Essays on Testament

Christianity developed out of Judaism. It is based on the doctrines from Old Testament and New Testament. The New Testament was originally written in Greek language. It is the second part of Biblical canon followed by the Old Testament. The New Testament incorporates twenty-seven books. They are written in different times and different circumstances. Both Old Testament and New Testament are the sacred books for Christians. The Development of Christianity starts from the birth of Jesus Christ and the holy and noble task assigned to him by God. He was a prophet. The New Testament are based on his ...

Lenin’s Testament refers to a document written by Vladimir Lenin during the last weeks of 1922 and the first week of 1923. In his infamous testament, Lenin proposed changes to be made to the structure of Soviet governing bodies. In addition, he also commented on the leading and senior members of the Soviet leadership and suggested that Stalin be removed from his position as the Secretary General of the Soviet Party’s Central Committee. In his final letters to the Soviet Union, Lenin warned that Stalin held much power and was too dangerous. Lenin was not a fan ...

- A Review 1 Introduction As one begins to read the book Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament, it becomes clear that the author, Christopher J. H. Wright, wishes to provide an in-depth understanding of the Old Testament to its readers. The sole aim of his writing is to evoke a new sense of appreciation of the scripture as well as Jesus. Wright endeavours to imbibe a thorough understanding in his readers about Jesus being the very essence of God. Christopher Wright works as the director of international ministries at the Langham Partnership International in UK. This book is ...

While the books bible represents the inspired word of God, the Bible also represents different time periods in the course of human history. While God might not change, people and civilizations do. The New Testament is the “newest” part of the Bible. This means that it was written most recently so it is the part of the Bible that is closest to us in our relationship to the authors. People read the New Testament for a variety of reasons. It can be read as a moral instruction, as a history, or as an exciting saga. While “Both in the ...

Abstract

Everyone is quite familiar with the Mission of Christ in the world when God has sent Him to save mankind from all sin and become the Messiah. However, if one is asked about what God’s Mission is to the world; many often speculate this as they are uncertain of His Mission for mankind and for the world He has created. Many noted that God’s faithful Mission is to watch over us and teach us His Will, but there ...

New Testament is a Christian scripture which comprises of twenty seven writings which gives details about Jesus and the Christian church from the first and second centuries. The Bible comprises of the Hebrew Scriptures called the Old Testament and the New Testament. Historical events are recorded in the New Testament .The life of Jesus and his works are detailed by his disciples who were chosen to continue his work. It is considered sacred as it was written with the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit.

UNDERSTANDING THE NEW TESTAMENT.

The books of the New Testament contains the description of the teachings and life ...

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Salvation Death Repentance Every religious book or scripture is a guide to the human being to follow the proper path. What is the proper path then? It is a path, which leads the person towards the Ultimate Truth, the path that breaks the chain between a soul and a body. This path leads us toward the phase of non-duality. The attainment of this phase is possible only after leaving the body and the purification of the soul. The purification of the soul is possible through good deeds, virtues and your deep faith in God and Jesus Christ. All religious ...

Interpretation of the Bible Using the Various Types of Critical Disciplines.

Introducing the old Testament Exgesis of the Biblle, The word ‘Bible’ originates from the Greek word ‘ta biblia’ wchich means a collection of many books put together as a cyclopedia. This fits the Bible because it is a collection of many books especially in the Old Testament. This shows that the word ‘Bible’ well chosen. It was written by many authors inspired by the holy Spirit The Bible is the revelation of God himself and many Christians believe that God communicates to them through reading the Bible. The bible is the source of wisdom for many. The aim of ...

The bible remains to be the most read literature in the world; people who seek spiritual uplifting as well as those who look for avenues to criticize its credibility love it. Wright in his analysis of the bible uses history and bible scriptures to prove that indeed, what is written in the bible is a true account of history. Even though the bible is divided into two parts, the old and the New Testament, there is no much difference in the two accounts. It is in fact considered that the New Testament is just a revelation of the events ...

