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Sacrificial leadership: Jesus sacrificed Himself for all of mankind (Chandra, 2004). Servant leadership is most often associated...

(Friedman and Friedman, 2006). As an example, he was once sitting outside his tent on a very hot day, he saw three strangers and i...

phrase could mean the individual had a special relationship with God, therefore, they must learn the meaning of this in terms of J...

well as with the earthly King David, through Joseph, who acknowledges Jesus as his son (Brown, 1997). Joseph is in the line of Dav...

this account of Jesus ministry portrays it as a "coherent judgment comprising sin, chastisement and restoration" (Clifford and Ana...

on which a religion is based. It is one of the forms of communication in the religion along with ritual activities, architecture a...

poses some significant questions, including the question of what is salvation, the role that faith plays in salvation and how fait...

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

people who are now facing the consequences of rashly made decisions. In this fiasco, Wall Street and the large portions of the A...

Christian but it was a Western culture. East Asians are from a complex culture, one that is based in Confucianism and then, Christ...

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

and worship. The function of food for enjoyment is seen at Ecclesiastes 2:24 where it states " Nothing is better for a man than th...

for this reference becomes clear, as Luke is writing "in a social context where marriages arranged for socio-political benefit bet...

it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness...

(Dearman, 1998) and we often hear that phrase being used to describe the relationship between Israel and God. He was the living Go...

painful as are disease and old age. It is painful not to have what we would like to have (Lorentz, 2007). In other words, life is ...

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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

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...

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...

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...