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as his twelve disciples, and the authors of the books of the New Testament, as well as the vast majority of the earliest Christian...

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

the laws regarding the firstborn, substituting something for an animal or a person (New International Version, Exod. 113:13; 34:20...

This research paper begins by relating the topic of food production to Exodus 16 and 17, i.e., the narratives associated with the ...

Law of Christ. The Israelites believed that the Spirit of God lived in the Tabernacle, which is why it was guarded so carefully. I...

author explains, based on this belief, "slavery of Africans became religiously justifiable."iii Proslavery advocates based their c...

"Each individual book only becomes biblical in the light of the canon as a whole" (Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1994, Canonical...

and people were referred to as sheep: "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless,...

seeming "errors" in scriptural passages. The position of Charles A. Briggs on inerrancy Briggs maintained that neither the Scrip...

This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...

This paper is made up of three short papers, the topics of which are the social role, position of the prophets, the role of Hokmah...

This essay offers an overview of the issues associated with divorce and remarriage from the perspective of scripture and the Chris...

This essay discusses Wayne A. Grudem's views and interpretations of the Greek word "metochos," referring to the way in which it is...

This essay discusses the differences between the bible translations of the first chapter of Revelations in three translations of ...

This essay reports different perspectives regarding the nature of the church. The major divisions are the nature of the church as ...

mentioned again so we might assume that first man was not willing to follow without having a secure bed. In that case, a permanent...

This research paper/essay offers an overview, summary and comparison of Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, which both pertain to the Dec...

Reformers argued that Gods grace changes or transforms lives. Calvin consistently wrote and preached about the Holy spirit through...

can help. Anderson points out that secular counseling is not holistic in that it does not generally include the persons spiritual...

This essay pertains to aspects of E. Randolph Richards and Brandon J. O'Brien's text Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes. The n...

in the Gospel according to John. Therefore, it seems appropriate, before addressing John 17 directly, to survey how the theme of u...

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...

"great contribution" to the quest for the historical Jesus, according to Fredriksen, 2002, has been to formulate an "interpretativ...

that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). In this letter, Paul...

(Pitzele 24). This process can be encouraged by reading by Bible commentary or even by viewing how filmmakers have interpreted scr...

born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...

first published in 1934). Although there are some subtle differences in their theories, each of these scholars saw humans as bein...

angels lost their original holiness and became corrupt in nature and conduct.5 In 2 Peter 2:4, it tells of how some were cast into...

be pardoned" (Luke 6:37). God is clearly telling us that it is in our own best interests to forgive others for whatever umbrage w...

In eight pages predestination is considered in terms of what it is and whether or not it is taught in the Scriptures of the Bible....