Essay 1: Compare And Contrast How You, Lao Tzu and Homer Would Respond To The Old Testament

Lao Tzu is the spiritual leader behind the philosophy of Taoism. He is best known for his writings which currently form the foundations of Taoism. Taoism basically seeks to help people achieve harmony and peace with nature through distancing themselves from the world. It encourages people to avoid issues happening around the world as the only way in which they will attain inner peace with themselves. Homer was also a philosopher and one of the first influential writers in Greek. He was known for his many poems which were used as a standard to evaluate ones level of education ...

Bible Interpretation Using Various Types of Critical Disciplines

Introducing the old Testament The Bible can be interpreted using various types of critical disciplines. This is done through interpretation and explanation that is critical of text especially texts of religion. In ancient times the term exegesis, which is the critical expansion and understanding of the religious text, was the primary interpretation of the Bible. Therefore, “Biblical exegesis” is applied in a wider context in the religious text. Exegesis is a combination of a broader perspectives that are critical and disciplines. When we focus on biblical textual criticism, the inquiry of the history and originality of the text, sometimes ...

Review of “Angels Among Us: The Use of Old Testament Passages As Inspiration for Temple Themes In The Dead Sea Scrolls.” David J. Larsen received his PhD in Divinity – Biblical Studies under James Davila at St Mary’s College in Saint Andrews, Scotland. Before that he received a masters degree in theology under Andrei A. Orlov in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is well suited to study ancient text and understand their cultural context as he also completed course work in Sociology, Anthropology, Greek, and Bible Archeology. He is an expert on ancient texts that compose books of the old testament ...

Introduction

The close examination and reading of the bible reveals various patterns of numbers in the bible. The pattern inculcated reveals that they have a special significance in the bible. The study of the bible pattern has lead to the specialization in the field of studying the bible in the context of getting the meaningful ideologies expressed in it. The biblical study of the bible gives the specialty in the perception where a person wants to know the numerology of it. Certain experts who have specialized in the field have identified particular repeated numbers with particular meanings. This trend runs ...

Introduction

Christianity and Judaism are among the most popular religions in the world. Despite the fact that Christianity originally stemmed from the postulates of Judaism, today Christianity has the largest number of believers’ worldwide (Spiegel, 1993, 65). Rough estimates demonstrate that there are more than two billion of the Christians across the globe. The Jewish religious minority is limited to 14 million adherents, primarily residing in the state of Israel and in the United States of America. The both religions are monotheistic in their natures, strongly emphasizing the role of a single and omniscient divine authority. Overall, despite common grounds ...

Abraham and Sarah

Introduction Abraham and Sarah are the extraordinary figures and their life as described in the Old Testament exerts positive influence on the behavior of human beings. Their story has taught to adopt patience in life, and have faith in God because God knows best for His creatures. The story and life of Abraham and Sarah teach love, respect, loyalty, and faithfulness to the entire humanity. The story also indicates that the God always help his creatures and fulfill all the promises as He did with Abraham regarding his nation and son.

Explanation

Abraham was living in Ur, which is the ...

Rabbinic literature consists of writings to represent the Jewish history specifically from the Talmudic era. In a specific case, the literature refers to Talmudim, Midrah, and other related writings. Other Rabbinic eras include Zugot, Geonim, Acharonim, Chazal, and Tannaim. The Mishnaic literature consists the earliest wrings of rabbinic literature that expound and develop the Oral Law of Judaism and other ethical teachings such as Babylonian Talmud, minor tractates and Jerusalem Talmud (Own Ball 2). The Midrash denotes a compilation of exegetical, narrative, and homiletical writings in the Geonic era. Midrash has an annotated list of the completed works in ...

Introduction

In current historical and general cultural situation cannot be absolutely independent existence of individual cultures. The contact of the cultures often causes conflict between them, the struggle for supremacy of its priorities, the desire to minimize the importance of the values ​​and achievements of the "opponent". In the history of interaction between East and West, a special role is played by the Islamic-Christian relations. And Christians and Muslims have always been inherent in the consciousness of a certain spiritual 'community, going back to a single source of Middle Eastern Abrahamic ...

