THE NEW TESTAMENT The New Testament is a record of historical events‚ the ‘good news’ events of the saving life of the Lord Jesus Christ—His life‚ death‚ resurrection‚ ascension‚ and the continuation of His work in the world. Origin and Meaning of the Term “New Testament” Our Bible is divided into two sections : * Old Testament * New Testament The Greek word for “testament‚” diaqhkh (Latin‚ testamentum)‚ means “will‚ testament‚ or covenant.” New Testament or Covenant (anticipated in
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The Old Testament supports the tracing of the the relationship between the Levites and worship in Ancient Israel. Worship in Ancient Israel was based on doctrine supported by the covenant and interventions that had been initiated by God. Yahweh showed a considerable amount of compassion and protection to the descendants of Isaac‚ Abraham and Jacob. For example‚ the Israelites were rescued through their leader‚ Moses‚ from slavery and oppression and then led through Sinai to the Promised Land.
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realize that the King James Bible Old Testament texts are kept intact because of their supiriority‚ these texts are inferior and were accumulated by the Jews. The Jews were named to be guardians of the Old Testament‚ Romans 3:1-2 proves that the Jews were the God-appointed custodians of the old testament texts‚ then Jesus authoized them. Secondly‚ we need to realize that the King James Bible New Testament texts are kept intact because
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New Testament Final 1.1 What challenges did the Jesus-following movement encounter in its expansion from its original Jewish circles to the Gentile world? whether or not the Jewish law will be applying to the gentiles. 1.2 What major question grew out of the expansion of the early church to include gentiles‚ beginning with Cornelius in Acts 10‚ but building into a full-blown controversy between Paul and other Jewish Christians? Where in the New Testament can we turn to see Paul’s teaching
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The way Mâchâh is most commonly translated in the New Testament is to blot out. It can also be translated to wipes‚ wipe‚ wash‚ and possibly boarders. Mâchâh is used two different ways in Psalms; God removing their names or a place forever and God erasing someones sins (Ps 9:5‚ Ps 51:1‚ and 51:9.) It is found one other time in the poetic books‚ Proverbs 30:20 for someone wiping their mouth. The other times it is found in the New Testament is God removing or destroying everything (Gen 6:7 and Gen
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What we know today as the New Testament was compiled over a period of many decades. It was first referenced as the “New Testament” by Clement of Alexandria. It is believed that the books that comprise what we know as the New Testament canon were in existence no later than the end of the first century. The included books varied by different sources until the fourth century when the Bishop of Alexandria‚ Athanasios‚ included them in a letter to his flock in AD 367. His list was approved by councils
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behind the formation of the New Testament canon. What evidence exists in this area? Why did early Christians feel a need to establish an authoritative list? Which elements in the criteria are the most and least important? State your reasons for choosing these elements. How would you respond if someone claimed that the canon of the Bible should still be open? a. Define the "canon" and describe the basic criteria and chronology behind the formation of the New Testament canon. What evidence exists
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children out of wedlock‚ Emilio III and Nenita Suntay Tanedo (Nenita)‚ by two different women‚ Concepcion Mendoza and Isabel Santos‚ respectively. Despite the illegitimate status of Emilio III‚ he was reared ever since he was a mere baby‚ nine months old‚ by the spouses Federico and Cristina and was an acknowledged natural child of Emilio I. Nenita is
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The gospels of the New Testament are regarded as some of the most sacred and important text in Christianity. They are included: Mark‚ Matthew‚ Luke‚ and John. It is accepted that Mark was written first and then Matthew and Luke were written afterward around the same time. They are called the synoptic gospels because they all view the events of Jesus’ life in a similar way. They are very similar however they all have significant differences. Those gospels give important insight into the life‚ death
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Module 2 - The Old Testament Give an outline of your own personal reasons why you think that a study of the Old Testament is useful The Christian Bible has two sections‚ the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is the original Hebrew Bible‚ the sacred scriptures of the Jewish faith‚ written at different times between about 1200 and 165 BC. I believe there are many reasons to study the Old Testament. The Old Testament lays the foundations for the teaching and events which occur
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