Neo-Orthodoxy The term "neo-orthodoxy" refers to a 20th century movement among Protestant theologians -- in the United States and in Europe -- that emerged following the bloody carnage of World War I. The disillusionment that several Christian theol Continue Reading...
The first five books were separated from the whole about 400 B.C. As the Pentateuch. Jean Astruc in the eighteenth century noted that the Pentateuch is based on even earlier sources. The two chief sources have since been identified in Genesis on the Continue Reading...
4The Genres of the BibleThis discussion will focus on the genres of letter/epistle and apocalyptic. The genres are covered in various books in the New Testament. Generally, most of the books in the New Testament are epistles/letters written to indivi Continue Reading...
Anabaptists / Mennonites / Amish Anabaptists/Mennonites/Amish Anabaptists / Mennonites / Amish a theological perspective. In this essay, the author explores the Anabaptists / Mennonites / Amish with a theological perspective. The author has discus Continue Reading...
Attitudes Towards Dance in the Catholic and Christian Traditions A History of Church Attitudes Toward Dance The Historical Attitudes of the Church Throughout history, dance has been a part of the human experience. so too, religion has played a fun Continue Reading...
This is celebrated after seven consecutive sabbatical years. In short, the author holds that, when unspecified or highly symbolic periods of time are at issue in the Bible, these are mostly to be interpreted as years, especially if the context appea Continue Reading...
Julius believed the darkness was "induced by God" (21). Josephus is another historian whose work became popular because it "provided rich information on a few figures in the New Testament" (Voorst 83). John the Baptizer is mentioned with "extensive Continue Reading...
An additional type of offering was the peace-offering, which represented a feast where God was a guest and the host. Peace offerings were accompanied by meat and drink offerings. For all offerings, repentance was necessary. In chapter seven, Edersh Continue Reading...
Christian Biotechnology: Not a Contradiction in Terms Presented with the idea of "Bioethics" most people in the scientific community today immediately get the impression of repressive, Luddite forces wishing to stifle research and advancement in the Continue Reading...
Christology Book Review Christ and the creation of Christology How can so many people look into a portrait of a man, written by 4 different scholar and commoners who portray the man in very similar fashion, and come away with such diametrically opp Continue Reading...
Deity of Christ in the Gospel of John In John's Gospel, the term Son of God is used very frequently but people do not derive the spirituality of Jesus from this title, in fact they refer this title to the messianic position of Jesus. Such a belief h Continue Reading...
" (Polkinghorne, p. 4) As with Lewis before him in our discussion, Polkinghorne supplies a reason for the certainty of God's presence in scientific affairs most simply because he believes there is no other more likely or rational explanation for cer Continue Reading...
Furthermore, when groups began people naturally turned to the group leader for direction and advice. It would be accurate to state that most of the relating was to the group leader at that point. However, by exercising linking behavior, I was able Continue Reading...
However, Edersheim also points out that Jews were more child-centered than their contemporary cultures. One example of the Jewish reverence for children is that only Jews and one other culture had prohibitions against infanticide, while other cultur Continue Reading...
Melchizedek is a mysterious Biblical figure about whom very little is known. He is alluded to in the Old Testament only in the Book of Genesis, and is referred to a few times in the New Testament in the Pauline text Hebrews. No actual historical data Continue Reading...
What Happened to Paul (How did He Die)? Apostle Paul is arguably one of the premier figures at the beginning of Christianity and the early Church. While Apostle Paul was not among the twelve disciples of Jesus, he played a crucial role in the formati Continue Reading...
Orthodox Position of the Person of Christ Jesus Christ is at the center of the Christian doctrine as every theological thought in Christianity revolves around his personality as one of the Holy Trinity. Christ's divine and human nature on one side a Continue Reading...
Philippians 2:1-11 In Chapter 2, verses 1-11, of St. Paul's letter to the Philippians, the Apostle exhorts his followers to be faithful to Christ. Christ is, as always, the point of the Pauline letters -- and arriving at Christ, whether through exho Continue Reading...
Jewish Monotheism Historians of Judaism actually date the strong Jewish emphasis on monotheism somewhat later than expected within Jewish history. The archaeological discovery of idols and artifacts indicating cultic participation from the time of I Continue Reading...
