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in his letter to the Smyrnaeans (Hartono, 1996). Papias, bishop of Hierapolis (c. 125 AD) was known to be acquainted with the Gosp...
early as the 50s and others believe it was written not before 85.5 Acts could have been written by Luke anytime after 63.6 The da...
time on earth (Core, 2000). The early Christians debated at great length regarding the books that would be accepted as Old Testame...
Pope made it clear that the Code was to be shared with all the people of God, not held only among the clergy (Kasten, 1994). Kast...
and they therefore are telling their stories from that point forth. While the Old Testament looks forward to Jesus, the New Testa...
(p. 81). In other words, this group of scholars believes that Christianity adopted its missionary orientation, in part, because ...
In five pages this report presents an exegesis of these verses that are a part of First Corinthians in the New Testament. Six sou...
Holy Spirit. This implies: - the Revelation of God, of his "innermost truth," of his "secret," of the true vocation and dignity of...
by various members of the Hebrew-Jewish community between the 12th century B.C. and the beginning of the Christian era (Larue). Th...
In five pages this paper discusses how human standards can be lived up to in a consideration of the Old Testament's unrighteousnes...
means "face of God" (NIV). These verses record that a "man" (exact origin is unstated) wrestled with Jacob until daybreak. Jacob ...
reflecting the image of Christ? An examination of scripture reveals that these two ideas are not contradictory. Rather, the idea o...
this account of Jesus ministry portrays it as a "coherent judgment comprising sin, chastisement and restoration" (Clifford and Ana...
in the case of John the Baptist, he should feel that Jesus followers were becoming a political threat to his rule. Herod Agrippa...
must include some of the significant figures who have been involved in efforts that support personal accountability. Former Presi...
and reflection question : In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pictures a religious and moral orientation that draws on Jewish tradit...
author points out, it would be impossible to spend as much time on each and every event and person mentioned in the Old Testament....
In seven pages this essay examines Christianity in terms of the role played by Satan in both the Old Testament and the New Testame...
the discovery that "the just person," who is referred to in scripture (such as Roman 1:17) lives by faith and justification pertai...
duties. Leviticus 19:32-33 details the societal obligation to respect the elderly, and also instructs that strangers should not be...
unique personalities and writing styles (Thiessen, 1979). Theissen explains that the Holy Spirit supervised these writers to insur...
This 8 page paper considers whether the Bible is fact or myth, and whether or not it provides an accurate account of real people a...
In thirteen pages this paper examines Child's Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Chris...
In ten pages the Jewish roots of the Christian faith are exposed in a discussion of major contention points that existed, similari...
ritual in pagan religions for the purpose of purifying oneself (Barnes 2000). Although the term baptism is not found in the Old ...
- the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end; there is no other Lord but Him, He is God over heaven and over earth and onl...
Law of Christ. The Israelites believed that the Spirit of God lived in the Tabernacle, which is why it was guarded so carefully. I...
the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...
read and understood these books also feel somewhat superior to those who have not (Bridges, et al.). In addition, several of the t...
was dictated by the author or that every word is a word of God directed to human for their salvation," as many of the words in the...