Introduction

The Revelation chapter 20: 1-6 story is perhaps one of the most controversial biblical stories. Several bible scholars have argued the chapter marks the exposing of millennialism as a theological perspective among protestant theologies. It is for this reason that I have decided to examine this story so that I may have a clear understanding of the subject of controversy. This paper examines the relevance of this verse into the Christian denomination and its association with the Jews. The paper also brings different viewpoint that have been presented as alternative views of the story. Still, Revelation chapter 20: 1- ...

All religious groups have major principles that govern their faith. For instance, Muslims believe that Prophet Muhammad is the prophet who was sent by Allah (God) to come and liberate his people. It is just in this same way that Christians from all walks of life from around the world profess their faith in God through Jesus Christ who is commonly referred to as The Son of Man. It is through him that the Christian faith was born and almost everything therein is attributed to God through him. When he came into the world, a new kind of worship ...

Introduction

The Revelation chapter 20: 1-6 story is perhaps one of the most controversial biblical stories. Several bible scholars have argued the chapter marks the exposing of millennialism as a theological perspective among protestant theologies. It is for this reason that I have decided to examine this story so that I may have a clear understanding of the subject of controversy. This paper examines the relevance of this verse into the Christian denomination and its association with the Jews. The paper also brings different viewpoint that have been presented as alternative views of the story. Still, Revelation chapter 20: 1- ...

Introduction:

In this excellent book, Thompson takes the old myth on the Old Testament God to task explaining the fact that life is not to be taken for granted in any way. Many view God as someone who is forbidding, always ready to castigate and create situations where his obedience is unquestioned and/or without any sort of parallel. Thompson does attempt to dispel that myth accordingly focusing on life in general and how the many episodes in the Bible can be said to dispel this theme accordingly.

The main points of the book:

Principally the book attempts to tackle certain aspects of life which are seen ...

Jan Massys was a famous and very talented artiste in the 16th century who was known for his paintings on landscapes, historical themes and genre scenes. Born in 1509 to a prominent painter in Antwerp, Jan Massys grew into a famous artiste who fancied paintings depicting nudes with historical themes. Being a student of his father, Massys learnt and painted like his father until he was exiled due to their family’s religious beliefs which were not welcomed in Antwerp. Paintings and painters and other artistes were highly celebrated in the renaissance periods where art was used for various ...

Theologically, Christianity is considered a teaching religion with its fundamentals on Lord’s revelation through the scriptures. This revelation discloses the character of God and His ways. The religion reveals Gods teaching capacity and directs the biblical institutions into the teaching mission. Integrating baptismal teaching as one of the essential elements is a command by Jesus Christ in the bible to his Disciples. (1 peter 3:15) Examining the baptism criteria in Old Testament and New Testament provide foundation for the teachers to understand it’s imperative functioning in the teaching fraternity . Baptism refers to spiritual purification or consecration using ...

Introduction

The book of Daniel is a unique book in the Old Testament. It contains visions, dreams and supernatural proclamations. There are some notions in the bible that are easy enough to understand but then there are also some notions that are hard to decipher. The prophecies of Daniel fall in the category of notions that are hard to understand. While commenting on the seventy sevens in the book of Daniel, John Walvoord said they were vital in understanding Old and New Testament prophecies.In the midst of all the great prophecies, the prophecy regarding the Seventy Weeks still stands out ...

Who’s Afraid of the Old Testament God?

Introduction: In this excellent book, Thompson takes the old myth on the Old Testament God to task explaining the fact that life is not to be taken for granted in any way. Many view God as someone who is forbidding, always ready to castigate and create situations where his obedience is unquestioned and/or without any sort of parallel. Thompson does attempt to dispel that myth accordingly focusing on life in general and how the many episodes in the Bible can be said to dispel this theme accordingly.

The main points of the book:

Principally the book attempts to tackle certain aspects of life which are ...

With the development of educational thought, it is necessary, albeit very briefly, understand its current position. In Christianity, there are always two things: 1) Christianity is the doctrine of this life, and 2) Christianity is the doctrine of eternal life. The most important problem of Christianity - the problem of salvation - appears in this life, and in addition, Christianity represents a revelation given over not to somehow get through this life, but with love to carry your life cross. This explains the fact that Christianity has given an unprecedented flowering of human cultural forces in all areas: art, ...

