I would like now to give students a level of expertise in biblical studies. I know there are many students that are just as ignorant as I was about biblical studies. I, like many, people go to church every Sunday and listen as the preacher talks about how good God is. I [...]

This semester is almost over. I really like this. I can actually blog on something that I can talk a lot about, my grade. This is the first time I have had the opportunity to do this so excuse me if I ramble on and on. It is my conjecture that [...]

After the gospels, the Bible entered the book of Acts. The book of Acts is very important to biblical studies. According the book of Acts, the three main problems that was facing the church was the entire conversion of Paul, oppositions against Christianity, and the incorporation of gentiles into Christianity. Paul proved [...]

The whole entire purpose of my project was to improve the world. Now based on my prior knowledge about how the world works, I realize that it is very difficult to tackle a big problem all at one and trust the issue of poverty is a big problem. Like it is said, [...]

Matthew chapter 5 presents to the biblical readers the Beatitudes. Jesus sees the multitude and his disciple followed behind him. This is when Jesus presented the Beatitudes. The Beatitude or the Sermon on the Mount which it has also been called is a series of scripture that describe [...]

I am finally feeling really comfortable about my project. After Ashley Reeve’s and my idea about having different attorneys and counselors come to the school to provide guidance about bankruptcy and debt fell through we were slightly discouraged. However, we did not give up. We contemplated and contemplated [...]

The books of the Apocrypha are referred to as the “hidden book.” Two books from the Apocrypha are the books Tobit and 1 Maccabees. Briefly, 1 Maccabees (which was written anonymously) recounts the history of the all the way to the Jewish revolt or the Maccabean Revolution. The revolution was due to [...]

I would like to thank everyone who posted comments on my blogs. These comments are greatly appreciated. I would also like to apologize to everyone for putting my blog up so late. Not everyone was able to comment on my project. However, I only received two comments on my [...]

Many people today use beer for recreation, however in ancient times beer was used as a source of nutrition for the people. Beer was good for them and allowed them to avoid drinking the water that was filled with all different types of parasites. It is also believed that Noah invented wine or [...]

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2.) Dorothea Dixon
3.) Sonya Gray
4.) Andrea Lee
5.) Tiffany Norris
6.) Keenon Smith
7.) Nhi Tran
8.) Samantha Witherspoon
9.) Kristen Bell
10.) Tiffany Black

God presented his message to his people through men that he wanted to present his message to his people. These men were called prophets. The word prophet comes from the Greek word, “prophetes” which means to speak on someone’s behalf. The word “prophet” is synonymous with the word “hypophets.” The word profit is [...]

Week 9- Project
My partner Ashley Reeves and I have tried to contact area bankruptcy lawyers and counselors trying to see if any one of them would volunteer their time and come talk to a group of Xavier students about the importance of maintaining good credit and how debt later on in their lives [...]

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My name is Brittany Scott and I bring greetings from Xavier University of Louisiana where I am a sophomore Chemistry-Prepharmacy major. I am writing you on today concerning the issue of poverty that is surrounding the [...]

Israel has a very rich history stemming from the beginning when Israel demanded a monarchy until the present times of this nation. Samuel was the last judge Israel. Samuel was a very sacred judge for he served as a prophet, priest and a judge (Bible for Dummies). However, [...]

Poverty is a very serious issue plaguing the world. Society wants people to believe that poverty is a not a very serious plaguing the world. If the wealth supply was measured and divided equally amongst everyone, no person would be living in poverty. However, the fact is poverty is still very prevalent. [...]

“What is the recurring formula in the book of Judges?”
The book of Judges describes many events involving some of the very powerful people in the bible. According to the Bible, a judge is a military leader or can be seen as some type of local king. There were many judges described in this [...]

Week 6 – Readings/Lectures/Discussions
“Describe God’s Home the Tabernacle through the article “The Divine Warrior in his Tent”
The bible constantly describes God’s home as being a tabernacle. The name tabernacle is just another name given for a tent. To really understand the concept of the tabernacle, an article written by Homan was written. [...]

As mentioned before, my project deals with the subject of poverty. I am working with Ashley Reeves on my project and we have been working extremely hard to formulate a very good project. As of now, we are starting at the very beginning. The first aspect of our project that we have [...]

Week 5- Readings/Lectures/Discussion
“Summarize Auer Bach’s “Odysseus’ Scar”
Auerbach’s article entitled “Odysseus’ Scar” compares the writings of Homer as oppose to the writings of the bible. The article begins with a summary of when Odysseus arrived back home. The summary is from book 19. The summary begins with Odysseus arriving back home. Odysseus’ [...]

Week 5-Project

I am extremely grateful for all of the comments that my peers have made regarding my project about poverty. My project means a great deal to me and I really want it to be a success. I want to produce a project that covers many areas on poverty and is not [...]