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Yahweh and the Israelites

or not do certain things. God made a number of covenants in the Old Testament. There was a covenant with Adam, another with Noah a...

Houses That Change the World by Wolfgang Simson

This book review is on Houses That Change the World by Wolfgang Simson. This author argues for a return to the house-churches desc...

How Were the Books Selected for the Bible

early as the 50s and others believe it was written not before 85.5 Acts could have been written by Luke anytime after 63.6 The da...

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...

Twenty First Century Cultural Artifacts and Ideologies

643 Life in the twenty-first century has become more of a...

Roman Society in the First Century

20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...

A Book Review of a Classic

and that He should have in todays world. unfortunately, that statement made in 1950 is even more true today, more than 50 years la...

Views of Jesus

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

Women in Wartime and the Conflict between Public and Private Duty

and the misery of the battlefield. It came as a particular shock because the years just preceding it were a "golden age." From al...

New Testament Survey

and the Book of Acts. The first lesson will outline background information that enables the student to understand the New Testamen...

New Testament Confrontations & Today’s Africa

a fact demonstrated repeatedly in Africa. Today, two worlds collide in the sub-Sahara desert as evangelists aggressively endeavor...

Biblical Inspiration

question to explore is-How? The first factor in his equation is the widely popular notion that God acts in human history. If God...

History and Introduction of the Early Catholic Church

Pauline Christianity, which was developing at that time. Eusebius of Caesarea--Eusebius (263-339) studied under Pamphilius, a Ch...

A look at C.K. Barrett's The New Testament Background

who wishes to learn more about the daily life of the individuals under the Roman Empire, in chapter 2 Barrett includes selections ...

Discussion of Christology

the christologies of the New Testament. Two of the most significant approaches are that of Paul and John. Maas (2004) points out...

New Testament Interpretation

the Book of Revelation. There is a vast amount of information in the New Testament, hardly a single story, and these come from va...

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...

Nonviolent Teachings of Jesus

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

Colonialism and the New Testament

Puritans saw themselves a turning away from a thousand years of established religious teaching so that the "truth" of the New Test...

United Kingdom Law and Last Will and Testaments

subsequently challenged the witness will need to go and make an affidavit of due execution (Rowley, 2002). It is also nece...

Life of Paul and New Testament Scripture

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

Consideration of the New Testament Canon

in his letter to the Smyrnaeans (Hartono, 1996). Papias, bishop of Hierapolis (c. 125 AD) was known to be acquainted with the Gosp...

Introduction Question and the New Testament

In five pages this paper discusses the New Testament and the questionable authorship of the Book of James. Four sources are cited...

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...

Small Urban Baptist Churches and Pastoral Leadership

In fifty two pages this paper discusses small urban churches as they regard pastoral leadership with Baptist Ecclesiology and the ...

The Testament by John Grisham

In five pages this research paper is formatted in the style of a legal memorandum that pertains to the fictitious case featured in...

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. ...

Righteousness versus Sin

days would come when God would make a new covenant that would offer "total" forgiveness (Jere. 31: 31-34). The writer of Hebrews ...

Introduction to the New Testament by Raymond Brown

describing these aspects of the New Testament in detail. For example, he begins his book, in the preface section, by indicating im...

Ancient Greece to the New Testament and Dreams, Oracles, and Prophecy

In eleven pages this paper discusses the concepts of interpreting the future through prophecy, by the prophets, and through dreams...