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A look at C.K. Barrett's The New Testament Background

who wishes to learn more about the daily life of the individuals under the Roman Empire, in chapter 2 Barrett includes selections ...

History and Introduction of the Early Catholic Church

Pauline Christianity, which was developing at that time. Eusebius of Caesarea--Eusebius (263-339) studied under Pamphilius, a Ch...

The Jesus Myth by Andrew Greeley

edification of readers who seek, like him, to try to deepen their understanding of Christianity. In accomplishing this task, Gre...

Jesus & Worship, Romans 12, Etc.

Testament, these words generally refer to "service associated with the work done in the temple."6 In the New Testament, these word...

Knowledge of God

A devout person will say that he or she "sees" "God in all things" (Hodges 101). This person is referring to an act of "intuitive ...

Scorsese/Gangs of New York

the foreign hordes defiling it" (Mattie 215). Cutting slays Vallon, consigns his son to an orphanage, and proclaims his rule ove...

Phrase 'Son of Man' and its Value

phrases use in the Gospels is that is used exclusively by Christ and is never employed by his disciples or others, nor by early Ch...

New Testament Interpretation

the Book of Revelation. There is a vast amount of information in the New Testament, hardly a single story, and these come from va...

Colonialism and the New Testament

Puritans saw themselves a turning away from a thousand years of established religious teaching so that the "truth" of the New Test...

Immigration and the Gangs of New York

The film opens with a dramatization of a gang battle that occurred in 1846 between Irish gang, principally the "Dead Rabbits" led ...

Discussion of Christology

the christologies of the New Testament. Two of the most significant approaches are that of Paul and John. Maas (2004) points out...

Old and New Testaments and the Theme of Salvation

Will Salvation Take You? 2004). The Bible specifically states that it is salvation that is the key to opening the kingdom of hea...

Yahweh and the Israelites

or not do certain things. God made a number of covenants in the Old Testament. There was a covenant with Adam, another with Noah a...

Views of Jesus

perspective is not the error, in this authors view, but rather approaching the subject of naturalizing Jesus from a preconceived n...

A Book Review of a Classic

and that He should have in todays world. unfortunately, that statement made in 1950 is even more true today, more than 50 years la...

Roman Society in the First Century

20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...

How Were the Books Selected for the Bible

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...

Koinonia, the Views of Georg Panikulam

This essay pertain to the insight offered by theologian Georg Panikulam regarding the significance of the New Testament concept of...

Various Approaches to Love in Literature

This essay presents an overview of how love is used thematic in various texts, which includes Dante's Divine Comedy, Chaucer's Can...

Revelation in Jesus Christ

This essay cites a specific book, Fundamental Theology by Heinrich Fries. The writer summarizes Chapters 33 and 34. Major themes, ...

Houses That Change the World by Wolfgang Simson

This book review is on Houses That Change the World by Wolfgang Simson. This author argues for a return to the house-churches desc...

Last Supper Accounts

Jesus was both human and Divine as is reflected in many parts of the New Testament. This paper discusses the account of the Last S...

What Does the New Testament Say About Health

days and Paul finally became upset and said that he would like to help the girl but her health insurance policy that her owners pa...

Discussion of the Old Testament's Book of Jonah

the ship and all on board. The mariners were obviously of mixed nationalities because they all honored different gods.. Each man...

Jude's Letter in the New Testament

In four pages this essay discusses Jude's letter in an analysis of its meaning. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Old Testament's Ezra

In five pages this Old Testament priest is examined in a consideration of his life and achievements. Six sources are cited in the...

Theology Understanding and the Old Testament's Importance

In seventeen pages this paper argues that contemporary Christian theology can best be understood through a consideration of the Ol...

Introduction to the New Testament by Raymond Brown

describing these aspects of the New Testament in detail. For example, he begins his book, in the preface section, by indicating im...

Ancient Greece to the New Testament and Dreams, Oracles, and Prophecy

In eleven pages this paper discusses the concepts of interpreting the future through prophecy, by the prophets, and through dreams...

Inspirational Old and New Testaments

In five pages this essay discusses how these biblical texts have served as personal and community sources of inspiration. There a...