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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...

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...

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

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

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

This paper discusses scripture from the New Testament and examines what is involved in the mission of a servant of Jesus Christ. ...

Yahweh's personality and heterogeneous presentation as depicted in Hebrew scriptures are described in eight pages. Ten sources ar...

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

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...

in the earliest forms of the Roman Creed but it was not until 360 that the word Catholic was added to the Creed in the West (Thurs...

large eyes, and his eyebrows set, and his nose was somewhat long" (Miller, 1997, p. 39). While this description is intriguing, the...

The leading priest of a particular region was elected by his fellow priests to serve as bishop. These bishops became increasingly...

or Ego" (Rahula, 1986, p. 23). Conze s (1959) Buddhist Scriptures is another book that is rather comprehensive as well. Conze is ...

duties. Leviticus 19:32-33 details the societal obligation to respect the elderly, and also instructs that strangers should not be...

essential attributes of a leader in any time. He shared that vision with others (Nehemiah : A Visionary Leader), another step take...

into a "good" college, and therefore have a "good" life. Unfortunately, in these situations, religion tends to be on the bottom of...

In fact, Lewis Wagers 1567 morality play based on biblical teachings, The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene, presented a chara...

Akhenaten, the ruler who renounced the many gods of Egypt in favor of the sun god as the only deity (Wolf, 2000). This position ho...

Old Testament as a straightforward history. Rather, both men advocate that these texts emerged as a "self-defining narrative of a ...

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...

under the dominion of God. However, nothing in scripture -- or history for that matter -- suggests that human beings are similar...

14). Consequently, Barth began to formulate a personal theology based solely on scripture, virtually ignoring the theological prin...

In an analytic essay consisting of five pages the Tripitaka character in Monkey is examined in terms of his representation of man ...