Ishmael
Essays

Gifted with the high perception, I lack the low, enjoying power. Damned most subtly and malignantly! Damned in the midst of Paradise!"

Some argue that Abraham is the father of the three prominent religions practiced around the world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Following is a review of the scholarly literature as it relates to beliefs, traditions, and practices in Christianity and Islam and what the two religions have in common.

One of the most attractive, yet mad aspects of the character of Ahab in Herman Melville's Moby Dick is the way that Ahab seems to attribute morality and intelligent design to the natural world, as embodied in the…

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions, namely they believe that there is only one God. They are also called Abrahamic religions. All three http:),and promised great things.

The two highly praised novels by Herman Melville -- Billy Budd and Moby Dick -- have rightfully been placed among the list of great works by American novelists. And when those two novels are compared and contrasted…

The Acts of the Apostles, traditionally believed to have been penned by St. Luke around 63 AD, is a written in the narrative genre. It relates the events that occurred from the time of Jesus' last instructions to the…

According to Melville scholar John Bryant, commenting in Ungraspable Phantom: Essays on Moby Dick, the Old Testament Hebrew word for "good" refers to that which "gratifies the senses and which gives aesthetic or moral…

Moby Dick by Herman Melville is called a "masterpiece," and I can understand why. Melville has created an exciting story that at the same time allows him to express his metaphysical ideas about the nature and…

Regardless of where it is practiced, nearly every religion in today's modern world contains some form of ritual. These are usually referred to as ceremonial actions that are "repetitive in nature and which people…

Given that the Old Testament places such a tremendous focus on morality, it is surprising to see how immorally the patriarchs are portrayed in portions of the Old Testament. Abraham (Abram) represents that Sarah (Sarai)…