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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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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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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In this paper I am going to discuss the trials that took place before Jesus’ crucifixion. I will discuss this from a legal perspective using scripture. This paper is inspired by my father who is a lawyer and knowledgeable on the subject. I started thinking about this recently because it is right before Easter and it is a subject that really interests me. Jesus was unlawfully sentenced to death through the Jewish legal system and the Roman legal system. There were many opportunities for the legal
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Laurie Grenier Dylan Kissane PHIL 130 Tuesday‚ April 7th 2015 Sociological issues displayed in Jesus Camp In 2009‚ more then 4.5 million evangelical memberships in the United States were recorded and between 2006 and 2013‚ the number of Evangelical Protestants –also called Born Again- rose by 11.2 percent. The evangelical population is part of a bigger group -the Protestants representing more then 50 percent of the American population- and represents almost 30 percent of this larger group (Frejka
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Jesus and Muhammad are both known as religious leaders who founded the largest religions in the world. Both men have affected humanity and laid down many principles to live by. Although they had the same "call of duty"‚ they were definitely two different types of people. Jesus is said to be the Son of God‚ while Muhammad is a Messenger of God. Both Jesus and Muhammad are known for their methods in establishing and strengthening each respective religion. This paper will compare and contrast the lives
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Was Jesus married? That is the question that many people have after reading The Da Vinci Code‚ by Dan Brown. Mary Magdalene is commonly believed to have traveled the Jesus and the disciples. She is a small character in the bible important only as the first witness to the resurrection of Jesus. In the eyes of the public‚ they feel that Mary Magdalene was more then just a witness‚ that she was his wife. There are passages in the bible supporting Mary Magdalene was not Jesus ’ wife and it conflicts
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nationality affect my knowledge of Jesus? There are times that the Filipino heritage is taken for granted and what has taken the center stage is the Catholic faith. I find nothing wrong with it. As a matter of fact being Catholic makes me more proud. I may have inherited and learned the teachings of the Church about Jesus‚ yet‚ my own cultural heritage as a Filipino adds color and meaning to my Catholic faith. Let me focus my reflection on the characteristics of faith in Jesus presented by The Catechism
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Jesus Camp is a powerful‚ mind-altering documentary that follows the journey of selected children as they spend a summer in the Kids on Fire summer camp run by Becky Fischer. In this camp strict practices of idealization and object-hunger are intensively practiced. Throughout lessons it has been learnt that the experience of religious idealization can be either healthy or unhealthy according to Jones as both differentiate in growth and maturity‚ the ability to transmute internalizations and whether
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