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Big ideas from the Bible


Why are doves and sheep associated with goodness, while snakes and goats often have negative connotations? Sometimes an idea or image comes from more than just one source.


The Big ideas articles explain how such images and concepts have developed from teachings found in the Bible, a text which has been a major influence on the development of Western culture. They include examples of ways in which these ideas permeate literary works.


Xref-it.info Big ideas include:

1 Angels

2 Anointing

3 Apocalypse, Revelation, the End Times, the Second Coming

4 Atonement and sacrifice

5 Baptism

6 Blood

7 Bread

8 Bride and Marriage

9 Cain and Abel

10 Christians

11 Community, the Church, the Body of Christ

12 Creation, creativity, image of God

13 Cross, crucifixion

14 Darkness

15 Death and resurrection

16 Devils

17 Donkey, ass

18 Doubt and faith

19 Dove

20 Dreams, visions, and prophecy

21 Exile

22 Fire

23 Forgiveness, mercy and grace

24 Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, 'Second Adam'

25 Goats

26 Inheritance and heirs

27 Jews, Hebrews, Children of Israel, Israelites

28 Journey of Faith, Exodus, pilgrims and sojourners

29 Judgement

30 Last Supper, communion, eucharist, mass

31 Light

32 Lion

33 Lost, seeking, finding, rescue

34 Messiah, Christ, Jesus

35 Miracles

36 Mission, evangelism, conversion

37 Moses

38 Noah and the flood

39 Parables

40 Parents and children

41 Passover

42 Path, way

43 Patriarchs

44 Peace

45 Penitence, repentance, penance

46 Prayer

47 Promised Land, Diaspora, Zionism

48 Psalms

49 Redemption, salvation

50 Rock, stone

51 Salt

52 Seed, sowing

53 Serpent, Devil, Satan, Beast

54 Sheep, shepherd, lamb

55 Sin

56 Slavery

57 Soul

58 Temple, tabernacle

59 Temptation

60 Ten Commandments

61 Trinity, Holy Spirit

62 Vine, vineyard

63 Water

64 Wisdom and foolishness

65 Women in the Bible

66 Word of God


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