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of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...

primarily made up of those who have not accepted Christ as their Savior. It is important, therefore, that we take careful, calcul...

prayers. This is very different in Islam. As most of us should know by now, Muslims pray five times each day, each time facing Me...

peoples, while accepting these belief systems, sought to integrate them into their existent cultures, rather than overthrowing the...

comes from soter, which is translated as savior (Keathley, 2007). Christ saved humankind with His sacrifice. In other words, Chris...

tradition, also included transmigration: "Karma is ... the momentum of our actions that propels us through sa?sara, the continuous...

strictly forbidden. Supported by the assertion that "the life of a person is not his - rather, it belongs to the One Who granted ...

believe Jesus (Isa in Arabic) is the son of God, or the human incarnate of God (Hasan, 2009). However, in Islam, Jesus is regarde...

for our humanity". While religion can function to challenge and change prevalent social beliefs, it must also be remembered th...

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

managers, it actually has its roots in the Bible. Jesus is the quintessential example of a servant leader and He taught His apostl...

and glorification. By a calling a person essentially is pulled out of a world "of sin and into union with Christ. This gives him a...

It might be contended that the development...

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

at that time. It was always in turmoil with one battle or one war or another being waged. The Greco-Roman world consists of the al...

(Robinson, 2011). These are all elements within each religion. At the same time the textual elements are often interpreted by va...

covenant between God and humanity, a covenant that was the fulfillment of prophecy but also one that included all of humanity. T...

most ancient religions. Monotheistic, Jews believe that creation is the work of a "single, all-knowing divinity" and that everythi...

The document suggests that there is the notion that Greek philosophy is in opposition to Christianity. Many call Greek doctrines h...

newly unchanging societal conditions, and passing this culture down to their children, who largely lived in the same geographical ...

leader of the group told him that was not based on love but on rewards form God. He left the group. He made the leap to Christiani...

ethically necessary to offer the right of sanctuary to individuals who are fleeing political oppression (Voice of America, 2009). ...

This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...

Tickle writes that there is an upheaval in Christianity about every 500 years and we are going through one now. It is called the G...

of his text The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation. Justin Gonzalez discusses "The C...

Mission In this chapter, Justin Gonzalez elaborates further on the history of the early Christian church, as recorded in Acts, re...

5, "First Conflicts with the State," begins by pointing out that early Christianity had a violent beginning.i The first section ex...

Pliny and Trajan This is the first section of chapter 6, "Persecution in the Second Century," and it deals with the actions of Pl...

Lofty Criticism As mentioned in the previous chapter, due to the Roman policy towards Christianity throughout the second century ...

this chapter is on describing the variety of backgrounds and experience that informed early interpretations of the gospel message....