The Old Testament historical events.

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Search in the Old Testament historical events.

1. Identify the events mentioned in this module.

2. Create a list of the events.

3. In your list, including where in the Bible they are found.

4. Find a non-biblical source in the library where they talk about the same events.

5. Place the lists parallel in a table.

6. Write a short paragraph on your findings.

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

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The Old Testament provides us with a plethora of historical events from the ancient world. In this module, we will take an in depth look at some of these events and their place in the Bible. The first event mentioned is Creation, which is found in Genesis 1-2. Here, God creates the heavens and earth as well as creatures great and small. Another important event that occurs is the Great Flood which is described in Genesis 6-9; here God floods the earth to punish mankind’s wickedness but saves Noah and his family by making them build an ark for protection.

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The Old Testament provides us with a plethora of historical events from the ancient world. In this module, we will take an in depth look at some of these events and their place in the Bible. The first event mentioned is Creation, which is found in Genesis 1-2. Here, God creates the heavens and earth as well as creatures great and small. Another important event that occurs is the Great Flood which is described in Genesis 6-9; here God floods the earth to punish mankind’s wickedness but saves Noah and his family by making them build an ark for protection.

dditionally, Exodus recounts how Moses leads the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt by performing miracles such as parting the Red Sea; followed by God handing down ten commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus chapters 19-24). Further Biblical accounts include Babel (Genesis 11), Joshua’s conquest of Jericho (Joshua 6), David defeating Goliath (1 Samuel 17) and Elijah’s ascension into heaven via a chariot of fire (2 Kings 2:11).

By looking outside of biblical sources, it is possible to gain further insight into these events. For example, archaeological evidence shows that there was a civilization living near Jericho around 1650 BC when it would have been destroyed according to Bible accounts; indicating that Joshua’s conquest may not just be a myth but rather based on some form of reality. Other records corroborate other stories such as Babylonian tablets talking about creation stories similar to those recounted in Genesis 1-2 or Assyrian documents describing aspects from Elijah’s life story from 2 Kings 2:11. This illustrates how history can confirm or enrich our understanding about certain biblical stories related to historical events mentioned throughout this module – providing another layer for interpretation within Christian faith traditions today.

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