Essays 301 - 330
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...
thesis is credible in that it draws on concepts that many experience on a daily basis. Consumerism has wreaked havoc in American s...
of it that easily. This is remedied by the fact that she is given a very difficult choice to make. Does she want to be black, or...
work "Child of the Dark" and illustrates things such as how she lived in a world wherein macaroni was expensive, and then existing...
the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...
the old" (Luke 5:36). Jesus continues the lesson by discussing wineskins. If you put new wine in old skins, "the new wine will b...
they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching-and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him (v...
Sacrificial leadership: Jesus sacrificed Himself for all of mankind (Chandra, 2004). Servant leadership is most often associated...
and lay persons; those he calls the "next generation of thinking Christians" (Wright). In order to reach these people, however, he...
Passion at a distance (Atlantic Baptist University). This author suggests that Peter refers to himself as an eyewitness because "h...
working class (Brown). Modern playwrights have expanded the conception of tragedy to include all walks of people in all circumstan...
"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...
day, children come to our classrooms. Some are more ready to learn than others, some are more excited about learning than others b...
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...
King of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) befriended Abraham and his men after their victory over those kings that had taken Sodom and Gom...
as his hero. Achilles Achilles is the greatest of the Greek heroes fighting against the Trojans. As the poem begins, the war ha...
we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets" (Luke 5: 5). Peter and his men...
Jesus was more divine than he was human (Meacham 40). The issue that underscored the early ecumenical councils, once incidental ri...
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 ...
heaven. This theory places a considerable weight on morality as a deciding factor in determining our final fate. The logic is th...
This essay discusses verses in Matthew 26. This section begins right after Jesus has been teaching to the people but now He begins...
God. Even people who do miracles or cast out demons or who prophecy will automatically enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus never said ...
widespread revolt in 4 BC, indicating that General Varus burned town and crucified as many of two thousand men a day (Claiborne 73...
be measured. 8. Salvation comes only by grace (2.8). a. Grace through faith is the only way to be saved. b. There is nothing we ca...
was the bishop of Hierapolis and who identified John Mark as the author (Smith, 2008; NIV, 1995). Mark was also known to travel wi...
The Catholic Catechism explains that the sacraments are the visible signs of the mystery of salvation with salvation being the hid...
Trinity was revealed throughout Scripture. He is an integral part of everything that was done and said. It is through the Spirits ...
first published anonymously in 1418, and has become the most widely read Christian text with the lone exception of the Bible. Sub...
they can trust to help them. Do they have the authority, that is, the expertise necessarily to help them leave darkness and embra...