YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Finding Jesus at the United Church of Canada
Essays 91 - 120
of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...
contemporary mindset, the word "law" refers to civil law, which is enforced by the police and government officials. As Jesus indic...
Gospel of Matthew it is noted that "When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against...
First Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church was held at Nicea (also referred to as Nicaea) in 325 in order to address the topi...
men" (Jeffrey, 1990). Each taught a new truth as commanded by God, each performed miracles, both spent their childhoods in Egypt, ...
move allowed him to lead a life of leisure rather than one of hard work and he spent a great deal of time "in religious contemplat...
to be the so-called "Corinthian Gate," and that this was the place where "the crippled man had been placed so that he could beg f...
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...
women or does it primarily reflect a later change in attitude, which originates with the early Christian communitys perspective." ...
one had to make a leap of faith because history was unimportant in the quest for Jesus (Geisler, 1999). Cain (1999) reports the ...
home and found that this was true. This sign not only showed that Jesus possessed power over life and death, but also the role of ...
went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his masters money. 19"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settl...
Father, as being from above, and other such phrases (Kasper, 1978, p. 173). Jesus was in all ways like us with one great exceptio...
from a degree of torment, the sources of our greatest joys lying awkwardly close to those of our greatest pain" (De Botton 215). ...
Greco-Roman thought and tradition. Nevertheless, traditionally, Christian scholars have been extremely reluctant to give credit fo...
as actively participating in his fate, rather than demonstrating passive acceptance. In the synoptic gospels, action is, for the m...
However, the historical record indicates that it was not long before the image of Jesus began to be detached from the historical J...
ordinary Jewish resident who grew up in Nazareth in Galilee (Attridge, 1998). He lived and died as a Jew and He had to have been i...
are disciplined and they are able to see the Gestalt, the big picture.2 They know what they want to accomplish and even know how l...
a mentoring leader, He gave them more and more responsibility so they would be able to carry on after He left.4 For instance, in L...
2004, p. 291). Another characteristic that was demonstrated by Jesus was his humility. John, chapter 13, describes how Jesus, pr...
In six pages this examination of Jesus' life includes his childhood and last 3 years before his crucifixion. Six sources are cite...
In five pages Potter's controversial Son of Man TV movie based upon Jesus's life is examined in terms of the writer's objectives a...
historical Jesus is based on two recognitions. The first is that the Jewish Jesus from Galilee is different than the Jesus who has...
at the rights and role of women in Palestine during the time of Jesus, and interpret his reported words within that context. The...
The writer reviews the Laurie Beth Jones book Jesus, CEO, which gives business advice based on the leadership techniques demonstra...
by John the Baptist, who claimed that he should rather be baptized by Jesus (Mt 3:13). Immediately after, the dove from heaven de...
the Twelve who was not from Galilee; he was from Kerioth in southern Judaea. Jews from this part of the country believed they were...
was not the case just a few years ago in Canada. The Conservative Era was an era exemplified by a societal policies which...
because only men paid taxes. The presence of his fianc?e or wife would be redundant" (Robinson, 1999; xmas_dir.htm#where). And, it...