David Mapugilo
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 2: SESSION 11: The Hebrew Bible as a Mosaic
Reading the narrative of hyperlinking of the Hebrew Bible l think the hyperlinking is very necessary for a better understanding. My thinking is for instance, David was not the first King of Israel therefore it required you reading the story of Samuel then how…
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 2: SESSION 10: Literary Design in Genesis 2: 4-17
The writings in Genesis 2: 4-17 have been designed in a repetitive style linking each a every line with a verb interlinked to each other. You find a narrative starting with Human then garden then human, afterward garden or waters, human and garden, waters and finally human…
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Interesting
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 2; session 10: The Beginning and Nothingness
According to John Walton there is an ancient Near Eastern cosmology, the “cosmic sea” which belongs to the pre-creation state, and this is a neutral, functionless state of non-organization and lifelessness.
Further, this explains about the reshit as used in the book of Genesis…
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 2: SESSION 10: The Origin of the Bible from Historical Perspective
The most important thing for people to understand about the compositional process of the Bible or about the nature of the Bible as human and divine is that the Bible is the collection of preexisting material that have been brought into…
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 2: SESSION 9: What the Prophets Say About the Bible’s Origin
Genesis 1 and 2 relates to one another in such a way that both of them explains the creation of heaven and earth and everything in it. The Genesis 1 acts as a portrait, depicting what is going to happen, in fact it is a pictorial presentation or…
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 2: SESSION 9: Ancient Babylonian Cosmology
The common ground between ancient Babylonian cosmological accounts and the Hebrew Bible all is that ancient Babylonian cosmology do believe that in the beginning everything was in a chaotic water state before ordering of the universe and the Israelite cosmology entails that…
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 2: SESSION 9: What The Prophets Say About the Bible’s Origin
The Hebrew Bible was written by what is considered to be the minority group trying to criticize the people, Governments and/or Kings who were against God’s directives. Practically the Torah and the prophets passed from one generation to another,…
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Great lesson learned, Pastor David!
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: The Structure of the Eden Narrative
Generally Genesis 1 sets a foundation of what ought to be done and/or created while Genesis 2 is the filling up of what was spoken in Genesis 1. Genesis 2 is like the act of layering over the already set truth. Further, the indication that there was no man to till the ground…
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: Ancient Egyptian Cosmology
Israel existed in the same cultural environment as its ancient neighbors. So the biblical authors speak from within their ancient Near Eastern perceptions of the world. They are making worldview claims about the God of Israel through their cultural constructs. Because of this, it…
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: What Torah Says About the Bible’s Origin
The Bible was written to explain the story of God who decided to rescue his people, entered into covenant with them of which they did not uphold. Finally, they rebelled against Him but He plans to raise a prophet who would rescue them. This is the…
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