Ancestor Stories

There’s tons of debate between which creation story is true. Some people say that the Adam and Eve creation story is true. Others truly think the Native American one is correct. But nobody alive today, has any idea which one is true, probably no one ever will. However, both Native American and Creation stories are similar in many ways. Both stories are different also.

An examination of Israelite theology goes beyond finding similarities and differences, it should articulate the relationships which existed and clarify the cultural context. Otherwise, the mere interpretation of text may lead to interpretation with a theological significance based on our understanding.

The biblical portrayal of the Jewish people places them in some situations where they are the hero of a story or in some cases they are made to be the victims. In the story of Noah and Jacob and his dream coat, the jewish people are made to be heroic and saviors of the men. In the case of the Exodus from Egypt, the Jews are made to look like victims of tyranny. This portrayal of Jews as victims has lead future generations to not question the position of Jews in society. If they were slaves once then it is not a far stretch to think of them as some how lower in current day society.***

The impact of the Vietnam War upon the soldiers who fought there was huge. The experience forever changed how they would think and act for the rest of their lives. One of the main reasons for this was there was little to no understanding by the soldiers as to why they were fighting this war. They felt they were killing innocent people, farmers, poor hard working people, women, and children were among their victims. Many of the returning soldiers could not fall back in to their old life styles. First they felt guilt for surviving many of their brothers in arms. Second they were haunted by the atrocities of war. Some soldiers could not go back to the mental state of peacetime. Then there were soldiers Tim O’Brien meant while in

The Exodus story is a key event in regards to Israel’s history and the Old Testament. Exodus is often seen as the beginning for the Israelites in regards to their journey of faith. In Exodus it covers many events which includes Moses being called by God to lead the slaves, the escape of Egypt, wandering in the Sinai desert for forty years, establishing a covenant with God, receiving the Torah, and getting settled in the new land that they were called to. The Torah is known as the instruction from God that was given to Moses and then passed on to the Israel’s people. Passover is an event that has important significance still to this day. Jews still celebrate this event every year as a way to show the importance of passing through the life of

This remind Israel people, to know that following God's path is tough and hard, because you need to be indifferent from the social norms, which is full of evil stuffs. Similar to the Hebrew 13:13 "We cannot walk with Christ expect we be where His spirit is". Thirdly, It reminds Israelites that even people like Elijah have weakness God still care for us. This reminds people that God is always with us, we just need to have faith in him. through prayers and faith, he was able to trust the Lord.

Creation Myth Creation myth is a story of how the world made and how each country established. There has one creation myth in One Good Story, That One. To sum up it, there was nothing in the world except one person named god. God created the stars, moon, animals, man named Ah-damn, woman named Evening and so on. As a result, god made a world which people live in nowadays.

Storytelling is a common theme in the human experience. Almost all civilizations have a tradition of storytelling whether it be folk tales used to teach lessons or stories used to remember the past. Storytelling is important to Judaism as it is used to recount Jewish history and to teach new generations about the past to create a better future. Oral tradition and the Torah are used to help discuss the past. In fact, the Torah itself is storytelling in written form used to preserve history and traditions. Jewish communities also use storytelling to discuss and debate the past and how it affects life today. For example, the meanings and rules illustrated in the Torah are often discussed to determine how they relate to current issues. To do this, the older generations use storytelling and the Torah to teach the new generations about the history of the Jewish people. Stories are used to explain the world and to teach people morals and lessons so they can pass them onto their children. This plays a role in Jewish history and traditions, including Passover. Storytelling is a significant part of the significance and celebration of Passover. Storytelling is important to the meaning and celebration of Passover.

The short story, “Hills like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is about a young couple travelling in Spain, who are arguing over a life changing and burdening situation they have found themselves in. The unnamed man is identified as the American, while the women has the nickname of Jig. It is never actually discussed what exactly they are arguing over, but it is implied that they are discussing the possibility of an abortion. Hemingway uses setting and symbolism to convey the discussion of abortion and leads the readers to conclude for themselves.

There are many religions in this world and many creation myths that accompany those religions. Each religion has its own unique viewpoint on how the world came to be. The Cherokee myth I have chosen is something that may seem outrageous to the outsider, but it is how the Cherokee Indians have viewed their creation for many years.

The author in After Kinship argues that anthropologists should adopt new ways to study kinship since the innovative practices are both raising new concerns and challenging our old understandings. Anthropologists perceive kinship as non-western phenomena which is strongly intertwined with political and societal structures in which the boundaries between “rule of law” and “rule of nature” are blurred. On the contrary, kinship is believed to be obsolete in the West and reduced to the notion of nuclear family, which is on its part deprived of from any political and societal functions. Family is perceived as separate, domestic and private and rather natural than cultural.

The Book of Esther narrates the difficulties of the people of Israel during the Babylonian Captivity. Despite heavy persecutions, the Israelites kept alive their unique identify through their laws and customs, and through their trust in God. They provide Christians today with a proven method for surviving hostility: protect your traditions and laws, and have faith in the almighty power of God.

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The sacred story leads them to shape the future in how the Torah says it. It leads them to have their own set of morals based upon the Torah. They can look upon it by self-reflecting and understanding if what they are doing is what is right in the Torah.

As for the Book of Esther, there are four significant religious messages—those same messages that could be found anywhere else in the Hebrew canon—that are worth looking into to understand why the book is included in the Old Testament as well as why it is believed to be inspired by the Holy Spirit. Throughout the empowerment of Queen Esther and the victory of the Jews against their enemies, the Book of Esther teaches the danger of pleasing oneself, the responsibilities of higher authority, the irony of fate and the faith in God’s sovereignty.