Longenecker’s novel‚ The Lost Letters of Pergamum‚ describes a collection of fictional letters being exchanged between two fictional characters known as Antipas and Luke. Antipas is a benefactor from Rome‚ and Luke is a physician and author of the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. Luke is also the main person who Antipas goes to throughout the novel for knowledge and answers to his many questions. The story is very well written and gives the reader an idea of what the first century Church was like
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were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life‚ and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness‚ and the darkness has not overcome [a] it. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light‚ so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10
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The Gospel of Matthew was written anonymously. Early church elders believed that Matthew of the twelve disciples was the author‚ but the apparent dependence on the Gospel of Mark has caused modern day scholars to abandon that theory. This gospel represents a testimony to Peter. It is believed to have been written between AD 50 and AD 80. There are many things that lead historians to believe that Matthew was writing to a Jewish or Jewish Christian audience. The nature of Matthew’s writing suggests
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Summarize‚ explain and compare the meeting of Jesus with Nicodemus in john chapter 3 with his meeting with the woman at the well in john chapter 4. Introduction In the fourth gospel John we are told about when Jesus has two encounters with two completely different people and he talks to them about God and himself. He teaches them about spiritual water and how he is the messiah. I’m going to talk about these two meetings and compare them with one another to see the differences and the similarities
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From an arrogant‚ cocky‚ man of thunder‚ he became a humble‚ willing‚ obedient servant of the Lord even to death. He rejoiced in his death because he knew that he was going to be reunited with Jesus again. Peter appears throughout the Gospels as a leader and the spokesman of the disciples‚ and Jesus most often addressed him when speaking to them. He was the spokesman for the good and the bad no matter what. He was truly a leader and knew what to do when Jesus asked him to. Like I said
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In chapter 1 John describes Jesus as the “Word” in a poetic structure. In the beginning was the word‚ and the word was with God and what God was the Word was pg. 112 (Culpepper‚ 1998). Culpepper’s account describes a prologue then the prologue was divided into three parts. It is very important for one to understand the prologue. The prologue is divided into the first Strophe which describes the Word and God. This is saying that we cannot separate the Word and God. The second Strophe “The Word and
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Jesus Life After reading Gospel of Mark and seeing Joshua‚ which Director is Mel Gibson‚ 2004‚ and a Passion of Christ‚ Director Jon Purdy‚ 2002‚ I thought Jesus I thought what a great guy‚ no wonder why he has so many followers. In this paper I am going to talk about each movie and then a Gospel of Mark and then I am going to relate them. First of all I would like to talk about Joshua‚ the movie started with a stranger coming to town that needed help to glue back their community that was why
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the Gospel “good news” for wo/men? Honestly‚ if we only scratch the surface‚ it is not. Wo/men are unnamed‚ unrepresented‚ set aside‚ and disregarded in the vast majority of this collection of books which is at the center of our religious tradition. Mary Magdala is a quintessential example of how what we do with the memory of wo/men in the Bible. How we remember them and their witness in the life of Jesus Christ. However‚ when we truly begin to unveil the masks which we impose on the Gospel‚ we begin
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accomplish this goal with the disciples who are in the local church.” Similarly‚ in Matthew 29:19‚ Jesus told his followers to “makes disciples of all nations”; not just locally but to make disciples of all people groups. Leon Morris‚ in his book The Gospel According to Matthew‚ The Pillar New Testament Commentary‚ explains‚ “They are to make disciples of all the nations‚ which points to a worldwide scope for their mission.” Relational small groups‚ therefore‚ are not for the purpose of sheltering Christians
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The Gospels are our most important resource in a study of Christianity. Christians obtain most of their knowledge and understanding of Jesus from the Gospels. These are the heart of all scripture because the gospels contain the life ad teachings of Jesus. There are four gospels‚ and which serves a significance to our faith. The four Gospels include Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The Gospel of Matthew Matthew’s Gospel is important because he helps convert Jews by teaching about Christ. This reveals
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