A THEOLOGICAL BOOK CRITIQUE

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Introduction. 3 Summary Critique 3 Critical Interaction 5 Jesus always alive 5 Jesus knew he was God 7 Conclusion 8 Introduction How God Became Jesus: The Real Origins of the Belief in Jesus’ Divinity is a collection of disputations against Bart D. Ehrman’s How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee. Ehrman is an American New Testament scholar and professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Michael F. Bird, an Evangelical lecturer in Theology at Ridley College ...

In this paper, the study "A Longitudinal Examination of Stress Generation in Depressive and Anxiety Disorders” published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology will be discussed. First, an overview of the study will be presented. Second, key strengths and weakness of the study’s methods and procedures, as well as its results, will be argued. Third, a recommendation for how the study could be improved will be stated, and finally a conclusion will sum up the results of this review. The study’s goal is to expand on existing research on stress. The study examines both interpersonal and non ...

Michelangelo began in 1508 the Sistine Chapel and in a period of 4 years he painted the ancestors of Christ, the Old Testament Prophets and the pagan Sibyls. He included the Old Testament heroes and leaders defeating enemies of Faith. In 1530 he painted the Last Judgment on the altar wall. The complete work of the Sistine Chapel of Michelangelo shows a complete world history from the very beginning of Creation, the Old Testament including the Prophets and Moses, the pagan world all the way to the Life of Christ and Peter, including the history of the Church portraying ...

A miracle cannot be explained with the laws of sciences or the ordinary human understanding, attributed to supernatural forces that exist in the world. The Bible provided GOD’S teaching, instructions and His will on humankind. The performance of miracles started in the Old Testament with the prophets and believers such as MOSES who were anointed by GOD to lead the children of Israel. GOD proved HIS existence to the people through performing miracles that an ordinary man would not perform. Those who doubted the existence of GOD in the Old Testament were convinced that there was a true ...

The New Testament is basically a narration of God’s reunion with man after the latter wronged God in the garden of Aden. There has to be a mediator or a link that brings back the good relationship that existed between God and man. The New Testament, therefore, tries to bring out the attempts made at mending the union. This re-union was through God’s son, Jesus, as recorded in all the books of the New Testament. Luke (1:26-38) is a narration of the preliminaries of the coming of Jesus. It is an indication that Jesus was to be ...

Introduction to Christian Thought

Introduction Modern Christians draw their guidance from the teachings of the New Testament doctrines like the Church and Trinity. However, there hardly exists sufficient information uncovering the theological definition, biblical foundation, and practical application of the doctrines (Week 2_3 Source; Insuring Authenticity of Text, 1). In the contemporary world, several churches and Christians have lost faith with the teachings due to lack of a clear understanding of the biblical doctrines and their application in their daily lives (Week 2_1 source; Arguments that the bible is the word of God). Christians incorporate the understanding of the trinity and church in ...

Aristotle/Hamlet response

In The Poetics, Aristotle writes that tragedy is the “imitation of an action,” that it should be whole and complete and possess magnitude. He also discusses the concept of recognition and reversal, as well as catharsis (Gerould 49). According to Aristotle, a successful tragedy should contain all of these concepts. A tragedy should also contain a tragic hero, who Aristotle describes as neither exclusively good nor evil, rather a man who made a tragic mistake. Finally, Aristotle suggests that the plot of a successful tragedy must rely on action that is possible and universal. The “universal” suggests that the ...

Jesus Christ as “The Bread of Life”

“In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God and the Word was God;” (John 1:1) During His time, the Jews with whom Jesus Christ had been preaching were already believers of God, who was called Yahweh. The appearance of our Christ, then, paved way to a new faith and new teachings of the scriptures. However, the Jews were not easily swayed by these teachings for they find it hard to believe that the Messenger of God was a simple man. During that time, they were extremely monotheistic, believing in the one God, and the Scriptures ...

