Essays 91 - 120
be dealt with again at the second council in Ephesus and again at Chalcedon (Christianity in Egypt 1997). This eventually led to w...
historical Jesus is based on two recognitions. The first is that the Jewish Jesus from Galilee is different than the Jesus who has...
The Catholic Catechism explains that the sacraments are the visible signs of the mystery of salvation with salvation being the hid...
Son. Joseph was a carpenter in a small village. Nazareth was a farming village but it was also a hub for the market which made i...
widespread revolt in 4 BC, indicating that General Varus burned town and crucified as many of two thousand men a day (Claiborne 73...
This essay discusses verses in Matthew 26. This section begins right after Jesus has been teaching to the people but now He begins...
Jesus is an historical figure. He lived on earth, He called His disciples, He died, and He rose from the dead. The events reported...
If we show that Jesus Christ is the Second Person in the Holy Trinity, we also demonstrate that Jesus is the Son of God, which is ...
This essay focuses on two main topic areas but comments on other issues such as the connexion structure of the Methodist church, w...
This essay cites a specific book, Fundamental Theology by Heinrich Fries. The writer summarizes Chapters 33 and 34. Major themes, ...
perspective is not the error, in this authors view, but rather approaching the subject of naturalizing Jesus from a preconceived n...
some would believe that Mary and Jesus were married and Jesus traveled to a small village in France carrying Christs child (Jennin...
and people were referred to as sheep: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,...
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...
Sacrificial leadership: Jesus sacrificed Himself for all of mankind (Chandra, 2004). Servant leadership is most often associated...
for Jesus to have gone into shock at that time. He was first beaten by the guards: "The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking...
age 12, Jesus was found in the Temple teaching Priests and Scribes about the law (Scott, 2000). In his very first chapter, Matthe...
great humility and eagerness to do as God wishes (Luke 1:39). She then travels to visit Elizabeth where she stays for three months...
work "Child of the Dark" and illustrates things such as how she lived in a world wherein macaroni was expensive, and then existing...
For example, Bostick (1935) makes copious use of footnotes, drawing on the works of Plato and Xenophon, who were two of Socrates d...
the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...
Jesus Christ to the world (UCC, 2007, p. 7). Through baptism, each person is called to some personal expression of ministry, as in...
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...
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...
such as the dietary laws and male circumcision. One of the many issues that Paul discussed in Galatians is the fact that he is g...
faith, was written after Jesus death by varied authors. Mohammed essentially started Islam and in the case of Jesus, his works and...
his home, and is confronted by an angel who convinces him that Mary has told the truth. The next scenes dramatize the "birth of Je...
"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...
little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone ...