Bible Etymology It comes from the Greek word “ta biblia” (plural) “biblos” (singular) which means “scrolls” or books. - Is a partial record of the religious history of the real history of the Israelites and the effect of Jesus to those who experienced him. - Since Sacred Tradition; Bible were written in papyrus and were rolled together forming scrolls. - Other names: Holy Scripture or Word of God - Book of History • History of Israelites‚ chosen people • History of
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John the Baptist (Preparing the Way of the Lord) Setting: Church Small Group Length of Delivery: One hour for each lesson Class: NBST 515 Instructor’s Name: Dr. René A. López Date Submitted: 12/8/2013 OUTLINE Lesson I: Birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-66) I. Introduction II. Zechariah is told about the birth of John (Luke 1:5-25) A. The parents of John‚ Zechariah and Elizabeth (Luke 1:5-7) 1. Zechariah is a priest in the Jewish temple (Luke 1:8-10)
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maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.” God is a God of Jews and all the nations of the world. Individual belief and faith in God is the route to redemption‚ not ethnicity or nationality. In the Roman times‚ the Pharisees and Sadducees had become so legalistic that those not adhering to “their” laws were automatically wrong. Romans 3:30 and Romans 4 speak specifically to the law of circumcision. Romans 4 describes the origin of circumcision with Abraham and Paul explains
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Reflection Paper In terms of academic study‚ what did you learn about the Bible that was new to you? What turned out to be new to me was how and why the books of the Bible were grouped together. The understanding that I had before this class was that there are specific divisions within the Bible. I already knew that there is Old Testament‚ the New Testament‚ as well as the Pentateuch‚ the Gospels‚ and the Letters. Yet I honestly did not previously think to analyze the significance that exists
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Urim And Thummim In the Old Testament days‚ they had the Urim and Thummim which was the breast-plate of Aaron with 12 stones on it representing the 12 tribes of Israel (Exodus 28: 30‚ Numbers 27: 21‚ I Samuel 23: 9-12‚ I Samuel 28: 6). Sometimes there were people said to be prophets or men of God who prophesied or claimed to have a Word‚ a Vision or a Dream from the Lord. When there was a need to confirm that those prophecies‚ words‚ visions and dreams were from the
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Unlike Mark and Matthew‚ Luke is thought to be the third gospel to be written. As Luke is known as the first Church Historian‚ the content of his gospel come from interviewing individuals who knew Jesus personally (Bible‚ 684). One of the greatest individuals who Luke interviewed was Christ’s mother. As a result of these interviews‚ Luke includes many stories about women and money (Bible‚ 645). Luke‚ a Gentile himself‚ aims to prove to other Gentiles that Jesus is the universal Savior of all
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sent Andres to go check the area out. On the way Andres found this couple who had explained how their kids left them but the one that was noted was the one who left to go to Jesus. After that Andres continued on his way but then he gets taken by the Zealots. From this he learns of why so many people choose these Rebel communities. Once Andres reaches Capernaum‚ he meets someone by the name of Matthias. Matthias had a sick daughter and he was hoping that Jesus would help her get better by healing her
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and Roman history: Judas Maccabeus. I didn’t know the full extent of the revolt led by Judas before reading the book. The story somewhat reminded me of the movie 300. Cahill does a good job of touching on both of the religious extremes‚ the Zealots and the Essenes. After the Greek occupation came the Roman occupation and so the cycle of occupation continued‚ as I had already learned. However Cahill’s detailed description of the way each nation ruled helped me understand how impossible life must have
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leader of the Order was there with a few Elders. At times two or three Essene women‚ initiate prophetesses‚ were admitted to the mysterious ceremony. Bearing torches and palms‚ they greeted the new initiate‚ who was clothed in white linen‚ as ‘Bridegroom and King‚’ whom they had foretold and whom they now saw for the first time. Then the head of the Order‚ ordinarily a man of one hundred years (Josephus says that the Essenes lived to a very advanced age)‚ presented the golden chalice to him‚ the
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A ’gospel’ The written gospels have always been of the greatest significance to the Christian church‚ because they form the principal source of knowledge of the life of the Lord Jesus. The word ’gospel’ means good news and the use of the term for a written report about Jesus goes back to the first- or second-generation Christians. It does not so much indicate a literary genre but characterises the contents of the book: good news about Jesus Christ. The gospel describes the good news of how God
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