As I listened to the preacher give a sermon about the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem. I could hardly wait for the event that was going to take place after church. The event was the reenactment of the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem. According to the bible Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey while the townspeople laid down palm branches in his path (Suzanne 4). The reenactment was only a small part of the Holy Week. The Holy Week starts on Palm Sunday and Ends on Easter Sunday. Throughout the week
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The Temple and Synagogues in Jesus’ Day Joseph R. Shell Averett University 0720; REL 102 Mark Nickens‚ Ph.D. April 13‚ 2013 The Temple and Synagogues in Jesus’ Day Introduction The scriptures show that Jesus visited both the Temple and Synagogues of his day (Nickens‚ 2011). The purpose of this paper is to provide background and explain the purpose of the Temple and Synagogues that existed in Jesus’ day. A layout of the Temple and a description of its different areas
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revelation of the Gentiles." The Finding of Jesus in the Temple; how delightful God brings joy out of sorrow. Just imagine Jesus missing from your life‚ the result was unhappiness‚ frustration‚ and searching. We find ourselves looking to the world for fulfillment‚ but nothing satisfies very long. No matter‚ we can’t fill the void until we find Jesus. "Seek‚ and you shall find." The Sorrowful Mysteries are so unique in the fact that only Jesus Christ could fulfill them. Sorrowful too was Mary
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It is no accident that Denis Johnson’s Jesus’ Son opens with a bloody‚ fatal car wreck on a rainy two-lane highway under a spread of “Midwestern clouds like great grey brains.” This incident from “Car Crash While Hitchhiking” sets the stage and the tone for what follows: a series of head-on collisions that Johnson’s narrator—an on-the-run junkie—encounters over the course of eleven electrifying stories. Johnson hurls his readers on a shotgunned journey through emergency rooms and dope dens‚ detoxification
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the Army was close behind. Think of the resurrection of Jesus as the Avant-Garde event in human history and life. Resurrection reveals to us what is coming down the pike: Resurrection. Paul compares the resurrection of Jesus to the fruit that came out early‚ and gave notice to the full harvest yet to come (1 Corinthians 15:19-26). I note that only the future will reveal the truthfulness of resurrection The hope of resurrection of Jesus is more than a future fire insurance policy. It is also
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What Jesus Means to Me Jesus—perhaps the most discoursed name in history. He has transformed and influenced many lives including mine. To some people‚ He was a prophet. To others He is a mere legend. To me‚ he is a father and a friend‚ but most of all‚ He is my Lord and Savior through justification‚ sanctification‚ and redemption. First of all‚ Jesus is my Savior through justification. Justification by faith is being attributed by God as righteous‚ even though we have sinned‚ and are therefore
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Invitation to New Testament Week 1 Assignment Jesus & Zealots on Taxes October 27‚ 2013 JESUS & ZEALOTS ON TAXES The name itself describes one who is filled with zeal or passionate intensity to fight for some threaten institution or ideal. The name Zealot was first used by Josephus to describe the Militant Jews in war 66-70‚ but the designation has come to be used of all whom has rebell against Rome with force. The Zealots founder was a Galilean by
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told her about what we have been learning in class about Jesus’ exceptional characteristics and asked her about her encounter with Jesus and his exceptional characteristics. The first question I asked her was what exceptional characteristic she had during her encounter with Jesus. She said that “it had to have been his loving gaze...It was through my boyfriend-at-the-time’s family that I truly found the missing piece. They had a picture of Jesus‚ and every time I would look at it‚ He had these penetrating
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The Mystical Politics of Jesus: An Ode to Kristofferson’s Song‚ “Jesus Was a Capricorn” By Ricky Vinson Addressing the provocative Kris Kristofferson song “Jesus Was a Capricorn‚” I will mention the mere title of another like-themed song‚ “I Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’ To Die Rag‚” performed by folk-rock-political musician Country Joe McDonald at the historically pivotal Woodstock Festival‚ August 1969—simply to serve as food thought‚ no distraction intended. Still‚ from my perspective‚ to dissect
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computer screen for almost half an hour just wondering how to start answering this question. Who is Jesus Christ for me? Having spent three years in a catholic school‚ joined various church choirs‚ and yes‚ even religious organizations like the Youth for Christ‚ it was only now that I answer this question with deep thought and reflection. Based on the Bible and other records‚ I can say that Jesus Christ was born around 7 B.C. He was born of a human mother--which was Mary--in the land of Palestine
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