Introduction To some people Jesus is most famous as a teacher of ethics and morality. Yet the ethical teachings of Jesus‚ that has been forwarded to us‚ are recounted in an unsystematic nature. The reason for this is probably due to the nature of our primary sources concerning the historical Jesus‚ as a real person of history. In spite of that‚ the Torah is assumed and forms the centre of Jesus’ teachings and doing the Will of God according to the Torah as interpreted by Jesus. In this essay I will be
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Jesus VS. Beowulf Over the ages‚ many have pondered "what makes a hero?" Over those same ages‚ we’ve seen many people try to put forth a single definition as to what defines a hero. One of man’s earliest examples was Beowulf‚ the valiant hero called forth to slay the evil beast Grendel. Beowulf is portrayed as a man with wits‚ physique‚ and morality superior to all others. Perhaps the earliest example of another hero would be Jesus‚ the man Christians claim to be the savior of mankind. Jesus
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Was Jesus real? Though some may not believe Jesus was the divine Christ that Christianity venerates as the Son of God and savior of the world‚ and may regard accounts of the miracles and wonders attending him as mere legendary accretion; nevertheless they certainly believe there had to have been a central figure that began Christianity. Perhaps he was just a wandering teacher‚ or an exorcist‚ an apocalyptic prophet or a zealot who opposed the Romans. Perhaps he was all these things‚ or even
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The Virgin Birth of Jesus Old Testament Fulfilled Prophecies The Virgin birth of Christ is an actual Historical fact. God came (in the sinless form of Jesus) into the earth "HE" created. No other event in the past has had so much impact out side of Calvary where Christ paid the price for our transgressions. Seven hundred years earlier‚ this was prophesied by the prophet Isaiah and it came about just as predicated in (Matthew 1:22‚ 23) In Isaiah 7:14‚ we take notice what the prophet Isaiah said
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Jesus Christ‚ who is the founder for Christianity‚ and Mahatma Gandhi‚ who is the teacher for Hindu‚ is two teachers that have similarities in their ways of teaching. These two religions are totally different‚ but they Gandhi was considered a modern day of Jesus‚ since they share same ideas about what they teach and practice. One major similarity in teaching between these two religions‚ are that they are both based on non-violence. Gandhi and Jesus both believe that‚ non-violence is the greatest
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Gospel of Jesus Christ Definitions Atonement To make atonement means to avert punishment especially divine anger‚ by the payment of a ransom‚ which may be money or which may be of life. Throughout the OT sin is serious; it was punished unless atonement was sought in the way God had provided. It means “a making at one”‚ and points to a process of bringing those who are estranged into a unity. Its use in the Bible to denote the work of Christ in dealing with the problem posed by the sin of
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Sources of Knowledge about Jesus outside of the gospels * Rabbinic Judaism * A book hostile toward Jesus * Called Jesus the son of a hair dresser * Dates back to the mid to late 2nd century * Not as reliable as other sources * Apocryphal Gospels * Tries to satisfy the question of what Jesus was doing before the onset of his ministry * Second goal is to explain theological viewpoints some view as questionable * Includes books such as
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Jewishness of Jesus As Christianity begins to grow by the millions‚ its origin begins to be misinterpreted day by day. Even though many follow Jesus as their savior many also are not well informed of his roots and his culture. Before Jesus became the person that we all read about in the Bible followed by masses of people and preaching the Good News‚ he was a person who knew he had to learn about his culture before actually coming out to the world. In this book‚ The Galilean Jewishness of Jesus the author
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Laurie Grenier Dylan Kissane PHIL 130 Tuesday‚ April 7th 2015 Sociological issues displayed in Jesus Camp In 2009‚ more then 4.5 million evangelical memberships in the United States were recorded and between 2006 and 2013‚ the number of Evangelical Protestants –also called Born Again- rose by 11.2 percent. The evangelical population is part of a bigger group -the Protestants representing more then 50 percent of the American population- and represents almost 30 percent of this larger group (Frejka
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Was Jesus married? That is the question that many people have after reading The Da Vinci Code‚ by Dan Brown. Mary Magdalene is commonly believed to have traveled the Jesus and the disciples. She is a small character in the bible important only as the first witness to the resurrection of Jesus. In the eyes of the public‚ they feel that Mary Magdalene was more then just a witness‚ that she was his wife. There are passages in the bible supporting Mary Magdalene was not Jesus ’ wife and it conflicts
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