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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...
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...
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...
at the rights and role of women in Palestine during the time of Jesus, and interpret his reported words within that context. The...
historical Jesus is based on two recognitions. The first is that the Jewish Jesus from Galilee is different than the Jesus who has...
women differently than the culture dictated? Did He treat them differently than He treated other people? Did Jesus behaviors place...
First Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church was held at Nicea (also referred to as Nicaea) in 325 in order to address the topi...
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you" (Ma...
Testament, these words generally refer to "service associated with the work done in the temple."6 In the New Testament, these word...
He was the promised Messiah: The woman said to Him, "I know the Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When He comes, He wil...
offer mankind salvation through faith. He was put to death and rose from the dead. Aside from this the various Christian faiths po...
Luke 2.1 there is also the reference to the birth taking place in the time of the census of Quirinius, this was in 6 CE2, however ...
pronouncements express a similar orientation, they are actually quite different because the positive form encompasses a "greater e...
including "Aaron and his successors" and "Moses and the Prophets" (Maas). Paul pictures Christ as being above the choirs of angels...
As in most of his essays, Freud (1952), in Civilization and its Discontents, wrestles with human nature and why there is such a ch...
born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...
is our home" (Hanh, 1999). He goes on, "A wave looking deeply into herself will see that she is made up of all the other waves an...
where there is only anguish, grief and regret. The clear message of this passage is that the true believer, the true Christian, is...
This paper examines the pertinent literature and ongoing controversy surrounding Mary, mother of Jesus, as well as her role in the...
Jesus was found in the Temple teaching Priests and Scribes about the law (Scott, 2000). At age 30, Jesus began His ministry. He g...
simple reason that it brings Jesus to todays society without extreme dogma and doctrine. However, what may be considered strength ...
my Beloved, with you I am well pleased (Luke 4:32) (Willimon, 2001, p. 7). The scene reminds the reader of the account of the crea...
the lost goddess" (Brown, 2003, p. 238). Langdon goes on to say: "Knights claimed to be "searching for the chalice" were speaking ...
thematic content. The whole emphasis of the narrative in Matthew is on scriptures being fulfilled via the life of Jesus (Wright, 1...
churches, though many were convened in his name. Most of the accounts of Jesus in the Bible talk about large crowds of people that...
it is not always easy to let go of what is of this earth; worldly possessions are so hard to come by, some people make them the fo...