The Book of Romans is a letter written by Paul in 57-58 A.D. addressed to the people of Rome who believed Jesus Christ. It is in this Book where Paul explains God’s plan of salvation for men. What struck me the most in the Book of Romans is the importance placed on our faith on Jesus Christ. The Book emphasized that we must make Jesus Christ as the Master of our lives. Paul says that we can only be saved by our faith in Christ. I realized that because of the death of Jesus Christ, we were able ...

The point that many of today’s or modern biblical scholars consider the New Testament of the bible to mostly report history may be said to be a true assumption based on what is entailed in some of the books in this testament. Looking at the gospel books, they mainly give the history of Jesus Christ from the time he was born until he died. In addition to this, the whole history about what Jesus did including the miracles as well as what he did in his entire life is contained in the gospel books and as such we ...

There are many strange similarities between ancient texts of different cultures. Within these narratives, there are different trappings, but many of the stories remain eerily similar across cultural boundaries; within The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament of the Bible, for instance, there are a number of different stories that are remarkably similar. The story of Gilgamesh and the plant of eternal life is very similar to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. However, perhaps the most similar of the stories contained within the Gilgamesh epic and the Old Testament of the Bible ...

Over the years, same sex marriage has been a controversial issue among various religious groups and governments in various countries. It has resulted in numerous perceptions among different individuals and social groupings. The issue of the same sex marriage can be viewed from different perspectives depending on its basis. Religious leaders, especially Christians, around the world have condemned the act, referring to it as illegal. On the contrary, some religious groups have proposed the idea leading to conflict among different religious leaders and groups. According to the history of marriage and religion, marriage was embraced in religion through the ...

God, or Yawheh, has a number of roles which define who God is in Old Testament writings. Among them are creator, one who calls forth, deliverer, law-giver, provider, leader, one-who-is-to-be-praised, and prophet-provider. A second identity of God is as one who calls forth. After Moses has fled to Midian to become a shepherd, God calls him forth to be a deliverer of the suffering Israelites in Egypt. Moses is very reluctant, but God overcomes that reluctance by giving him a staff, a symbol of power. The initial calling occurs in Exodus 3: 2-4: 17. God names Moses deliverer with ...

Within Christianity, Judaism, and Islam the roles of women have varied in their limitations and privileges, over the centuries, and have contributed to many changes in practice and worship. Introduction: The role of women differs substantially in the three main monotheistic religions of Islam, Judaism and Christianity. However there are some similarities in these religions on the women front although Islam is by far the more repressive. With Judaism, women were initially relegated to the role of domesticity and child bearing and although there have been some perceptible changes in the way women have participated in religious services over ...

The Christian Canon

The Christian Canon is the list of authoritative and inspired books universally accepted by Christians. These canons emerged from prolonged debates and consensus assumed by diverse faiths. Christian believers consider the Christian canon books as inspired by God and express the history of the solid relationship found between God and his people. For example, the Jewish Christian books are not included in the canon together with some other disputed books. In this respect, these books can be non-canonical, apocryphal or deuterocanonical. The division of the Christian canon into the early, Eastern and Western church and those of various Christian ...

The Gospel According to Mark is the second book in the New Testament. Considered one of the three synoptic gospels and is generally considered to have been the earliest written, around 70 CE. The majority of New Testament scholar view it as source materials for Matthew and Luke. This gospel has much less commentary on events in it than the later gospels, narrating the ministry of Jesus from his baptism to the point of his death and resurrection. The primary focus is the last week of Jesus’ life in Jerusalem, from chapters 11 to 16. In this section, the ...

McMahon depicts the book in a futuristic yet traditional way. He presents the combination of theoretical as well as practical essence of the church according to the traditional understanding of the Hebrews. This book is built on the foundation of the church but never the less enables students to critically analyze the church in all aspects and denominations. The first chapter is mostly about the narration of Jesus and his foundations on the church. It is called ‘The Story of Jesus’. The chapter centers on the aspects that the story of Jesus showcases the nature of the church and ...

