Hesiod’s View of Mankind’s Past and Future

Hesiod said in his writings that he believed that there were multiple races of "mortal men" before the current one. The first, called "gold", was perfect in every way, dying painless, peaceful deaths. Everyone was happy and gorged on feasts and were happy. Nobody worked. They lived with the gods on Olympus and ate with …

Differences between hesikod’s Theogony and Genesis 1

There are so many differences between Genesis 1 and Hesiod's Theogony. The biggest difference being that Genesis is the written Word of God, inspired and totally reliable. The Theogony is a poem written by a fallible human named Hesiod. Sure, Hesiod claims that his poem, Theogony, is divinely inspired by the Muses, but there are …

Position of Ethics in the Inspired Word of God

The prompt that I am assigned to write for my English essay is this: “What is the view of the Biblical materials in the development of history?” This could be summarized as this question: “What is the position on ethics in the Inspired Word of God?”   Let’s take a look at the first instance …

Relationship Between Ethics and Sanctions in Proverbs 1-7

The Proverbs are full of amazing stuff! Sanctions and ethics are prevalent. I will discuss the relationship between ethics and sanctions in Proverbs 1-7. Sanctions and ethics go hand-in-hand in the Bible, and Proverbs is no exception. For example, take Proverbs 5:20 (ESV) “Why should you be intoxicated, my son, with a forbidden woman and …

Optimism in the Psalms

The Psalms were written over a large span of time. A large majority of them were written by King David and his son, King Solomon. Some of the Psalms were written during times of distress for the authors. Yet they also had very visible themes of optimism and hope. In fact, even the most depressing …

The Importance of the Concept of Historical Sanctions in the Psalms

The concept of historical sanctions in the Psalms were very important. The sanctions warned that the sinful, wicked, unrepentant people will surely be punished. The sanctions also explained that the upright and righteous people who follow the Lord will be rewarded. Here are some sanctions from the Psalms (New American Standard Bible):   "O let …

Ethics and Sanctions During the Great Flood

Mankind is evil and sinful. Ever since the Fall of Adam and Eve. God hates evil. He hates sin. Man's evilness was so bad that God decided to wipe out humanity. However, one man found grace in God's eyes. he followed the path of God. His name was Noah. God's judgment came in the form …

“So what?” – The Importance of This ONE Question

How important is it to ask the question "So what?" in an autobiography? Extremely, if you are writing for the viewing of the public. If you are just writing for yourself, "So what?" does not really matter. Why would one ask "So what?" and what would someone be asking that question about? As you write …

Olaudah Equiano’s Career in the British Navy

I am reading the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, who was also known as Gustavus Vassa. Olaudah wrote about his home place in Africa extensively in the first chapter. Polygamy was common. There was little to no cursing/swearing, and the capital crimes were kidnapping and adultery, punishable by execution. His father owned slaves, as did many …

Tips on Note-Taking for an Autobiography

When one writes an autobiography, one must think back to remember his/her life. This can be tremendously difficult, if not impossible, to remember without some record. "So," you say, "I'll just jot down a couple things that happened today!" No. Not exactly. What you're suggesting is crude. You want something more refined than random half-thought-out …