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Throughout the reading, I noticed many occasions when God showed favoritism towards the Isrraelites during troubled times. For example, in 1 Samuel while the Israelites were at war against the Philistines, “Yahweh thundered violently over the Philistines, threw them into panic and Israel defeated them.” This favoritism goes against the idea that God loves everybodyContinue reading “Post 6: 1 Samuel 1-18, 2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Kings 6, 17-19, 2 Kings 1-2, 17, 22-25”

One thing that I noticed when reading Exodus 19-25 is that many of the laws given to the Israelites seem to be concerned with justice or in some cases, getting revenge. This is exemplified in the famous line, “you will award life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot forContinue reading “Post 5: Exodus 19:25-9, 32, 40, Deuteronomy 34”

From the beginning of Exodus, Moses is presented as separate from other Isrealites. Unlike most of the other Israelite baby boys, who were hidden or killed, Moses was raised by the Pharaoh’s daughter. Because of this, Moses likely had many privileges and opportunities growing up that the other Isrealites did not. In some ways, thisContinue reading “Post 4: Exodus 1-14 and Genesis 25-32”

Titles, divisions, contents The first 5 books of the Bible; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, are known as the Torah or the Pentateuch. Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers deal with history, both of humanity and of the Israelites. Leviticus and Deuteronomy are mostly legislation and religious laws. How the Pentateuch came to be written EarlyContinue reading “Extra Credit: Intro to the Pentateuch Summary”

The most important ideas I took from Genesis 1 are that God created all things with order and intention, and that humanity was created as the pinnacle of his creation. Additionally, God’s love and compassion can be seen through him creating a world full of things that are “good”. Before creation, the earth is describedContinue reading “Post 3: Genesis 1-4”

Overall, I found A Walk Through the Bible  to be very interesting. I knew most, but not all, of the stories referenced, but I hadn’t interpreted all of them like Newbigin did. One thing that Newbigin emphasizes throughout the book is that the Bible is the story of humanity, not as a collection of unrelatedContinue reading “Post 2: A Walk Through the Bible”

I am not Catholic so this was my first time reading the Catechism. Some new words that I learned are exegete, meaning someone who interprets text, especially scripture, and magisterium, meaning the Catholic Church’s authority to interpret the Word of God. Additionally, I was confused by the way the word “economy” was used in thisContinue reading “Post 1: CCC 26-143”