Tetragrammaton Essays

Marshaila Tyler 1/12/18 English 9 The pearl This book has morals of what happens when money is all that’s on your mind from the famous quote (money is the fruit of all evil). This topic is about the book songs and how they relate to other songs." In the pearl," Steinback uses six songs to show themes and emotions during certain situations in the Book and these six songs from the real world connect directly to the songs of "the pearl. “The song of the enemy is

By the 1930s, the  Nazi began arresting  of Jehovah's Witnesses who refused to salute their flag and sent them to concentration camps. Jehovah's Witnesses value that the the law of God is more valuable  than laws made by government. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath”. They consider the flag is an 'image' . because of this reason, they refused to salute the flag. Children who were Jehovah's Witnesses

Propaganda Techniques used in 1984 (by George Orwell) and Equilibrium (by Kurt Wimmer). Propaganda is a form of planned communication that attempts to affect the minds, emotions and actions of people for a specific purpose. It is the widespread of bias and misleading information. Propaganda is a skilful, creative and artistic activity that requires talent, skill and knowledge (propaganda, 2015). The aim of propaganda is to actively influence people’s opinions, rather than to merely communicate the

The “Father” sits atop the Tetragrammaton Council that governs this city. Protection for the “Father and this city are provided by an elite law enforcement division known as the Grammaton Clerics. Again the reference to the “Father” and the protection of the “Father” are similar to what we see today. First, with the Tetragrammaton Council, tetragrammaton, meaning “the four Hebrew letters usually transliterated YHWH or JHVN that form the biblical

Hierarchy and class Robert Plank wrote in his psychological study on Nineteen Eighty-Four that Orwell describes a truly unbearable regime; which, as we assume, could be real someday. Yet he argues that that society will be inevitable. „As long as we are under the impression of the book, we are forced to believe, that this will be out future“. All dystopias have a strict division of the citizens by abilities and class. In Nineteen Eighty-Four there are capitalist and proles, Party and non-Party

since knowledge and happiness are incompatible. They are denied it because it could cause them to think outside what they are permitted. In Equilibrium, anyone who has art, or any relics of the past are mercilessly killed by the Clerics from the Tetragrammaton government department. Items and information of history are considered to be a breach to the existential emotion ban. They are condition to think of the emotion of the past to have cause World War III. The Circle is unique in that it does not

The similarities of all religious groups are speculation, sacred texts, rituals, ethics, authority figure(s), and the security of being part of a larger group. 2. With which religion are you the most familiar? I am most familiar with Christianity. 3. How many people (estimated) study each of the religions: a. Christianity: Over 1/3 of the world’s population. b. Islam: 1.6 billion worldwide. c. Judaism: Less than 0.22 percent worldwide. d. Confucianism: 0.09 percent worldwide. e. Buddhism:

In the movie Equilibrium, the city state, Libria, is controlled by a government that suppresses its citizen’s emotions and is always watching them. Libria was created after World War III and the Tetragrammaton Council took over, with the Father at the head of the government. In 1984, the Party came to power after the Revolution. Big Brother becomes the leader of the Party. Both Big Brother and the Father are only shown on screens and are never seen in person. It is eventually revealed towards the

ABSTRACT In this report we discuss the Semitic religions and draw a comparison between their concepts of symbolism and the rituals they perform as a part of their worship. Each and every religion has been thoroughly researched upon based on which this project has been prepared. In this study you will find out how the Semitic religions are leaning on to each other at all aspects yet they have their own unique way of performing certain practices. It doesn’t say that one is wrong and the other is right

Jubal and Biblical Music History There are many non-Biblical theories and thoughts concerning the true beginning of music. For example, it has been said that music derives from the Ancient Greek muses, who were the nine goddesses of art and science. Also historians state that music originated around 500 B.C. when Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher and mathematician, experimented with acoustics and how mathematics related to tones formed from plucking strings. According to Moses, and recorded in the

of documents about the same event • either side by side as for example Genesis 1:1 to Genesis 2:4a (from the E source which uses the Word God or Elohim) with Genesis 2:4b to Genesis 2:23 (from the J source which uses the word LORD or the Tetragrammaton, יהוה) • or in close proximity by interweaving them as for example Genesis 6 -- 9 to produce a continuous narrative from Genesis to Deuteronomy. This is commonly known as the Documentary or JEDP hypothesis. These source critics claim, with

THE DISPENSATION OF THE MILLENNIUM (i) Chapter 14 THE DISPENSATION OF THE MILLENNIUM (contd.) THE NAME OF GOD in The Millennium We have shown that God’s permanent and eternal name is the Tetragrammaton YHWH or “Yahweh”, as is the more commonly accepted pronunciation. It is with this name that He was known throughout the Old Testament (OT). We also showed that this name was changed to “Jesus” in the New Testament (NT). So JESUS is the dispensational name of God in the NT. As the Dispensation of the

Was It a Reformation or Innovation? Moses’ achievements would be a fabulous innovation if monotheism had never existed prior to his coming on the scene. The Bible points to the patriarchs being monotheists. This occurs in: a) Genesis 24:3 which says: And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou shall not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. The God of heaven and earth is the One Abraham’s servant is to swear

1. A description and definition of the following two names of God The two significant names of God are Elohim and Yahweh, Elohim the most frequent Hebrew word for God. Elohim mention over 2,500 times in the Old Testament Elohim means the commander in the army of the Lord, this name is mostly chanted in preparation for specific prayers embedded with the Psalms (Matthew Henry Commentary) The names of God, as they are revealed in scripture serves to depict His person and the Attributes (Psalm 23:3)

Censorship is a common theme in both books and movies today. The novel, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and the film, Equilibrium, are no exception. Censorship is the regulation and control of information viewed as unacceptable by a person or group. Censorship is often used to hide information from the general public in order to enforce their ideology and to prevent people from becoming educated on a topic to form their own opinions (Definitions of Censorship, n.d.). This creates a large difference

Q1- Speculative fiction texts frequently have a clear political critique at their center, offering warnings about the present and the future. How can dystopian fiction go beyond warning to testimony? Use texts by both American or European and Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) authors to explore how dystopian fiction can be a medium for testimony or bearing witness, as well as criticism. Are there aspects of dystopian speculative fiction that make it particularly appropriate for testimony? Focus