Over that past two millenniums, there has been much criticism and many arguments made about the historical significance of Jesus. In the book “The Jesus Controversy: Perspectives in Conflict” there are many new perspectives incorporated through three different authors eyes who each have their own views on Jesus’ role in history. The three professors who wrote this paramount book were Professors John Crossan, Luke Johnson, and Werner Kelber each of who teaches different religious programs at some of the top recognized college institutions. The preliminary writings throughout his book are broken down into three different areas exploring topics such as the historical, theological, and textual problems at core of this theological controversy. Interesting…
The Preface of N.T. Wright's book, The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is, explains what Wright's intent and purposes were for writing this book. Wright's purposes for writing this book was to show who the real Jesus was, what his teachings meant and how they can be applied to the modern society. Wright presumes that Christians go Sunday to Sunday repeating scripture and repeating the same things over and over, not fully analyzing what the text is saying. He claims that people need to analyze who Jesus really was and what his teachings really meant to fully grasp his purpose on Earth and how it affects humans in today's modern society.…
The logos describes the persisting constitution of the cosmos. Heraclitus claims the logos is “common” and perceivable, and although everything passes in accordance to the logos, many fail to comprehend it (Heraclitus, Fragment 2, 55). Heraclitus claims that to understand the cosmos, the logos is to be first understood, as it is the logos that is unchanging and gives the cosmos its permanence (Heraclitus, Fragment 1). The logos itself can be best understood as a unifying principle, a method of arrangement, or a proportion of things…
In the book of John, the author identifies Jesus as being the word. In translating the term word to the Greek term of Logos, it can be understood as anything from a divine utterance to the principle of cosmic reason that orders and governs the universe (Harris, 2014). Traditionally, the term Logos is a philosophical term and divine concept. During John’s existence, the term Logos was a Stoic term similar to divine intelligence that created and sustained the universe. However, the author of John integrates it with the Hebrew tradition of the term that means divine Wisdom, that existed before the world began (Harris, 2014).…
God gave this revelation to his son, Jesus Christ. Only God knows of what is to happen in the future, and He gave this knowledge to Jesus to give to John. This message demonstrates many things about Jesus Christ. His glory is revealed and he is the king of kings who will rule on earth and in heaven. However, the main purpose of this book is to reveal the truth of what is coming soon.…
Helena Maria Viramontes ' novel Under the Feet of Jesus present the true realities that a young thirteen-year-old girl, Estrella, and her family encounter as migrant laborers. Working as migrant laborers, Estrella and her family face conflicts with the legal system, the perpetual state of being short on money, and the depiction of their labor. Viramontes’s novel effortlessly demonstrates how the life of migrant workers are both demanding and brutal through exemplifying Estrella and her family 's life as migrant workers. One of the biggest hardships that Estrella and her family encounter relate to the fact that their work depends on factors that they cannot control.…
In the Bible, I have read that Jesus compared living a life to building a house. Other religions emphasize the importance of a solid foundation too. Each individual must choose which guiding principles to build their life upon. I have chosen to build my life on the foundation of Jesus’s life and work. Builders and theologians agree that without a strong foundation, the house will fall.…
The Symbolic Heroic Nature of Jesus The gross profit and best-selling movie in the year 1988, the Last Temptation of Christ, brought a lot of controversial talk from far and near. Both people that had seen the movie and those that had not had something unique to say about the movie. The movie directed by Martin Scorsese deflected the 1953 novel authored by Nikos Kazantzakis in which Jesus was portrayed as a tormented and fearful man who was defeated by lust and unsure of his path in life. Many religious leaders in the United States blasted the film in fiery sermons and condemned its subject matter as pornographic.…
Through scripture the prophets paint a portrait for us of what it will be like when Messiah comes again. I choose to write about the portrait that that Jesus was the Messiah. Matthew, a Jew, records for us in the New Covenant that though no man knows the day nor hour, we can see the signs for His return. The days will be like the days of Noah when people carried on their activities without thinking of the LORD and scorned those who warned of coming judgment (Matthew 24).…
John argues against the iconoclasts and ultimately says that depicting God through his son Jesus is one of the best way to worship God’s…
The Messiah of the Jews, The Son of God; Jesus was born in the city of Bethlehem, Judea. At that time the country was ruled by the Roman Empire. Most Jews were simply hard workers to maintain a very poor life. They had lost all hope that one day they will have their kingdom back. Jesus grew up in a very poor family and experienced a typical Jews’ life.…
Jesus’ identity can not be better explained that the words of peter, “you are the messiah, who could we turn to but not you.” Jesus’ identity is freedom to my soul in a sense. But that doesn’t mean that he is not the son of God, because he is. But of the “I am…” statements the one that tell really the most of his identity is, “I am the living bread.” To me this is his greatest revealing of who he is.…
Jesus’ identity and purpose has been a great source of discussion and investigation through the years. Although many people do not seem to believe in the importance and legacy of His life, there are many profs and facts that show the meaning of His days physically living in our world. Jesus came to show us the correct way to live and direct our actions towards others. For example, in Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus speaks about loving one’s enemies. He mentions how important it is to love, bless and pray for those who curse, hate, use and persecute us (Matthew 5:44).…
Case for Christ In Lee Strobels "a case for Christ" A case is made to try and prove that the Bible is not just a fantasy book. Nonbelievers believe that the Bible is full of tall tales. Lee Strobel does his best to prove and get evidence that it is more than just a book. He is trying to prove that it 's fact and nonfiction.…
Although Mark labels Jesus as the “Son of God” in the first verse of his Gospel, it seems that this title does not define Jesus. Rather, Jesus defines what being the Son of God entails. For instance, Mark implies that the Son of God must be tempted and remain faithful to God. Immediately after being baptized by John the Baptist, “the spirit drove him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan” (Mk 1:12-13).…