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The concept of under shepherd as developed by Laniak refers to God the shepherd who by extension shares his authority with all those working for Him on earth. When Israel demanded for a king, God gave Israel Saul as king. The truth is that Saul was searching for a missing sheep which means that he w...

The use of literary devices by the authors of the Bible show how they appreciated figurative language and thought. One of the figures of speech that is used by the Bible writers to bring clarity in their messages is Metaphor. Metaphors can be connoted in different ways, but a metaphor could simply b...

The Near Eastern sources show that the law codes were an expression of divine will according to Laniak when he says: " whereas the Near Eastern sources treat law codes as embodying the divine will, these Greek philosophers posit a view of leadership that is above the law. If motivated properly ...

Ancient Greek philosophers like Plato built their concept of justice and good leadership on the gods. This was captured by Laniak in Shepherd after my own Heart when he says: " Plato believed that in mythic/primeval time the gods ruled directly over flocks of humans as shepherd. Human rule was ...

The concept of the good shepherd is central in understanding the relationship between God and his people. I hold the same view with Timothy Laniak as presented by Toddw in his post. The divine right of kings emanated from the idea of the Shepherd-king. This idea provided for those in authority to tr...