YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Richard Valantasis The Gospel of Thomas
Essays 91 - 120
by the American readership who was eager to see a new direction forged in the colonies (Baym, Franklin, Gura, 630). Paine saw the...
also the ongoing breakdown between Cuba and the United States.3 Twelve hundred American-trained Cuban exiles had visions of viole...
was composed, as a response to and exploration of Thomas emotions surrounding the momentous event ("Dylan" 2010). Formally speakin...
knowledge which is only knowable and obtainable without the aide of the senses. Secondly, the Synoptic Gospels speak as Christ b...
"the Son of Your handmaid" (Longhenry, 2004). Additionally, John and Peter address Mary as "mother" numerous times during the film...
"Peraean section."9 It is in Mark who depicts Jesus last journey to Jerusalem as being through Peraea, which is east of Jordan.10 ...
refused and reminded the rich man that he had received many good things during his lifetime while Lazarus received many evil thing...
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...
they believed it (John 5:48). Jesus is demonstrating that He is Lord over life, nothing is beyond His command (Norris). The messag...
he was through the eyes of others. This seems to be the purpose of combining the gospels in this manner, and thus the purpose of o...
casting out evil from the possessed man and healing Peters mother-in-law and they brought many to the door asking to be healed ((M...
little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone ...
as actively participating in his fate, rather than demonstrating passive acceptance. In the synoptic gospels, action is, for the m...
Greco-Roman thought and tradition. Nevertheless, traditionally, Christian scholars have been extremely reluctant to give credit fo...
by everyone.5 The all-important link that connects all rituals and practices, individuals to society/community, and believers to ...
uses his own words, saying, "Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Fathers house into a market!" (John 2:16). Jesus authorit...
he also recorded the details of His life and death for all the world to ultimately see . . . or so says "The Gospel of Judas"....
to Father: "but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made ...
that not only are the documents logically from a particular time period, but they are evaluated in the context of history. Thus, i...
Shylock loses. He loses, however, perhaps because he was unable to truly and adequately argue his case, and because he was a Jew, ...
therefore, offers interpretation of them through various reflections, narratives, and discourses (John, 2003). The first sign is t...
Joseph the presentation of their early beginnings is told merely through the fact we see Mary pregnant and we watch the struggling...
John was known as being on of the most prominent of the disciples, and work diligently to spread the word of Jesus and of love (Th...
a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me" (Matt. 26:10-11). Jesus goes on ...
the NIRV is easier for modern readers to comprehend, since it states the events in the passage in contemporary English. In 15:34...
is the fourth Book in the New Testament. The Book was written when John was in Ephesus (Smith, 1884). There is some question about...
it is not always easy to let go of what is of this earth; worldly possessions are so hard to come by, some people make them the fo...
a point (Born, 1988). For instance, in verse 24, the Jews ask Jesus "how long" He will keep them "in suspense" - "If you are the C...
was neither a hearer nor a companion of the Lord; but afterwards, as I said, he accompanied Peter, who adapted his teachings as ne...