Introduction Few if any men have changed the course of history like Martin Luther‚ the great Protestant revolutionary whose belief in his faith would overthrow the all-powerful Catholic Church and reshape Medieval Europe. Martin Luther was a German monk‚ priest‚ and professor of theology and seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation‚ whose translation of the Bible into German‚ underlining his belief that people should be able to read it in their own language; contributed significantly to the
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1 December 2011 Professor Touchstone Book Review Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg have given readers all over the world a new perspective of the story of Jesus. In their novel‚ Sitting at the feet of Rabbi Jesus we learn more in depth about the Jewishness of Jesus’ life and how Israel was during his day. They help us see Jesus’ story through first century Jewish eyes. The story unfolds and becomes clearer when looking at it in this perspective and we better understand His purpose here
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BIBLICAL QUIZ [Here below are given 110 Questions and answers – in Quiz Form – from the Bible. These questions are collected by II Year Brothers of philosophy‚ 2002-2003. This set of Questions and Answers is only a sample. The reader can formulate his own.] From the Book of Genesis 1. Which is the first book of Bible? ← Genesis What was the name of the third child of Adam and Eve? Seth 2. Name the sons of Noah? ← Shem‚ Han and Japheth 3. How many sons did
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Prayer will be important for every ministry. No two prophets should be the same‚ but each should be a reflection of God’s creativity and calling. The call of a prophet usually but not always includes his job description (John and Paula Sanford - The Elijah Task p.42). Some of the roles that a prophet can function in are outlined in the following sections. 1. Prayer An important part of the prophet’s task is prayer. Because he knows the mind of the Lord‚ he is in a position to pray effectively.
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Old Testament Kings A prophet is an orator or an orifice for God. A prophet communicates a direct message that God gives to him to the people that God has sent him to. Some prophets had written messages while some were just spoken. A king is a leader of a kingdom‚ who governs a kingdom’s people. The old testament of the holy bible majorly speaks of the kingdom of Israel and its history‚ kingship and prophesies. It speaks of different prophets a different periods in the books of 1st and 2nd Samuel
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Deuteronomic interpretation of HIstory Cycle of fidelity and infidelity Infidelity punishment military crisis oppression JHWH charismatic leader “judge” People faithful during life of the judge Cyrcle for idolitary crisis punishment oppression Canaanite religion fertility crisis El head God throne divine council Asherah El’s Consort (spouse) Baal storm god and warrior thunderbolt fertility Role and function of the “judge” in Israel Question of leadership Judges 1:1 Question Juge sofet
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The Book of Jonah is a special and interesting book in the Hebrew Bible. Unlike other eleven prophets’ books which focus on the prophecies from the Lord‚ the Book of Jonah is a book which focuses on the prophet himself. Jonah alone is the main human character in this book. The fours chapters are like four acts; together they tell a story about Jonah’s special travelling experience and portray the image of this running-away prophet. However‚ the Book of Jonah does not tell the readers about Jonah’s
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The title of Dryden’s poem Mac Flecknoe initiates the theme of familiar succession thus presenting many father/son or successor pairs. The poem begins with a mock sentential in the ponderous‚ aphoristic manner of a heroic poetry‚ gradually unveils the pathetic monarch of “Nonsense Absolute”. The first four lines which open the poem are in the high style with a delicate Horatian irony controlling the mock heroic inversions of terms. In the opening twenty lines of the poem Dryden introduces the readers
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Apologetics 1. Give proofs that Jesus Christ is the Son of God 2. Why does God allow suffering? 3. Does Science conflict with scriptures? 4. Miracles‚ are they possible? The BIBLE is a HISTORICAL DOCUMENT The Bible is a historical account of God revealing Himself and His purpose to His people and the world. The Biblical manuscripts are accurate‚ reliable‚ and authentic in their presentations of the facts. The miracles recorded in the Bible are historical events which occurred in the lives
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One of the biblical themes that have developed in the Old Testament and in the New Testament is the theme resurrection. The theme has continued developing as well as the meaning of the theme. Many writers have reinterpreted the meaning of resurrection and have changed it. Resurrection is the raising of the dead. It can be thought as an individual experience or a common ultimate destiny of mankind and the world. There are three different‚ but related beliefs of resurrection. The first one is that
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