Jewish Holy Days Paper Shannon D Ezell REL 134 March-24‚ 2011 Rick Francis Jewish Holy Days Paper What would Christmas be without the gifts‚ presents and all the lights? Some would say jokingly‚ that it would be Hanukkah. I know that is what I would have said prior to studying some background on Judaism‚ and finding out some really interesting facts about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. Prior to my research I had questions about the Jewish religion holiday‚ such as‚ what time of the year
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EVAN 101-B15 September 26‚ 2013 “Methods of Evangelism” Part ONE-Evangelistic Method #1- The intellectual method I chose was Four Spiritual Laws. I found a pamphlet by Bill Bright‚ which stated in plain English the four laws‚ God loves you‚ Man is sinful‚ and Jesus Christ is God’s only provision for man’s sin. And‚ we must individually receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. This method would be great to use in any setting‚ weather believer or non-believer. It further shows how much God loves
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As Historian Philip Schaff stated‚ "This Jesus of Nazareth‚ without money and arms‚ conquered more millions than Alexander‚ Caesar‚ Mohammed‚ and Napoleon; without science...he shed more light on things human and divine than all philosophers and scholars combined; without the eloquence of schools‚ he spoke such words of life as were never spoken before or since‚ and produced effects which lie beyond the reach of orator or poet; without writing a single line‚ he set more pens in motion‚ and furnished
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MORE THAN A CARPENTER IS JESUS REALLY THE LORD THAT HE CLAIMED TO BE? The book More Than a Carpenter by Josh and Sean McDowell this is his personal journey on how life can bring about a change in one’s beliefs‚ religion and faith. McDowell testifies about how he came to find JESUS to be more than a carpenter. He displays investigative evidence that defines JESUS to be LORD. The questions that are asked and need to be answered in are‚ what makes Jesus so different‚ can you keep a good man down
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Paul‚ to the Corinthian believers: "We do not want you to be ignorant of the affliction we experienced in Asia." (2 Cor. 1:8a). Why? Why did Paul feel it was necessary to inform the Corinthians that he faced severe opposition and difficulties? Personally‚ I admit that I sometimes keep struggles to myself because I am embarrassed that I am going through them (a supervisor that did not like me)‚ or sometimes I am concerned that people may think I am over my head (a project that is not coming together)
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Renaissance artists. The last supper depicts the final gathering of Jesus Christ with his disciples‚ The Passover meal they shared before Jesus was brought to trail and crucified. Leonardo captures a particular moment in the story‚ as related in the Gospel book of Matthew in the Bible. Jesus‚ shown at the center of the composition‚ he just said to his followers: “One of you shall betray me”. The disciples‚ Matthew tells us‚ “were exceeding sorrowful‚ and began every one of them to say unto him‚ Lord
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9 December 2013 "Light" John 12:35 The English language is a funny thing. Words sound like other words and some words have numerous meanings‚ while some have only one. In the gospel of John‚ the word light comes up more than enough times to bring it to one’s attention. Not only does the word show up a lot in the gospel of John‚ but it displays different meanings at different times. In chapter one verse four (1:4) it shows the meaning of light as the spirit and life of people. "In him was life‚
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of the gospels * Rabbinic Judaism * A book hostile toward Jesus * Called Jesus the son of a hair dresser * Dates back to the mid to late 2nd century * Not as reliable as other sources * Apocryphal Gospels * Tries to satisfy the question of what Jesus was doing before the onset of his ministry * Second goal is to explain theological viewpoints some view as questionable * Includes books such as secret gospel of Mark‚ the gospel of Thomas
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esus‚ the Heavenly Comforter The Gospel passage from Mark 10:2-16 appears at first glance to be two unrelated stories‚ but there is a connection between the two of them. Both stories tell us how Jesus cares for the outcasts and the less fortunate in society and how he expects us to treat them. In Old Testament times‚ children and women were on the lower levels of society. Women were seen as nothing more than property‚ and children were considered to be useless until they were old enough to help
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Matthews Gospel is about and then evaluating the biblical and theological significance of the birth narrative of Matthews Gospel and what it says about the agenda of that particular Gospel. Matthews’s gospel is the most Jewish of the gospels and his particular emphasis is to show that Jesus is the Royal Jewish messiah and the fulfilment of Old Testament prophecy. His whole life from start to finish lay within god’s foreordained plan. Jesus is shown as the new Moses in the rest of the Gospel and is
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