Biography is a systematic account of someone’s life history which is written down in a book. Biographies present various important aspects in a person’s life. Some of these aspects may include tangible evidences about his experience in life and the circumstances he went through. Biographies are normally non-fiction stories about an individual written in a book. It may contain information such as place of birth, work experience, relationships and death in a systematical order. In the New Testament Gospel books, the dominant story is all about the life of Jesus. The gospels give a clear picture of ...

In listening to Dr. Paul Maier’s presentation of How We Got the Bible, I realized the Bible involved a series of editors. From the collecting and organizing, revising and distribution, the bible is, at least, a blood-bound and politically-stained recording of the longest life that ever lived. Leaving the controversy aside, I’d say the bible is its editors. By how Dr. Maier translates it, and how history translates the Word, I find an interesting evaluation. Immediately, when the Bible was compared with today’s technology, I learned that I had an opinion. I cannot agree with Dr. ...

Response Submission

If you walk into one of the more popular megachurches today and start attending it regularly for a year, it is unlikely that you will ever hear a sermon from the Old Testament. The stories from the gospels, and the principles of St. Paul, with perhaps an occasional look some of the other letters, will dominate the sermons that you hear. The reason for this is that the lessons of the gospels and letters are fairly simple to tie up in a homily of 20 minutes or half an hour’s time. The parables of Jesus are short, and ...

Judaism and Christianity

Religion influences lives of people very much. It provides them with purposes or becomes a reason for war. Religion defines nations and unifies people. Religion is more than just a set of beliefs and stories that are told from generation to generation. Instead it is a way of living, a code of conduct and framework for human actions. Religion helps to understand, to sympathize and to build relationships of the fair basis. It also provides a society with moral virtues and common traditions. World religions shape the lives of nations especially. Those confessions that have large congregations have major ...

Do Jesus’ titles and roles in the New Testament aid or hinder Christology? Include descriptions and contrasts in your explanation.

The roles and titles aid Christology through the provision of detailed information on various aspects of Jesus’ life. They contribute towards an understanding of the meaning and identity of Christ (McMahon 32). Since Christology is the study of Jesus and his mission, the titles and roles provide it with relevant and comprehensive information. According to McMahon (134), he fulfilled the roles of various titles including the Son of God, Son of Man, Messiah, High Priest, and Lord. The manner in which he fulfilled the roles contributed towards various areas of Christology including Christ’s birth, Deity, humanity, death, and ...

Interpretation of Exodus 21-24

The book of Exodus is often thought of as the story of the Hebrews and their escape from Egypt; however, there are multiple stories contained within the book of Exodus. The chapters 21 through 24 are a list of rules for the behavior of the Hebrews; these chapters also deal with the Covenant that God made with the Hebrews, through Moses. This portion of the book of Exodus does not read like a story until the very end; most of chapters 21-23 are lists of rules and regulations regarding behavior. Historically, Exodus as a Bible story tells the founding ...

1 Samuel is one of the oldest documented writings and it belongs thematically with 2 Samuel. In some editions they are known as first two Books of the Kingdoms, thus leaving 1 and 2 Kingdoms as third and fourth books in this sequence. This is a very logical connection, since all the four books describe chronological events of the years preceding and following the establishment of the Jewish kingdom as an institution. Functionally 1 Samuel is a book of the Prophets (the other two being Law and Writings). This fact tells us that 1 Samuel is not only a ...

Introduction

The role of women regarding preaching has been a topic of debate and discussion because there are various views that range from complete involvement of women in preaching to the complete prohibition. But, now the modern trends promote the concept of the equal roles of ministry for women and men, and it is also evident from the biblical verses. Christianity has allowed women to preach. The role of women as preachers should be encouraged because it is the order of God and all people are bound to obey His order. In this paper, the reasons for why women should ...

In order to clearly approach this matter, we must first understand the meaning of the word Jew. Who can be defined as a member of a cultural society who belongs to the Judaism religion and whose lineage can be traced to the Hebrew of the Israel and to their father Abraham. It comes from one of Abraham’s ancestors who was named Eber. Teachings from another tradition say that the word came from ‘eyver’, which translates to mean the ‘other side’. It is in reference that Abraham travelled from Euphrates separating himself spiritually and morally from other nations. It ...

