Essays 61 - 90
the context of Jewish salvation history (Sanders 88). Nevertheless, the issue of Jesus supernatural birth, as related in the gospe...
public inconveniencey, it is the will of God... that the established government be obeyed--and no longer" (1755). Christ was also...
including "Aaron and his successors" and "Moses and the Prophets" (Maas). Paul pictures Christ as being above the choirs of angels...
edification of readers who seek, like him, to try to deepen their understanding of Christianity. In accomplishing this task, Gre...
However, the historical record indicates that it was not long before the image of Jesus began to be detached from the historical J...
is now dead (Jesus - The Quranic View, 2003). Those who would consider Jesus to be God, the Son of God, or part of a trinity are ...
perhaps even more interesting, is that he managed to connect to everyone. His stories and parables could be understood on the mos...
Jesus was found in the Temple teaching Priests and Scribes about the law (Scott, 2000). At age 30, Jesus began His ministry. He g...
In five pages this paper discusses the origins of Jesus Christ in myth in a comparative analysis of possible literary precursors H...
This five page paper discusses the Corinthians along with the gospels to evaluate which version is more accurate. The writer of th...
the tables of the moneychangers in the temple. Besides the symbolism of this act, which was to purify the temple from a "den of th...
the Mediterranean. Haarmann asserts that Marian devotion continues "the ancient goddess cults, and, thus, is a reflection of thei...
This paper examines the pertinent literature and ongoing controversy surrounding Mary, mother of Jesus, as well as her role in the...
because only men paid taxes. The presence of his fianc?e or wife would be redundant" (Robinson, 1999; xmas_dir.htm#where). And, it...
a recognized authority on the social setting of the new Testament (Powell, 2002). Although this is a work of fiction, Theissen ass...
is believed that Johns Gospel was written much later than the other three and this could be one reason for the differences. Other ...
in order to give an accurate chronology of Jesus ministry, but rather to reveal who Jesus character --who he was (and "is" in the ...
they were representative of all the various facets that rest within Christianity. One can surmise through Smith and Novaks ...
Christs work on earth, His incarnation, His passion and death and His resurrection. At least two Apostles, John and Paul, perceive...
that he did - when the masses desperately needed a "human" religion to cling to - was something that helped boost Jesus to "divine...
In eleven pages this research paper examines the differences and similarities between the Qur'an portrayal of Jesus and that conta...
In eight pages this paper analyzes Jesus Christ's resurrection in a consideration of contemporary theologians and their thoughts o...
In five pages this paper features the text In His Footsteps in a consideration of whether or not in today's world following the te...
The Mount Sinai and mountain of transfiguration experiences of Moses and Jesus are the focus of this paper consisting of five page...
In five pages this paper discusses Jesus' belief that the law of Moses was being distorted and how this view was represented in bo...
In eleven pages this research paper refers to the Old Testament in a consideration of why Jesus is not accepted as the Messiah by ...
2004, p. 291). Another characteristic that was demonstrated by Jesus was his humility. John, chapter 13, describes how Jesus, pr...
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...