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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Gospel music has been around for a hundred of years. Gospel music is highly emotional evangelical vocal music that originated among African American Christians in the southern United States and was a strong influence in the development of soul music. (Gospel Music) Gospel music quite evolved from the songs slaves sang on plantations notably work songs‚ and from the Protestant hymns they sang in church. However in the 19th century‚ spiritual hymns transfer into gospel music‚ which started the golden
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Benchmark Assignment: Gospel Essentials “For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him‚ but also to suffer for him” (Philippians 1:29). As I was looking for bible verse to help write this paper this verse came up and it goes with the whole paper. This one verse just how much we need to sacrifice for Jesus because he did for us but this message says that we not only to believe in him but we also need to suffer for him. In this paper I will be talking about God and his
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The Social Gospel Movement The Social Gospel Introduction In the early days of the Reformation‚ the quest to discover new land was really the beginning of the Social Gospel era. This was the early stages of the concept of territorialism. According to Koester (2015‚ p. 2)‚ territorialism was a strategy for dealing with the religious differences set loose by the Protestant Reformation. Another name that is associated with Reformation was freedom of conscience to “obey God rather than man” (Acts 5:29)
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The Lindisfarne Gospels are masterpieces of early medieval European book painting. “The book represents the golden age of design and craftsmanship in Northumbrian‚ and has survived wars and the ravages of time for over one thousand years in almost perfect condition” (Tyne 2014) This is an important artwork in the culture of the North East. Another place where it is a very popular artwork is in the Christian heritage. The Lindisfarne Gospels was mainly produced for the ceremonial use‚ as a representation
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SOCIAL GOSPEL MOVEMENT The Social Gospel Movement was a religious movement that came about in the second half of the nineteenth century. Christian preachers and ministers led liberal Protestant progressives in retaliation to the abrupt change in society with urbanization‚ industrialization‚ and increased immigration. Many of these Christians lived in the cities and witnessed for themselves the social conflicts of society. This brought out of those a liberalist attitude and an ambition to honor
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Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John Theocentric Studies-Part I February 2‚ 1996 The four Gospels are neither histories of the life of Christ nor biographies. They are portraits of the person and work of the long promised Messiah‚ Israel’s King and the world’s Savior. As portraits they present four different poses of one unique personality. Matthew by the Holy Spirit presents Christ as King‚ Mark as Servant‚ Luke as Man‚ and John as God. Although featuring Christ as King‚ Matthew sketches His role
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Gospel of Wealth Debate Julian Yearwood Was Andrew Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth “ a useful response to great disparities in wealth created by the rise of industry and economic growth in the United States during the Gilded Age? Introduction: Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish Immigrant‚ who came to the US at age 13. He went from being a factory worker to working his way up the ladder at the telegraph company. He founded the Pittsburg Carnegie Steel Company‚ which he sold to JP Morgan in 1901
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individual’s life; therefore it’s important to know how one should handle one’s self in such an event. Luke attempts to address this quandary in his passage‚ “Love of Enemies” (Luke 6:27-36). Here‚ he conveys the idea that when dealing with opposition and enemies‚ individuals shouldn’t let the oppressor’s degrading actions shape our values‚ but rather act in accordance of the principles of merciful love that Luke states God exemplifies. This message is evident in the history leading up to the passage‚ when
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