of various books throughout the Bible seems to be a constant question for many‚ and the authorship of the book of Matthew is no different. No one really knows the person responsible for writing the first gospel of the New Testament for a number of reasons. As Leon Morris points out‚ the oldest known translation of Matthew is written in Greek‚ but there is considerable agreement that the disciple Matthew did not know Greek. Additionally‚ William Hendriksen concludes that since the book of Matthew
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The book‚ “Pastor. The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry‚” authored by Willimon William is a comprehensive and educative guide to the ups and down of the pastoral ministry. The book can be described as a gift to anyone who is interested in the field of Pastorhood. It can act as the reason why someone chooses to go into the field or chooses to opt out. Willimon is candid in his descriptions and makes sure that the target audience is aware of his position. From the book‚ the author
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Book Review: “God of the Oppressed” James H. Cone “God of the Oppressed” is a history of the African American Struggle through the complex account of its author‚ James H. Cone. Written in 1975‚ “God of the Oppressed” is the continuation of Cone’s theological position‚ which was introduced in his earlier writings of‚ “Black Theology and Black Power‚” (1969) and “A Black Theology of Liberation” (1975). This final account was put together and published as a response to the continuous dismissal of
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Cold War Baby Boomers 1. After WW2‚ the soldiers came home and were able to get houses for either nothing or lowly priced. Their wives would become pregnant. Many babies were born in this time & many new things were being built‚ new towns with houses‚ schools‚ strip malls‚ etc. 2. In 1927‚ the television came out & mothers started working. TV became another mom to kids since they had to learn to tend for themselves. They were called latchkey kids. Cold War & Stalin 1. The Soviet people thought
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Allegory of the Old and New Testaments” (1530) I have chose Hans Holbein the Younger‚ as my artist for this critical essay. He was an accomplished portraitist during the Tudor Dynasty‚as well as King Henry’s private painter. I would have like to have done some of his portraits‚ but I felt that it would be very difficult for this assignment‚ as his portraits were more of a modeling‚ as opposed to creative imagery art. The piece that I have chosen is “An Allegory of the Old and New Testaments”
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King Jesus Gospel Book Reflection Caley Mays Melody Harper GLST 220-001 16 September 2014 King Jesus Gospel Book Reflection My understanding of the gospel prior to this class was that God sent his only son to earth so that we may be forgiven of our sins. The gospel to me was also about Jesus’ life‚ death and resurrection. As I was growing up I also learned about the great commission. While I learned about the great commission I realized all Christians are required to go out and take
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Megan BIBL 104 10/10/12 Summary of the New Testament Books: John‚ Acts‚ Ephesians‚ Philemon‚ Revelation John The Gospel of John is written largely in Narrative history and contains sermons‚ parables‚ and several prophetic oracles. The key prominent personalities are Jesus‚ John the Baptist‚ the disciples‚ Mary-mother of Jesus‚ Mary‚ Martha‚ Lazarus and Pilate. The purpose of the book is to demonstrate the deity of Christ by inspiring and strengthening the faith of those who wanted to seek
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Critical Book Review 1. Introduction “Death ends a life‚ not a relationship”‚ a quote taken from Tuesdays With Morrie‚ p. 83. The past year has been a very difficult one for my family and I‚ as my Grandmother passed away. Being very close to her‚ this departure was an extremely sad one. In the months following her passing my Mother had suggested that I read a book‚ titled Tuesdays With Morrie‚ as it had always been a favourite book of hers‚ and it’s theme was appropriate for the particular
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became more and more interested in Eastern religions. He wrote 13 books‚ for peace and social justice. Coelho’s definitive spiritual turn however‚ came when he made The Pilgrimage released in 1988. His next book was the best in all The Alchemist a book which he claims is a metaphorical adaptation of his own spiritual journey. While at first the sales of The Alchemist were slow and soon it becomes one of the most widely read books in the world. Then Coelho published his next novel Brida (1990)‚ The
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essay it is my intention to examine the theme of moral living within the Old Testament and the Celtic Church. Morality refers to ethical issues. It is the quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct. It is a system of ideas of right and wrong conduct. There are two interlinked themes of religious morality and social morality under moral living. The foundation of moral living within the Old Testament is the Sinai Covenant. Whereas‚ the basis of morality in Celtic Church is
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