Christ is also mediator as well as High Priest. For example, Christ serves as a mediator between humanity and the divine; between man and God. The High Priest serves a similar function, but it is crucial that Christ replaces the Jewish priesthood. L Continue Reading...
Paul demonstrates his own faith and humility, further establishing himself as a Christian leader. For example, in Philippians 3:12 Paul admits that he has not attained the level of spiritual development that he hopes for and is far from perfect. Th Continue Reading...
Instead, Paul positions the way of faith over against "works of the law" (Rom 3:27-28), pitting God's sovereign grace over against human effort. In the interests of his Gentile mission, Paul aims to deflate an inflated sense of Jewish identity, par Continue Reading...
.. In terms of content, then, and also in terms of the overall consistency of both content and structure within and between most chapters, all twenty-seven books of the New Testament, for example, are discussed first from the viewpoint of 'theologic Continue Reading...
Salvation in the Old and New Testaments The Old and New Testaments do have a very similar view of the theme of salvation in that is ensured by God through one's faith and righteousness. The connotation is originally defined in the Old Testament, but Continue Reading...
James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man It can be said that throughout his entire novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce does not believe that a lot of his revelations actually came from the spiritual realm, or at Continue Reading...
(Hart & Hayman, p.177) Thus Joyce suggests that conventional national tales of origin, and national borders have become further and further collapsed in modernity. So long as people can envision a common, even familial bond between the two char Continue Reading...
Review: Introduction to the New Testament, Berkhof 1915 Summary The most important aspect of Berkhof’s Introduction to the New Testament is its construction and style. It is simple, straight-forward and methodical in its approach to the Book. I Continue Reading...
(26) and after the sixty two sevens (the) anointed one shall be cut off but not for himself. And the city and the holy (place) shall be destroyed by the people of the coming prince. And his destruction shall be in the outpouring; and until the destr Continue Reading...
Bible The History of the Bible Today's Bibles are the end product of a long process of transmission that involved diverse stages and many different communities. To understand how the various editions and translations of the Bible have come to us, o Continue Reading...
Baptisim in the Holy Spirit James Dunn and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit James Dunn's book: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a traditional exegesis of the religious phenomenon which has been relegated in modern times to the Pentecostal Christian Continue Reading...
Bible To many people The Bible is the word of God and its status as the word of God means that it is infallible and its origins should not be questioned. However, such an approach to the Bible ignores facts that are known about its history and how Continue Reading...
Bible: Canonical Developments Canonicity is a term used to describe the "sacred books distinguished and honored as belonging to God's inspired word" (Keathley, 2013). This particular term has, since the fourth century, been applied to the books of Continue Reading...
Theology: James, Hebrews and Peter James, Hebrews and Peter: Theology The issue of persecution is quite prevalent in the books of Hebrews, James and 1 & 2 Peter. The writers center their teachings on the idea that Christians should be ready to Continue Reading...
Introduction Historically, Biblical theology and philosophy had so many things in common and thus complemented each other. Philosophers and theologians even considered themselves mortal enemies in certain cases. Most Christianity doctrines have criti Continue Reading...
Three Books on Preaching How to be a Better Preacher according to Saints Introduction We Speak the Word of the Lord: a Practical Plan for More Effective Preaching by Harris; How to Make Homilies Better, Briefer, and Bolder by McBride and Preaching to 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...
Paul's Use Of The Old Testament In The Book Of Romans Paul's main intention in writing the letter to the Romans was to emphasize that it was essential for society to comprehend that Jesus was the promised Jewish Messiah. He considered that the Old T Continue Reading...
Chris's biblical statement "I am the light of the world." Specifically, it will describe the events that surround the "I am" statement, how the "I am" statement relates to the revelation of God in the Old Testament, and how the statement reveals the Continue Reading...
St. Justin was one of the earliest Christian apologists, and his Apology of the second century helps trace the laying of the Christian dogmatic foundation. The faith, as expressed by Justin, contains several of the elements that established the Chri Continue Reading...
III. The Abrahamic Covenant: This too is an unconditional covenant characterized by: God gave to Abraham a promise of a great national which is inclusive of all the lines of Ishmael and Abraham's two other sons Isaac and Benjamin. This is foundin Continue Reading...
Marks Gospel Mark's Gospel The Gospel of Mark is one of the most important Gospels in the New Testament. It is considered so important because it provides a canonical account of the life of Jesus, and narrates the Ministry of Jesus from his baptism Continue Reading...
Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ For most of its duration, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ lingers horrifyingly on a mostly-naked male body in pain; as a result, the rest of the film seems exceptionally anxious otherwise about the issue Continue Reading...
According to the seminal text of Christian Science's founder, Mary Baker Eddy, all people should be able to be their "own physician, and Truth will be the universal panacea." From Eddy's perspective, the ability of prayer to effect a cure for virtu Continue Reading...
Controlling the Tongue The author of this report has been asked to answer some important questions as it relates to the third chapter of James. Specifically, the first twelve chapters of that chapter. The questions that shall be answered about the p Continue Reading...
Shape and Place of Doctrine in Today's World A religion is a way of life. The more religious one considers oneself, the more that one has made a commitment to become closer to God, and to declare oneself a member of a specific community. Today's ch Continue Reading...
Freud, Socrates, Christ I, Socrates, have only questions for the author of Civilization and Its Discontents, Dr. Sigmund Freud. It surprises me greatly that Dr. Freud should so misread the great tragedy of Oedipus Tyrannos by my fellow Athenian, the Continue Reading...
As Spong has closed his career as a formal minister, retiring from the bishop position in 2000 have has become even more controversial than ever before: Spong believes in a transcending reality at "the very heart of life" that presses toward life a Continue Reading...
"This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of not just one nation, but a multitude of nations. . . I will give you millions of descendants who will represent many nations. Kings will be among them" (Genesis 17:4, 6). Then, in relatio 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...
The Pope and the leadership guide us in our interpretation of scripture and tradition. As stated previously, Roman Catholicism is truly a lifetime experience. From cradle to grave, Holy Baptism to the Anointing of the Sick, we are surrounded by the Continue Reading...
Discuss the theological method of U.S. feminist theologians as presented by Elizabeth Johnson: What is the central question being addressed? Who is the audience? What are some of the sources used to enflesh the question and articulate the revelator Continue Reading...
Aron Douglas and the Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance is the term given to a period in American history where a new focus on the African-American experience emerged. This emergence began in the Harlem region of New Y Continue Reading...
Cold War and Film Generally speaking, the Cold War has been depicted as an era of spy games and paranoia in popular films from the 1960s to the present day, but the reality of the era was much more complex. The Cold War was a period of military and Continue Reading...
Colonial America was a diverse hodge-podge of religious communities. The Quakers had been given Pennsylvania by William Penn, whose father had held ties with the King of England (Fantel). The Puritans were in New England. Baptists established themsel Continue Reading...
The Jews insisted on their law against blasphemy: We have a law, and according to our law, He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God (John 19:6-7)" The apostle and evangelist John concludes his gospel with: But these are written th Continue Reading...
Saint Paul The man we know as St. Paul was Paul of Tarsus. He is not a saint that everyone has felt comfortable. Many find him harsh, difficult and uncompromising. This is true not only, now but was so in the case of his early associates and later w Continue Reading...
