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beings. Modern scholars agree with Origen that portions of Matthews Gospel were added to the original at a later date. Origens ca...
Jesus Christ to the world (UCC, 2007, p. 7). Through baptism, each person is called to some personal expression of ministry, as in...
for this reference becomes clear, as Luke is writing "in a social context where marriages arranged for socio-political benefit bet...
of editorial activity (Brueggemann 7). However, scholars have yet to reach consensus over the extent to which each layer of litera...
Christian but it was a Western culture. East Asians are from a complex culture, one that is based in Confucianism and then, Christ...
painful as are disease and old age. It is painful not to have what we would like to have (Lorentz, 2007). In other words, life is ...
(Dearman, 1998) and we often hear that phrase being used to describe the relationship between Israel and God. He was the living Go...
and worship. The function of food for enjoyment is seen at Ecclesiastes 2:24 where it states " Nothing is better for a man than th...
the creation of the universe. Genesis says that at first the earth was covered by water. Scientists claimed, even at that time, th...
people who are now facing the consequences of rashly made decisions. In this fiasco, Wall Street and the large portions of the A...
that is shared by all Christians. At Eucharist, with our sins washed away and clothed with the Spirit, we are led to the banquet ...
relates to specific patterns or traditions within the church. The author notes, "There is no clergy in Islam and thus no hierarchy...
Reformers to disseminate information so quickly (Kreis, 2007). That dissemination include the Bible translated into native languag...
by a monarch entailed certain secular dangers, such as possibility that a king might become oppressive in his rule or lead the peo...
by humanity, without turning to any other body of factual information or knowledge. In other words, it is possible for people to c...
know that it is only through total submission that they will gain peace and joy. In Acts 13:52, we read that the "disciples were f...
does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you." As this suggests, only animals that chewed its cue and possessed ...
born to Mary, a virgin, lived among men, preached for three years, was crucified and rose from the dead. He did this to save human...
I chose you" (Willmon 7). Harold Quinley conducted a study in the 1970s that explored what factors contributed to making pastors...
Sacrificial leadership: Jesus sacrificed Himself for all of mankind (Chandra, 2004). Servant leadership is most often associated...
(Friedman and Friedman, 2006). As an example, he was once sitting outside his tent on a very hot day, he saw three strangers and i...
well as with the earthly King David, through Joseph, who acknowledges Jesus as his son (Brown, 1997). Joseph is in the line of Dav...
phrase could mean the individual had a special relationship with God, therefore, they must learn the meaning of this in terms of J...
this account of Jesus ministry portrays it as a "coherent judgment comprising sin, chastisement and restoration" (Clifford and Ana...
Reformers argued that Gods grace changes or transforms lives. Calvin consistently wrote and preached about the Holy spirit through...
This essay discusses the differences between the bible translations of the first chapter of Revelations in three translations of ...
This essay pertains to aspects of E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien's text Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes. The n...
This essay discusses Wayne A. Grudem's views and interpretations of the Greek word "metochos," referring to the way in which it is...
The Second Vatican Council was announced by Pope John XXIII in January 1959. Meetings began in 1962. This was about 60 years after...
This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...