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be pardoned" (Luke 6:37). God is clearly telling us that it is in our own best interests to forgive others for whatever umbrage w...

that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). In this letter, Paul...

born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...

(Pitzele 24). This process can be encouraged by reading by Bible commentary or even by viewing how filmmakers have interpreted scr...

or Ego" (Rahula, 1986, p. 23). Conze s (1959) Buddhist Scriptures is another book that is rather comprehensive as well. Conze is ...

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 reports different perspectives regarding the nature of the church. The major divisions are the nature of the church as ...

This essay discusses the differences between the bible translations of the first chapter of Revelations in three translations of ...

This essay discusses Wayne A. Grudem's views and interpretations of the Greek word "metochos," referring to the way in which it is...

This essay offers an overview of the issues associated with divorce and remarriage from the perspective of scripture and the Chris...

This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...

This essay presented an argument that defends the AME's Church's opposition to same-sex marriage. The writer draws on scripture. ...

as his twelve disciples, and the authors of the books of the New Testament, as well as the vast majority of the earliest Christian...

only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...

This research paper begins by relating the topic of food production to Exodus 16 and 17, i.e., the narratives associated with the ...

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 laws regarding the firstborn, substituting something for an animal or a person (New International Version, Exod. 113:13; 34:20...

and people were referred to as sheep: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,...

author explains, based on this belief, "slavery of Africans became religiously justifiable."iii Proslavery advocates based their c...

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...

Christian but it was a Western culture. East Asians are from a complex culture, one that is based in Confucianism and then, Christ...

Reformers to disseminate information so quickly (Kreis, 2007). That dissemination include the Bible translated into native languag...

people who are now facing the consequences of rashly made decisions. In this fiasco, Wall Street and the large portions of the A...

the creation of the universe. Genesis says that at first the earth was covered by water. Scientists claimed, even at that time, th...

for this reference becomes clear, as Luke is writing "in a social context where marriages arranged for socio-political benefit bet...

it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness...

of editorial activity (Brueggemann 7). However, scholars have yet to reach consensus over the extent to which each layer of litera...

seeming "errors" in scriptural passages. The position of Charles A. Briggs on inerrancy Briggs maintained that neither the Scrip...

"Each individual book only becomes biblical in the light of the canon as a whole" (Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1994, Canonical...

way to be part of the community.3 Each person had a role - the host would extend a graceful welcome to the guest and the guest wou...