Luke was a Gentile Christian who may have been apart of Judaism. Adding to writing the Gospel of Luke‚ he also wrote the Acts of the Apostles‚ in total about one-fourth of the New Testament. Luke mainly wrote around the time of AD 75-90‚ more than likely around 85. His target audience was the Gentile-Christians. Within his writing‚ he talked highly of the city of Jerusalem‚ using it as a symbol. Luke said that the Messiah would begin within the Holy City of Jerusalem and that it would be a main point
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The Gospel of John and its Correlation to the Synoptic gospels with the Continued Use of Farrer’s Hypothesis With the discovery of similarities between the gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John‚ it can be seen that these synoptic gospels are constantly utilizing one another in order to better relay the story of Jesus. This evidence continues to become even more prominent as a deeper analyzation of each one progresses. With this in mind‚ I will be focusing on the gospel of John and its relation
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THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE BOOK OF ACTS Luke as the author of The Book of Acts of the Apostles shows the reader the ministry of Jesus Christ through the discharge of the Holy Spirit within the apostles and His church. Luke was a historian as well as a theologian. Luke accentuates the captivating facets of the Holy Spirit prophesied in the Old Testament. Luke speaks to the reader of Acts about the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Luke emphasizes the “filling with‚” the Holy Spirit “comes upon” them‚ and the
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Self Lynchburg‚ Virginia Sunday‚ August 14‚ 2011 The books of the Gospels‚ Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John; where written over 2000 years ago. These books excluding the Gospel of John are often called the synoptic Gospels. The term synoptic is derived from the Greek word meaning “seeing together.” These three books are comparable in their recording of the existence and ministry of Jesus. The wording of the synoptic Gospels is similar as well. For example‚ the account of the healing of the leaper
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Matthews Gospel is about and then evaluating the biblical and theological significance of the birth narrative of Matthews Gospel and what it says about the agenda of that particular Gospel. Matthews’s gospel is the most Jewish of the gospels and his particular emphasis is to show that Jesus is the Royal Jewish messiah and the fulfilment of Old Testament prophecy. His whole life from start to finish lay within god’s foreordained plan. Jesus is shown as the new Moses in the rest of the Gospel and is
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The Gospel of Luke was written after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 AD. Therefore‚ Luke didn’t witness anything that God did‚ instead he wrote his Gospel based on the words and stories told by people at that time. The Gospel starts off with Luke stating that he is giving “an orderly account” (Luke 1:3). Jesus travels to Jerusalem and along the way he attracts the attention of many different groups of people. Through the relationships he forms with his disciples‚ the crowds‚ and
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stressing that‚ according to Dei Verbum the Gospel should be read on three levels. The author then states that the inspiration of the Holy Spirits comes from a communal and individual level. Gospels have been passed from people to places for many years. Those who formulate the Gospels are believed to be the true authors. The author then stresses that there are ten features that are important in regards to the understanding of the major aspects of the Gospel authorship. Harrington expresses that there
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Composition (how the Gospels were created) Hermeneutics (how the Gospels are interpreted) Tatian‚ Origen and Augustine (for the next few pages‚ McKnight outlines Dungan’s views - at the moment I think the Dungan is a Matthean priorist) Here‚ the priority of Matthew becomes orthodoxy McKnight argues that “The rise of Matthean priority in this period was never established by carefully Synoptic texts. Instead‚ when Eusebius issued his canons‚ he took the most popular Gospel‚ Matthew‚ and put it
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Faith is our yes to God and His Son‚ Jesus Christ. All saints were faithful to God and His Son‚ Jesus Christ. However‚ not all of them were faithful at first. It is truly hard to follow Christ. It is hard to have faith and it is even harder to stay faithful. As Catholics‚ followers of Christ and Paulinians‚ we must fisrt have faith. The story of Saint Paul is one of the best examples of faith and not just any faith‚ but faith in God. Saint Paul was a Pharisee who became a “Christ apostle to the
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THE CHRISTOLOGY DEBATE A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO MARSHALL WICKS IN COMPLETION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEO 350-B03 BY FRANCES MIX SCHOOL’S LOCATION: LYNCHBURG‚ VIRGINIA FEBRUARY 16‚ 2015 INTRODUCTION This Research Paper will explore the Christology Debate. It will address the meaning of Christ “emptied himself” in the incarnation from the Classical and Kenotic View. In addition‚ the Biblical Arguments of both views‚
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