Term Paper: Saint Paul the Apostle Saint Paul the Apostle was one of the most influential early Christian missionaries of his time. He is responsible for writing many books that contributed to a large portion of the New Testament. Saint Paul was one of the most brilliant people to bring Christianity to wide spread lands. He traveled tens of thousands of miles spreading the word of Jesus Christ. These lands traveled upon included Cyprus‚ Asia Minor‚ Greece‚ Crete and Rome. Saint Paul helped define
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Names Block Storyline for Acts Place these events in order of appearance in Acts of the Apostles‚ chapters 1-7. (Rank 1-8.) __3__ Pentecost __5__ Healing of the cripple at the Temple __1__ The Ascension __8__ First Christian Martyr __7__ The Apostles need assistants (ordination of deacons) __6__ Trial before the Sanhedrin __2__ Choosing a replacement apostle __4__ First proclamation of the “kerygma” and first baptisms Questions: From Lecture (i.e. teacher commentary
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Last week‚ we watched a film called ‘The Apostle’ in class and we read about virtues C.S Lewis discussed in Mere Christianity as well. As a matter of fact‚ these two materials are closely related to each other from which we can have a deeper look at Christianity. Justice and fortitude are two of four basic ‘Cardinal Virtues” listed in the book. After Sonny escaped from his family‚ his church‚ and his everything‚ we can find the fairness and strength from him. Regardless of the race‚ he arrived
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The Twelve Apostles • St. Peter Simon‚ son of Jona‚ born in Bethsaida‚ brother of Andrew‚ a fisherman; called Cephas or Peter by Christ who made him the chief of the Apostles and head of the Church as his vicar. “As one leaves behind the great city of Rome‚ the statue of Peter‚ and the great basilica‚ and turns his attention to the Gospels‚ he finds that the simplicity of this man‚ the lightning of God flashing around him‚ leaves him speechless. So expressive‚ in this fisherman that He should
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possibility for states of the deep south during this period‚ and was almost inevitable for many southern states after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. There is still much debate over the real cause of the Civil War to this day‚ but in the novel Apostles of Disunion‚ author Charles Dew narrows down the possible causes. Dew claims that the Civil War was started by either violation of states rights‚ or slavery. The election of Abraham Lincoln called for immediate action in the southern states because
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suggested that the book was written by Matthew the Apostle. The extract is taken from chapter 27 of Matthew’s gospel‚ which commentates on the Trial of Jesus‚ led by Pontius Pilate‚ and the eventual crucifixion of the self-proclaimed Messiah. The extract focuses on the controversial decision made by the Jewish crowd to execute Jesus rather than the Barabbas. This passage is often used to justify anti-Jewish polemic throughout Christianity. Matthew the Apostle was a well-educated Jewish tax collector who
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The apostle Paul‚ also known as “Saul of Tarsus‚”‚ is the apostle to the Gentiles. (Romans 11:131 and Galatians 2:8).2 (You can use parenthetical citation for Scripture‚ as you did here‚ without having to also cite them in the endnotes.) In order for us to understand how God ordained his apostleship to the Gentiles‚ we must first understand his background. The name “Paul” is a Greek spelling of the Latin word Paulus. To Aramaic – speaking Jews‚ his Hebrew name was “Saul” (from Saoul)3. Paul’s
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The Apostle Paul wrote the book of Ephesians about 60AD and it’s important to point out Paul’s initial motives to serve God were improperly demonstrated as pointed out by Duvall and Hayes (2012) “He used to get papers from the Jewish high priest authorizing him to imprison Christians” (p.118). While there is according to Snodgrass (1996) a debate over authorship of Ephesians‚ most academic scholars insist the Apostle Paul is the author (p.23-25). In the letters which are almost two thousand years
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well into the fourth century. During the first century‚ the Apostles were more concerned with correcting moral issues. However‚ as they taught their historical eye witnessing views of Jesus’ works‚ death and resurrection; they recognized a need
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Corinthians: "Follow my example‚ as I follow the example of Christ" (I Cor. 11:1). Although the Apostle Paul wore many hats‚ he was a leader above all‚ and he never lacked followers (Sanders‚ 1999). From a fugitive slave to the officials at Caesar’s Court‚ people from diverse backgrounds and social classes followed him. No one in the history of the church can be compared to him except our Lord Jesus. The Apostle Paul had many talents.
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