Nor could a man repudiate the oath made by any of his female relatives." (Azeem, 1995) VI. The ROLE of the MOTHER Part two of the work entitled: "Women in Islam vs. Women in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition: The Myth and the Reality" states that in Continue Reading...
There are seven letters by Paul and it is accepted that they were written by Paul, but no one knows clearly who wrote the rest. A critical enquiry into all this started only in the 18th century as there was no critical study of the matter. The accep Continue Reading...
Biblical Text In Handel's Messiah Pastoral Theology (The Bible in the Life of the Church) The context of the work On April 13th, 1742, Dublin's music hall resounded to an enthusiastic audience's applause. For the very first time ever, Messiah -- Continue Reading...
Justification by Faith in Romans Paul's Epistle to the Romans is not the only treatment of the concept of justification in the New Testament -- Paul discusses the concept in other letters as well -- but it is perhaps the most extensive. That is beca Continue Reading...
Christology: The Identity of Jesus as Both God and Man In the Bible, Jesus identifies himself as both God and man most explicitly in the book of John. In the first book of John, the Apostle John famously writes: "And the Word was made flesh, and dwe Continue Reading...
In fact, sexual moral obligations were one of the major concerns addressed by Jude, who cautioned that immoral behavior by teachers was dangerous. He believed that it had the ability to corrupt everyday Christians, and to keep them from attaining sa Continue Reading...
Dead Sea Scrolls Hershell Hanks begins his book "The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls," (Shanks, 1998) with a startling revelation. Despite numerous treatises, articles and books on the subject, it is still unclear who found The Dead Sea Continue Reading...
Theological and Socio-cultural Theories or Models of RenewalThe early church experienced many signs and wonders. There were many wonders and miraculous signs performed by the apostles, according to the statement in Acts 2:43. Signs and wonders, as we Continue Reading...
ExegesisI. James 1:19-25II. The exhortation of James to Christians to avoid anger and to live actively accordingly to the principles of their beliefs as Christians.III. In these verses, James states that anger is not aligned with Gods righteousness b Continue Reading...
Scholars have repeatedly stated that the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are linked together by various similarities. As such, the three writings have been united under the entitlement Synoptic Gospels. The majority of literary investigations rely Continue Reading...
It indicates that he is set apart form all that is creaturely and corrupt, that he is distinct from this physical and fallen world. It affirms that God is not like humans, angels, false gods, animals -- or anything in existence. In short, we may say Continue Reading...
They could only be disposed of, as it were, by leases till the year of jubilee, and were then to return to the seller or his heir." This would preserve familial and tribal heritage as well as prevent the wealthy from being able to incur large masse Continue Reading...
Unfortunately, it is apparent that there is a serious ambiguity in the concept "structure of belief." Along with that, when examining my religion, it was discovered that there was a Friday night service where they observed the Torah and the Old Tes Continue Reading...
But the Bible is clear that Esau, Judas, and anyone else who does not believe in Jesus Christ is condemned to an eternity in hell, separated from God forever, never to be redeemed. (Himes R.) The Particular Movement was founded by Henry Jacob (1563 Continue Reading...
Orthodoxy and the Establishment of the Canon The fact that the early leading churches, from Antioch to Alexandria to Rome, were separated by many miles and had their own issues and problems that were directly addressed in letters (that would go on t Continue Reading...
Theology: An Analysis of the Book Of Hebrews An Analysis of the Book of Hebrews: Theology The book of Hebrews is one of the most controversial books in the New Testament. The controversy derives largely from the fact that the book's author is yet t Continue Reading...
Exegetical Analysis of 1st Peter 2:1-10 The New Testament's two documents, ascribed to Peter, represent a work in contrasts. Peter's first letter depicts a writing style, which reflects most of his letters. A reason behind this statement appears in Continue Reading...
His followers claimed He had risen as He said He would, bodily appeared to them and then bodily ascended into Heaven, as Elijah prophesied. This experience emboldened them to come out of hiding and they gathered at the upper room of the Cenacle on t Continue Reading...
