YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Historical Jesus in 3 Views
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Luke 2.1 there is also the reference to the birth taking place in the time of the census of Quirinius, this was in 6 CE2, however ...
For example, Bostick (1935) makes copious use of footnotes, drawing on the works of Plato and Xenophon, who were two of Socrates d...
born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...
because only men paid taxes. The presence of his fianc?e or wife would be redundant" (Robinson, 1999; xmas_dir.htm#where). And, it...
son, to God is record in Genesis 22. God instructed Abraham to take "your son, your only son, whom you love-Isaac-and go to the re...
If we show that Jesus Christ is the Second Person in the Holy Trinity, we also demonstrate that Jesus is the Son of God, which is ...
John was familiar with Jewish ideas regarding the Messiah. He incorporated those ideas into his Gospel. He gently brings about the...
This essay focuses on two main topic areas but comments on other issues such as the connexion structure of the Methodist church, w...
at the rights and role of women in Palestine during the time of Jesus, and interpret his reported words within that context. The...
2004, p. 291). Another characteristic that was demonstrated by Jesus was his humility. John, chapter 13, describes how Jesus, pr...
are disciplined and they are able to see the Gestalt, the big picture.2 They know what they want to accomplish and even know how l...
a mentoring leader, He gave them more and more responsibility so they would be able to carry on after He left.4 For instance, in L...
However, the historical record indicates that it was not long before the image of Jesus began to be detached from the historical J...
perhaps even more interesting, is that he managed to connect to everyone. His stories and parables could be understood on the mos...
Gospel of Matthew it is noted that "When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against...
as actively participating in his fate, rather than demonstrating passive acceptance. In the synoptic gospels, action is, for the m...
from a degree of torment, the sources of our greatest joys lying awkwardly close to those of our greatest pain" (De Botton 215). ...
Greco-Roman thought and tradition. Nevertheless, traditionally, Christian scholars have been extremely reluctant to give credit fo...
move allowed him to lead a life of leisure rather than one of hard work and he spent a great deal of time "in religious contemplat...
to be the so-called "Corinthian Gate," and that this was the place where "the crippled man had been placed so that he could beg f...
men" (Jeffrey, 1990). Each taught a new truth as commanded by God, each performed miracles, both spent their childhoods in Egypt, ...
the Twelve who was not from Galilee; he was from Kerioth in southern Judaea. Jews from this part of the country believed they were...
by John the Baptist, who claimed that he should rather be baptized by Jesus (Mt 3:13). Immediately after, the dove from heaven de...
The writer reviews the Laurie Beth Jones book Jesus, CEO, which gives business advice based on the leadership techniques demonstra...
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...
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...
In eleven pages this paper discusses whether or not the Shroud of Turin is little more than a contrived hoax or truly represents J...
In five pages this paper examines the different Jewish sects that fragmented before the birth of Jesus such as the Essenes, the Sa...
went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his masters money. 19"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settl...
home and found that this was true. This sign not only showed that Jesus possessed power over life and death, but also the role of ...