Was Jesus real? Though some may not believe Jesus was the divine Christ that Christianity venerates as the Son of God and savior of the world‚ and may regard accounts of the miracles and wonders attending him as mere legendary accretion; nevertheless they certainly believe there had to have been a central figure that began Christianity. Perhaps he was just a wandering teacher‚ or an exorcist‚ an apocalyptic prophet or a zealot who opposed the Romans. Perhaps he was all these things‚ or even
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The Virgin Birth of Jesus Old Testament Fulfilled Prophecies The Virgin birth of Christ is an actual Historical fact. God came (in the sinless form of Jesus) into the earth "HE" created. No other event in the past has had so much impact out side of Calvary where Christ paid the price for our transgressions. Seven hundred years earlier‚ this was prophesied by the prophet Isaiah and it came about just as predicated in (Matthew 1:22‚ 23) In Isaiah 7:14‚ we take notice what the prophet Isaiah said
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Jesus Christ Superstar‚ a rock-opera‚ emerged from the imagination of Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Time Rice (lyrics)‚which was later brought to life on the big screen by director Norman Jewison in 1973. Filmed on location in Israel‚ the movie is centred around the last seven days of Christ’s life‚ from the time he arrived in Jerusalem up until his crucifixion. The movie is truly from the point of view of Judas Iscariot‚ one of the most infamous of all the 12 apostles. In the film‚ Judas portrays
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difference between a. and a. Both Socrates and Glaucon ultimately agree that it is better to be actually just and seemingly unjust than it is to be actually unjust but seemingly just. Their reasons for holding this position are because people just have control over themselves. They are able to maintain dominion over their desires‚ to avoid self indulgence in evil desires‚ and to choose good things. This is something the unjust person loses no matter how just he may seem. Socrates uses the image of a beast
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Jesus Christ‚ who is the founder for Christianity‚ and Mahatma Gandhi‚ who is the teacher for Hindu‚ is two teachers that have similarities in their ways of teaching. These two religions are totally different‚ but they Gandhi was considered a modern day of Jesus‚ since they share same ideas about what they teach and practice. One major similarity in teaching between these two religions‚ are that they are both based on non-violence. Gandhi and Jesus both believe that‚ non-violence is the greatest
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Sources of Knowledge about Jesus outside 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
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The Life of Jesus Christ The birth of Jesus Christ to the Virgin Mary is said to have happened in a humble stable in Bethlehem‚ which is of some controversy. There is belief that the Christian Monks miscalculated the actual time and date that Jesus was born. It has been stated that Jesus‚ born in Bethlehem as told in the Old Testament‚ could have been born in or near Nazareth in the town of Galilee. With that‚ some scholars have dated Jesus’ lineage back as far as Adam‚ the son of God
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Gospel of Jesus Christ Definitions Atonement To make atonement means to avert punishment especially divine anger‚ by the payment of a ransom‚ which may be money or which may be of life. Throughout the OT sin is serious; it was punished unless atonement was sought in the way God had provided. It means “a making at one”‚ and points to a process of bringing those who are estranged into a unity. Its use in the Bible to denote the work of Christ in dealing with the problem posed by the sin of
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Jesus and the Dignity of Women From the beginning of Christ’s mission‚ women show to him and to his mystery a special sensitivity which is characteristic of their femininity. It must also be said that this is especially confirmed...not only at the Cross but also at the dawn of the Resurrection. The women are the first at the tomb. They are the first to find it empty. They are the first to hear: “He is not here. He has risen‚ as he said”… They are also the first to be called to announce this
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Jewishness of Jesus As Christianity begins to grow by the millions‚ its origin begins to be misinterpreted day by day. Even though many follow Jesus as their savior many also are not well informed of his roots and his culture. Before Jesus became the person that we all read about in the Bible followed by masses of people and preaching the Good News‚ he was a person who knew he had to learn about his culture before actually coming out to the world. In this book‚ The Galilean Jewishness of Jesus the author
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