Category Archives: Bible Study

Happy Thanksgiving! Grace, Favor, Thankful, and Blessed. Recent Direct Ancestors named Anna and Related Names.

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The main meaning of my name Anna is grace, divine favor, and God has shown favor. It comes from the Hebrew name Hannah. Is can be related to the name Anastasia, meaning resurrection. In other languages, from around the world, … Continue reading →

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Jezebel of The Bible, A Jezebel, and the Jezebel Spirit

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Jezebel: Phoenician Princess of Ancient Sidon, Pagan Priestess, and Queen of Israel. Jezebel – In the Old Testament According to biblical texts, Jezebel was a Phoenician princess who married Ahab, a foreign king, who presided over the Northern Kingdom of … Continue reading →

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Week 14: Check it Out! My Ancestor Rev. Thomas Shepard.

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The writing prompt for this week is “Check it Out!” There are a few ways to take this, as in sharing something cool or neat, or something to do with libraries and books. I was inspired to write about my … Continue reading →

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Rosa Mystica. A Christmas Ghazal Poem.

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Rosa Mystica Rosa Mysticaa fragrant secret upon the mouth of God. Hildegard Von BingenYour praises echoed from her saintly lips. A Rose among thornsHeavenly chants of medieval monks fill the air. Garden of GodYour divine place of sweet refrain; rest … Continue reading →

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Symbols in Christian Religious Art

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Many years ago when I was taking an undergraduate Art History course at National University in San Diego, we took a field trip to The San Diego Museum of Art located in beautiful Balboa Park. We had a very knowledgeable … Continue reading →

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The Sacredness of 1 and 2 Maccabees and Importance in Relation to Hanukkah

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

I wrote this in response to a classmate, in my World Religions course, when we were discussing Judaism, the Maccabean Revolt and 1 and 2 Maccabees. As a Protestant, she was not familiar with the stories found in these books. … Continue reading →

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The Guf (Treasury of Souls) in Jewish Mysticism, and the Angels Gabriel and Lailah in Judaism.

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

I was torn as to what to write about! I was quite entranced with the Jewish festival of Purim, as well as Hasidic Judaism, the concept of Midrash, the mysticism of the Kabbalah, and the very cool Golem found in Jewish … Continue reading →

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Salvation in Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Monotheism.

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

Zoroastrianism “may be a minor religion on the world scene today, but it has had a major impact on the world by way of the other monotheisms.” (15) Monotheism: “the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.” (16) My … Continue reading →

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The Japanese Akkorokamui

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

The Japanese people emerge from the aboriginal Ainu people. There are still remnants of the Ainu in northern Japan. (1) They were hunter-gatherers that worshiped nature and animals, The Ainu were animists and believed that all things are inhabited by spirits known … Continue reading →

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Peacocks as Sacred Symbol in Christianity

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Anna Kasper, ACDP

I spent my pre-teen and teenage years in Spring Valley, California. This area is a suburb located to the east of San Diego. Notably, there are peacocks that roam freely, finding their place among the homes and streets in the … Continue reading →

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