Biased papers by Echo Of Eden authors

Torah and Yeshua: What Do We Make of Them? by slaveofone

Within Christianity as well as outside it, there is confusion surrounding the relationship between ancient Israelite Law (Torah) and Jesus of Nazareth (Yeshua). By looking at the life and works of Yeshua with critical-historical help from Tom Wright, this paper will attempt to clarify the relationship by showing that Yeshua claimed to have replaced the traditional symbols of Judaism with himself, therefore making the former obsolete. Although not exhaustive, several components of Torah will be explored as well as how Yeshua redefined them within his eschatalogical framework. Having lost the strictures of Torah as morally and religiously definitive for the new people of Israel’s God, it will then be suggested how and where Christian faith goes from there.

The Image of God in Genesis 1:27: Motives of Translation by slaveofone

In the following paper, I present two different translations of Gen 1:27, briefly summarize various ways of understanding the text grammatically, theologically, and historically, and then show how these different preconceptions have shaped the given translations. My own motivation in undertaking this project was to further research the image of God concept, to understand the various ways that people deal with the textual contradictions inherent between Gen 1:26 and 27, and to clearly show how great a part our own bias and perspective plays in the most fundamental understanding of even a single verse of scripture. Near the end, I propose a redactional answer that I have not seen elsewhere to the problem of the textual contradictions.

Lucifer: The Origin of the Word by slaveofone

Lucifer, Lucifer, what art thou? This paper will shine some light (get it?) on the origins and meaning of the infamous word.

Dispensationalism and the Problem of Vindication by slaveofone

Did the re-establishment of the nation of Israel begin the countdown to the End Times? Are the Jews still the covenant people of Yahweh? This paper will explore Yeshua’s eschatalogical claims and then argue that if Dispensationalism is true, Yeshua’s claims are not.

Genesis: Fact or Fiction? by slaveofone

When asking the question of Genesis’ historicity, there are two types of evidence we can examine: internal literary and external archaeological. After contrasting literary forms and functions between Genesis and Ancient Near Eastern myths and legends, this paper will suggest that the final form of the Genesis text resembles a historical work more than a mythological one.

Early Greek Philosophers and The Primary Source by slaveofone

A brief list of early Greek Philosophers and their view on the nature of God.

The Tension Between Systematic & Historical Concerns in OT Theology; An Examination of Eichrodt, Von Rad, and Mckenzie by slaveofone

Eichrodt and Von Rad (and to a much lesser extent Mckenzie) are giants of the past age of the discipline of Old Testament Theology. A major concern of that age was the part that systematic (also called dogmatic) theology played in doing OT theology. In this essay, I outline the main features and arguments of these three OT theologians while attempting to highlight some of the inadequacies of them as well.