity In Deuteronomy-Kings, Joni Amanda Mcguire-Moushon Jan 2019

Angels And Sub-Divine Supernatural Beings: Their Characteristics, Function, And Relationship To God And Humanity In Deuteronomy-Kings, Joni Amanda Mcguire-Moushon

Dissertations

This research analyzes selected passages in Deuteronomy-Kings in order to determine the characteristics and roles of supernatural sub-divine beings within these books. Then this data is compared with the angelology of the Second Temple period in order to identify the similarities and the extent of the differences between them.

Deuteronomy contains references to supernatural sub-divine beings, such as “demons” and “holy one(s)”. While Deuteronomy affirms the existence of sub-divine beings, it forbids the Israelites to worship them. In the books of Joshua and Judges, there is awareness of supernatural beings and their roles as warriors, messengers, and tormentors. However, in …


Question 59 - How Did Jesus View The Writings Of The Old Testament?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 59 - How Did Jesus View The Writings Of The Old Testament?, Harold Willmington

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Questions 57 - How Did The New Testament Authors View The Writings Of The Old Testament?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Questions 57 - How Did The New Testament Authors View The Writings Of The Old Testament?, Harold Willmington

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Question 56 - How Did The Old Testament Authors View Their Own Writings?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 56 - How Did The Old Testament Authors View Their Own Writings?, Harold Willmington

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