Old Testament
Essays

¶ … Jesus Through the Old Testament" and New Testament Interpretation of the Old Testament: the Theological Rationale of Midrashic Exegesis

Old Testament stands as one of the most influential literary works in the history of man, considering that it had a strong effect on the evolution of Judaism and Christianity and that its power is presently felt in…

The day of the Lord is a major theme in the Old Testament, and it is mentioned in the New Testament as well. Remember, the day of the Lord has two aspects: 1) the historical aspect, where some prophecies have already…

In the Old Testament, God commanded that the Canaanites be destroyed. However, we cannot look to the New Testament to tell us why God commanded that the Canaanites be eradicated. Why would he do this?

Berit, typically translated into English as "covenant," "promise," or "pledge," is a Hebrew term that takes on far more than literally meaning within the Bible. Politically, it is a relationship between peoples, a way…

In recent years, scholars and Bible commentators have analyzed extensively the way in which women are portrayed in the Old Testament. The matter has also been the focus of many feminist studies that research the role of…

¶ … Christian religion, the Old and New Testaments form a whole upon which its belief system is based. The transition between the Old and New Testaments resides in the person of Christ, who came to earth as the…

Chapters 1 and 2 of Genesis are the first chapters of the first book (of five) from the Old Testament. The other four books of the Old Testament are: Exodus; Leviticus; Numbers; and Deuteronomy.

The return of the exiled Israelites to the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey must have been equal parts joy and pain. Joy for the returning exiles, pain for the current inhabitants of land that no longer…

This is not a conventional, narrative paper but rather a list of the most important chapters of the Old Testament in the first five books of the Bible, with an explanation of why they are so important. It identifies major characters such as Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel; Issac and Abraham; and Moses and the Egyptian Pharaoh. It also identifies common themes running through all five books of the Pentateuch.