This podcast talks about Jesus Christ from a historical perspective through the book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and its author, Reza Aslan. This book dives into the historical perspective of Jesus of Nazareth and discusses Reza’s own religious journey. Religion is defined by the book to a a social institution involving beliefs and practices based on recognizing the sacred. There are several concepts from the lecture and book can be seen through this podcast. Religion is very complex as shown by Emile Durkheim thought of religion involves things that surpass the limits of our knowledge.…
What is a worldview? 1. A worldview is the social system from which we discover reality in order to grasp its significance. This includes any religious opinions, principles, values, or philosophical system which provides a methodology to understanding the world and human beings.…
When he was three months old, Moses was hidden in a basket set afloat in the Nile to escape Pharaoh's decree that all male Hebrew children be drowned; he was retrieved from the river by Pharaoh's daughter, Batyah, who raised him in the palace. At age 20, Moses fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian he saw beating a Jew and made his way to Midian, where he married Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro, and fathered two sons, Gershom and EliezerWhen he was three months old, Moses was hidden in a basket set afloat in the Nile to escape Pharaoh's decree that all male Hebrew children be drowned; he was retrieved from the river by Pharaoh's daughter, Batyah, who raised him in the palace. At age 20, Moses fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian he saw beating…
It is in the perspective of Paul Moses after years as a journalist to question. In this case he questions the accepted depiction of the true role that Saint Francis plays as he feels, “Spectacular as it was, Francis journey to Damietta plays little role in the timeworn portrayal of the saint…” and that, “… the truth about saint Francis relationship to Islam and the crusades was covered up” (Moses 3). This wasn’t unusual for the times as the church wanted to maintain the saintly image for figures such as the beloved Saint Francis. This only fuels the questions that lead to the book itself. The book itself is an argument to not only the value of the interaction, but the impact it had on the crusades, and the impact that it can have…
Peter was mentioned over and over again in the life with Jesus and the beginning of the New Testament Church. It all started with Peter working as a fisherman and ran the business with the men and women of the Family. His life was not talked about in detail about before Jesus met him, but I would have to say that he was probably a normal hardworking man. Then Jesus called the leader out of him and his life changed forever for the better.…
Throughout the entire Hebrew Bible, multiple claims are made about the God of Israel. Some of the most important claims come from the book of Exodus. In Exodus 15: 1-21, Moses and the Israelites sang a song that entailed multiple claims about God. They sing just after they finally escape the clutches of the Egyptian Emperor.…
This essay pursues the studies pertaining to the quest for the historical Jesus which has been begun in the Enlightenment era and focuses on the dominant discourse of this quest in the present-day scholarly works as Jesus the Jew. The late-coming acceptance of the Jewishness of Jesus is now a scholarly cliché. In the context of the Gospels, to say “Jesus was a Jew” is not a really shocked or unexpected idea. The problem is about the Jewishness of Jesus why it took too long time until the 1970s. The second problem is how the assertion of the Jewishness of Jesus could develop tremendously in the contemporary academy.…
God called Moses for a great assignment but Moses believed he did not speak eloquently to complete his mission. Moses argued that he is of slow of speech, and of a slow tongue as found in Exodus 4:10. However, the Lord said to him, “Who hath made man's mouth or who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?” God reminded Moses that He has made humankind in totality. God instructed Moses to go where He would send him and assured Moses that He would be with him, and teach him what to say as found in Exod.…
Jesus' resurrection did not happened: Like the Pharisees, Jesus and Paul believe in the resurrection of the dead, while the Sadducees did not. Many times, Jesus told his disciples that he would rise again after three days, and as promised, he appeared in front of them, but in Mat (28.17), "They saw him and worshiped, and yet some doubted". In Marc (16.11), Mary Magdalene, the first witness, told them that Jesus was alive: "but they did not believe." Luke (24.37 to 41) says: “they felt fear, they saw a spirit ... yet they believed not and remained astonished". So, despite the prophecies, despite his appearances after his death, despite signs on his hands and feet, and despite their faith, his own disciples did not believe in his resurrection and required tangible evidence.…
It all starts when Moses and Jesus were babies. When Moses was born, Pharaoh had an order out to kill any baby boy, nonetheless, Moses still lived. Jesus also escaped murder from King Harold's order to kill all baby boys when he was born. In the mosaic covenant, God calls The Israelites his firstborn son, however, Jesus is the new firstborn son in the new testament. During the tenth plague on Egypt, the Israelites were told to sacrifice and unblemished lamb and paint the blood over their door to save them from the angel of death.…
In today’s Gospel, Jesus had travelled to the region of Caesarea Philippi. Jesus asked his disciples: “Who do people say that the Son of Man is”? The disciples replied: “Some say that you are John the Baptist, Elijah or Jeremiah or one of the prophets”. Then Jesus looked directly at his disciples and asked: “But who do you say that I am”? Immediately Simon Peter looked at Jesus and said: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”…
Was Jesus Really The Messiah Jesus has been called an imposter [simply a good man], and others believe Him to be the Messiah; so, is Jesus the son of Joseph or the Divine Son of God. The fact that Jesus lived needs no proof, but if He was the son of Joseph, then He was simply a man; nonetheless, if only a man, why has there not been through all the years another man His equal? Fact is, if He is not Deity, He is unexplainable.…
In recent years I have undergone a spiritual awakening, which has brought me into a closer connection to the Holy Trinity that lives in all of us. I now believe that it is the destiny of every member of humanity to grow in spiritual consciousness until we have all reached full Christ-consciousness. I believe that it is the destiny of every human being to follow Jesus through His resurrection and ascension. And I believe that Jesus wants to talk to all of us about this, to help and guide us. As Jesus has stated, and as it is recorded in the Bible, “…I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”…
Resurrection of Jesus Many people and religions have a different meaning and definition of who Jesus is. What his resurrection means. Some don’t believe he exists or that he even rose from the dead. Some believe that he was just a man sent by God.…
Jesus, Son of God For hundreds of years following the fall of Jerusalem the Jewish people suffered from repeated suppression yet they waited in faith and hope for the coming of the Messiah. The questions is what would he look like and how would he save the world? Would the Messiah darken the skies? Would he speak through a burning bush or a loud thunderous voice? Or would the Messiah come armed with a golden sword and crowned with jewels?…