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The New Testament and The Mission of Serving Jesus

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

The Jesus Myth by Andrew Greeley

edification of readers who seek, like him, to try to deepen their understanding of Christianity. In accomplishing this task, Gre...

Last Supper Accounts

Jesus was both human and Divine as is reflected in many parts of the New Testament. This paper discusses the account of the Last S...

How Jesus Is Described In The Gospel Of Matthew

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

The Hero’s Journey: Moses and Jesus

the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...

Jesus, CEO, Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership

The writer reviews the Laurie Beth Jones book Jesus, CEO, which gives business advice based on the leadership techniques demonstra...

Jesus as King in Matthew

the "restored kingdom of David" (Hahn 28). Matthews Gospel perfectly typifies what Augustine meant when he commented that the "N...

Standards to Live Up to Based Upon Philosophies and Theories

In five pages this paper discusses how human standards can be lived up to in a consideration of the Old Testament's unrighteousnes...

Godly Encounters

means "face of God" (NIV). These verses record that a "man" (exact origin is unstated) wrestled with Jacob until daybreak. Jacob ...

Salvation and the Old Testament

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

Book of Hebrews in the New Testament and How the Teachings of the Old Testament are Utilized

and they therefore are telling their stories from that point forth. While the Old Testament looks forward to Jesus, the New Testa...

Christ's and God's Images

reflecting the image of Christ? An examination of scripture reveals that these two ideas are not contradictory. Rather, the idea o...

Nonviolent Teachings of Jesus

other outside sources, there is much presentation and analysis of Jesus attitudes on the issue of non-violence. There can ...

Jesus & Worship, Romans 12, Etc.

Testament, these words generally refer to "service associated with the work done in the temple."6 In the New Testament, these word...

Views of Jesus

perspective is not the error, in this authors view, but rather approaching the subject of naturalizing Jesus from a preconceived n...

Revelation in Jesus Christ

This essay cites a specific book, Fundamental Theology by Heinrich Fries. The writer summarizes Chapters 33 and 34. Major themes, ...

John's Messianic Ideas

John was familiar with Jewish ideas regarding the Messiah. He incorporated those ideas into his Gospel. He gently brings about the...

History of Herodian Dynasty

in the case of John the Baptist, he should feel that Jesus followers were becoming a political threat to his rule. Herod Agrippa...

Old Testament and Ministry of Jesus

is far more to life than just that of worldly possessions -- it taught the value of life at its purist form. These same teachings...

Matthew's Gospel

of the Sower in Matthew 13:3-23. This parable talks of a farmer sowing the seed is not to be taken literally. The farmer is an ana...

Jesus’ Kingdom

5 pages that examine Jesus’ teachings and his time at Caesarea Philippi. There are 6 sources....

Starbucks Mission and Direction

the US. It retains its strong growth in international markets, and recently the company and Kraft Foods announced they would be e...

Jesus' Servant Mission

In five pages this paper examines what a Jesus' servant's mission is in a consideration of John 17, verse 18; 20, verse 21; and 21...

The Historical Jesus in 3 Views

the context of Jewish salvation history (Sanders 88). Nevertheless, the issue of Jesus supernatural birth, as related in the gospe...

Was Jesus A Feminist

women differently than the culture dictated? Did He treat them differently than He treated other people? Did Jesus behaviors place...

Executing the Condemned by Cruxifixion

Crucifixion as a means of execution served a number of purposes in the ancient world. This paper discusses the origin of the pract...

Matthew 22:34-46

teaches that "all of the Law and the Prophets rest on the command to love God and neighbor (22:34-40)" (Kozar 78). Matthew 22:34...

History of the Hebrews

author points out, it would be impossible to spend as much time on each and every event and person mentioned in the Old Testament....

Biblical Basis for Worship

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

Christianity and Satan's Role

In seven pages this essay examines Christianity in terms of the role played by Satan in both the Old Testament and the New Testame...