One of the earliest questions that arose in Christian culture was whether or not believers should even avoid sin. After all, if the purpose of Christ's sacrifice on the Cross was to free humanity from the eternal burdens of sin, what is the point of living an ethical life? The thief hanging on one side of Jesus at Golgotha received admission into heaven simply for declaring his belief in Jesus, right at the end of his life. Before that, he had clearly spent a life living far from the teachings of Christ; otherwise, he would not have received a ...

The term Orthodox establishes a special doctrine in religion. The early Christian Church faced criticism, persecution, and perilous times during its foundation in that era. The early Christians remained firm in their faith that God is the only creator of the universe and that Jesus Christ is the only savior of humanity. It was the duty of the believers in this era to evangelize and many people followed this faith. The early Christian Church adhered to the liturgy in the Old Testament of the Bible. The establishment of the Biblical text did not attract rivals and this led to ...

THESIS STATEMENT

Hebrews represents one of the New Testament books that lack self attestation author thus its canonicity is disputed. The absentia of Hebrews authorship has forced several scholars and theologians to carry out enormous research to reveal who might have written the book.

INTRODUCTION

Studies indicate that Interest in the letter to the Hebrews as dramatically grown in recent years, with special sessions at major international conferences and canonical annual meetings demarcating the trend. However to the great realization, Hebrews represents one of the New Testament books that lack self attestation author thus its canonicity is disputed. The absentia of Hebrews ...

Introduction

The Protestant Reformation was one of the most earth-shattering moments in European religious history; the split of the Christian Church between Catholicism and Protestantism started out small, with Martin Luther’s thesese, and quickly spread and developed throughout Europe. The impact of the Reformation on European life and religion was vast and widespread, as well as far more complex than anyone could have anticipated – different regions had different reactions to the Reformation, leading to distinct reactions to the huge religious change in different parts of the continent. The work of Pettegree (1992), Dickens (1993) and Duke (2000) strives to ...

Christology

Introduction Although he lived in the 1st century, Jesus is still one of the most influential individuals in the history of humankind and the most influential individual in terms of Christianity, leaving his teachings to travel through time and space, being transmitted from generation to generation. This essay discusses about Jesus as a prophet and as a religious reformer, correlating these attributes of Jesus with Christology.

Body

Jesus the Prophet Jesus communicated with his contemporary through “poetic teaching, paradoxes and hyperboles”, transcending them from their quotidian human concerns related to politics, social welfare, oppressions, etc., to a world of infinite ...

Introduction

The book of Revelation is not the most popular book of the bible and many skip through it claiming it is too hard to understand. Others have said that chapter 20 is too controversial and as such a uniform interpretation will never exist Some theologians have claimed that the book of Revelation was not written in a chronological manner and that Revelation 20:1-6 does not immediately follow Revelation 19:11-21 but rather it deals with the same events albeit from a different angle. While the later has been claimed to speak on the destruction that came upon Jerusalem in 70 ...

Introduction

Cardinal Leon-Joseph Suenens served as a Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church from 1904 to 1996. Before his promotion to cardinalate in 1962, Leon served as an Archibishop of Mechelen-Brussel from 1961 to 1979. He was a powerful leader in the Second Vatican Council who advocated aggiornamento in catholic churches. Pope John selected Cardinal Leon-Joseph due to his commitment in the renewal of the church. He was a strong man who once saved the church from organizational chaos hence, gaining popularity among Vatican councils. Throughout his service in the Second Vatican Council, Cardinal Leon had many influences towards ...

The bible consists of the New Testament and the Old Testament. The New Testament has twenty seven books including the Romans book and the book of Revelation. Each book in the New Testament has its own author and deals with a different theme and persuasive principle. The new testament books are in three categories; the book of Revelation, the gospels, and the epistles. The Romans book is among the epistles of Paul while the book of Revelation is the last book of the bible and it is the only apocalyptic document in the New Testament.

Importance of the Book of Romans

The book of Romans ...