4. Define the "canon" and describe the basic criteria and chronology behind the formation of the New Testament canon. What evidence exists in this area? Why did early Christians feel a need to establish an authoritative list? Which elements in the criteria are the most and least important? State your reasons for choosing these elements. How would you respond if someone claimed that the canon of the Bible should still be open? a. Define the "canon" and describe the basic criteria and chronology
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Marcus Parker February 1‚ 2011 CHHI 301-B02 LUO Professor Michael Mitchell The Foundation of Orthodoxy and the Canon God is the Divine Author of a set of books‚ songs‚ narratives and letters that were written as a way for man to draw nearer to Him through His loving Son Jesus the Christ. God’s Word is an expression of who God is and who His Son is. J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays wrote a book called Grasping God’s Word. Within this book‚ the authors inspire their readers by giving a
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Sigmund Freud who made the “exploration of this “inner space” [the unconscious] his life’s work (Boeree 1). Jung was not only knowledgeable on the Freudian theory he was also knowledgeable in mythology‚ religion‚ philosophy and “traditions such as Gnosticism‚ Alchemy‚ Kabala‚ and similar traditions in Hinduism and Buddhism” (Boeree 1). Jung began to stray away from the Freudian theory and develop his own theory on the unconscious. The personal unconscious could be seen as the set of repressed feelings
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Historical Background of Paul The Apostle Letter to Philemon Author – Apostle Paul 1. Family Heritage Paul was born in Tarsus‚ the capital of Cilicia‚ a Roman province in about 5 A.D.‚ which is in present day southeast Turkey. Thus‚ he was born very close to the time that Christ was born. His circumcised name was Saul but it is believed that he was also given the name “Paul” in his infancy to be used by him when in the Gentile world. In Greek‚ “Saul” is “Paul” or “Paulos”. It was usual at the time
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Magisterium In Catholicism‚ the magisterium is the authority that lays down what is the authentic teaching of the Church. For the Catholic Church‚ that authority is vested uniquely in the pope and the bishops who are in communion with him.[3] Sacred Scripture and Tradition "make up a single sacred deposit of the Word of God‚ which is entrusted to the Church"‚[4] and the magisterium is not independent of this‚ since "all that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed is derived from this
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INTRODUCTION The question of God is a perennial subject of debate in the history of philosophical scholarship and can be located in nearly all the epochs of philosophy. The subject however occupies a central space in the medieval epoch that was characterized by religious thinkers. The debate is largely between two schools of thought. There are those who opine that there is no such entity as God. To such thinkers‚ the question of God does not amount to anything but is largely a product of human
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4 basic principles of medical ethics Non-maleficencebeneficenceautonomyjustice Define non-maleficence "above all‚ do no harm" act in ways that don’t cause needless harm or injury Define beneficence "to help or at least to do no harm" promote the positive welfare Define utility bring about greatest benefit and least harm to greatest number of people define justice people receive that to which they are entitled‚ that their rights are recognized and protected define autonomy right of
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Freemasonry and the Hermetic Tradition R.A. Gilbert GNOSIS #6 If‚ as is stated categorically by the United Grand Lodge of England[1]‚ Freemasonry "is not a Secret Society" and is "not a religion or a substitute for religion‚" then what is it? And why should students of the occult be concerned with the history‚ symbolism and rituals of this "peculiar system of morality‚ veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols‚" which is defined officially as‚ "one of the world’s oldest secular fraternal
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Major events in Jewish history to the first century AD 1250 BC Fall of Jerusalem to the Romans. 931 BC Divided Kingdoms. 721 BC Fall of Samaria. 587 BC Fall of Jerusalem‚ Babylonian captivity. 333 BC Jews under Hellenistic rule. 63 BC Jews under Roman rule. 70 AD Fall of Jerusalem to the Romans. Major events between 50 BC - 100 AD 63 BC - 40 BC Hyrcanus2 rules‚ but is subject to Rome. 41 BC - 30 BC Antony Caesar Roman Emperor. 40 BC - 37 BC Parathions conquer Jerusalem. 38 BC - 4 BC Herod
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1. The span of Jewish history from 515 BCE to 70 CE is referred to a the Second Temple period. 2. Which Seleucid (Greek) ruler initiated a reign of terror designed to exterminate the Jewish religion? Antiochus Epiphanes 3. Which person brought Palestine under Greek control‚ inaugurating the Hellenistic period? Alexander the Great 4. Which group led a successful Jewish rebellion to gain freedom from foreign rule? Maccabees 5. Which ruling family ruled an independent Jewish state until civil wars
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