Christianity! Who is Jesus Christ for Christians? Jesus is the Son of God‚ and on earth he was the personification of God. Jesus was born approximately 6 B.C. in Bethlehem (Israel). His mother Mary was a virgin who was engaged to Joseph‚ a carpenter. Jesus came to show people how to live well and he taught the ways of God. Christians believe that when Jesus died‚ he died for all people’s sins. Important Locations in Christianity Nazareth is Jesus’ hometown and the site of many holy places‚
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The Gospel of Thomas and The Infancy Gospel of Thomas did not make it into the Bible. Both of these Gospels aim to tell more about the life of Jesus and were written at some time after his death. The Infancy of Thomas is a narrative about the early life of Jesus‚ from age five to twelve. The Gospel of Thomas on the other hand is a compilation of Jesus’s sayings. Both of these texts present Jesus in a different way by telling what he did or said and by explaining his goal. If these were our only sources
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Jesus Christ Superstar‚ a rock-opera‚ emerged from the imagination of Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Time Rice (lyrics)‚which was later brought to life on the big screen by director Norman Jewison in 1973. Filmed on location in Israel‚ the movie is centred around the last seven days of Christ’s life‚ from the time he arrived in Jerusalem up until his crucifixion. The movie is truly from the point of view of Judas Iscariot‚ one of the most infamous of all the 12 apostles. In the film‚ Judas portrays
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Interpretation of Mark 1-4 The Gospel according to Mark is shortest of all the Gospels‚ and with being set in around 26-30 CE it is the earliest accounting of Jesus ministry. The Gospel of Mark‚ in contrast to the other gospels‚ emphasizes the servanthood of the Lord rather than that of the Messiah. Mark tells us who Jesus is by telling us what Jesus did. Similar to many historical books written in the Old Testament‚ Mark was written several years after the events actually took place. But in contrast
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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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In this paper I am going to discuss the trials that took place before Jesus’ crucifixion. I will discuss this from a legal perspective using scripture. This paper is inspired by my father who is a lawyer and knowledgeable on the subject. I started thinking about this recently because it is right before Easter and it is a subject that really interests me. Jesus was unlawfully sentenced to death through the Jewish legal system and the Roman legal system. There were many opportunities for the legal
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The Importance of the Logos Christology in the Gospel of John John wrote the immortal words of the Prologue into a desperately troubled world. The Romans held most of the known world in their political grasp. The Greeks had infiltrated every part of Jewish life with their philosophies and ways for over 500 years; the Jewish obsession with ethnic purity divided the race even from itself. One key issue Jew and Greek could agree on was the existence of the Logos‚ though not in the same way. To the
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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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nationality affect my knowledge of Jesus? There are times that the Filipino heritage is taken for granted and what has taken the center stage is the Catholic faith. I find nothing wrong with it. As a matter of fact being Catholic makes me more proud. I may have inherited and learned the teachings of the Church about Jesus‚ yet‚ my own cultural heritage as a Filipino adds color and meaning to my Catholic faith. Let me focus my reflection on the characteristics of faith in Jesus presented by The Catechism
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work we have placed ourselves in for this quarter. For instance‚ part of the work we do should be able to help the very organizations we volunteer for. In my case‚ I volunteer every Friday night at Jesus Burgers spreading love and great burgers to the community of Isla Vista. So‚ I thought what might Jesus Burgers need to get more recognized by the public? I had a couple of ideas‚ such as t-shirts‚ flags‚ and business cards‚ but I thought there could be something better. So‚ I decided to take it old-school
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