Jesus Christ carefully chose his twelve apostles when he started his earthly ministry. The word "carefully" might not be a proper expression. He prayed all night before he appointed them. Their names are as important as the names of twelve tribes of Israel. Their names are written on the twelve foundational stones of the New Jerusalem coming down from heaven‚ while the names of twelve tribes are written above the twelve doors of the city. Acts 9:15 says that the Lord Jesus had chosen Paul as an
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written by a group of people called the Essenes‚ which are people who abandoned Jerusalem who thought of themselves as the chosen ones. They were known for interpreting scriptures Many languages such as Hebrew‚ Aramaic‚ and Greek were written on the scrolls. Most the scrolls were found in caves along the western shore of the Dead Sea from 1947 to 1956‚ the most known being the eleven caves near Qumran‚ were scholars believed it was a community of Essene‚ a Jewish movement known to have been elsewhere
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first century AD‚ Jesus told a parable to the Pharisees‚ who believed they were better than the common sinners of the world. This has since come to be referred to as The Parable of the Prodigal Son. In this parable‚ Jesus tells of a family consisting of a father and his two sons. The older son appears to be very well mannered and level headed‚ while the younger seems somewhat rebellious. Jesus uses this story to try to teach a lesson to the Pharisees that everyone deserves the hope provided by
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The Apostle Paul Introduction This report paper will be on the life of Paul. We will look at many various different facts about this influential man of God. We all know the apostle Paul was used of God in a miraculous way‚ but this paper will take a behind the scenes look at some areas. I also endeavor to make this paper come alive and reveal things about the apostle Paul that maybe have never been discovered by the average reader and possibly forgotten by the veteran Christian. The Author of
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Religion Study Notes: Judaism: The 1st monotheistic religion Before Judaism people were polytheistic and believed in many gods and goddesses Jews Islam and Christianity believe that god is the creator. God created him and in his image and likeness/ this becomes the basis of social justice: Being fruitful Creating artist Creating something Abraham is the following father of Judaism Prophetic vision and Tikkun Olam: Fulfill the covenant Encourage people to work towards a just and moral
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The Dead Sea Scrolls has been called the archaeological discovery has had the all-time greatest Biblical impact. They have provided documented manuscripts 1‚000 years older than the previous oldest manuscript. “The Dead Sea Scrolls have demonstrated that the Old Testament was accurately transmitted during this interval. In addition‚ they provide a wealth of information on the times leading up to‚ and during‚ the life of Christ.” According to —Dr. Bryant Wood‚ archaeologist‚ Associates for Biblical
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was also too scared to face her alone. The diction that Zielsinski uses makes Peter look very volatile. In the passage it says he is a “zealot” a zealot is a person who expounds religious views without consideration of opposing religions. So the group is not exactly a part of the main church because the church would not publicly allow this to happen. So a zealot is negative enough that the Church does not want to be affiliated with them. Zirlsinski also includes “beat” this word is a very loaded
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Megan Ashley Garza 10/1/12 Gospel and Acts/RELS2350-03 Professor Jason Lamoreaux Honor and Shame in the Time of Palestine In first century Palestine‚ honor and shame were important to social elites because the two values defined the status within the communities. Honor is an important status because it is what separates the higher classes from the lower classes. Shame is the opposite of honor because it can lower
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especially evident in the story of Levi‚ the tax collector in Luke 5:27-32. He visits and dines at Levi’s house and witnesses to many sinners. He also has a similar event with the tax collector Zacchaeus in 19:1-10. He is criticized for these acts by the Pharisees‚ but through them shows that‚ as mentioned above‚ His message is for everyone who will receive it. A second way that Luke presents Jesus is as a teacher. A very common way the Jesus taught in the book of Luke was through parables. We see many parables
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the way to the shared vision of Jesus‚ challenging the existing process of belief‚ and enabling and encouraging others to follow the truth. Peter and the other apostle’s primary difficulty when spreading the gospel resulted from the claim by the Pharisees that they were false
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