Article Analysis: 'Forgiveness' By Adam Cohen

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“Forgiveness by Adam Cohen” This essay discusses an article on “Forgiveness,” by author Adam Cohen, which one will find forgiveness mean different things to different people. First, forgiveness according to the author states forgiveness is hurts real or imagined, anger and spite. However, through further research, the Bible dictionary states “forgiveness in the OT mean pardon and in the NT remission. Yet, the idea of forgiveness is found in either religious or social relations and means giving up resentment or claim to requital on account of an offense. The offense may be a deprivation of a person’s property, rights, or honor; or it may be a violation of moral law (Douglas and Tenney 360).” Based on the findings of Cohen, researchers

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