From the most popular book throughout the world comes one of the most commonly known stories in history. One certainly does not have to be a Christian to know or even be familiar with the story Jesus Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection. In “Killing Jesus”, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard give the reader an inside look of what the life of Jesus was like leading up to and during these historic events, as well as the culture and setting of this time period. The audience reading “Killing Jesus” would more than likely classify the book to be more of an informative and historical piece, as oppose to being theological as the Bible is.…
Jesus Christ is the only son of God, and His mission was to deliver the Word of God and redeem our sins. He was born of the Virgin Mary and given to all mankind to redeem our sins that we may be granted entry into the kingdom of Heaven. Jesus was born two thousand years ago, and during His life He performed many miracles and fulfilled many prophecies. During His time on earth, He and His Apostles brought the Word of God to many people, and gave us the message that we should all be kind to each other and love one another as we love ourselves. At the age of thirty-three, Jesus was betrayed by Judas Iscariot, one of his apostles.…
The third claim Non-Christian’s make is that the resurrection is merely a human surviving death. Lewis on the other hand, claims that “Christ defeated death”, and this is not a case of simply being able to survive death, but instead conquer and overcome it (Lewis 47). It is important for C.S Lewis to know his purpose because it drives the direction of his…
In this essay, I will be contrasting the Resurrection Man from the ‘Mysteries of London’ with the real life bodysnatchers of Burke and Hare, two Irish men who carried out a series of murders over 10 months in Edinburgh in the 1820’s. Burke and Hare are probably the most famous of the real life bodysnatchers from the Victorian era. Like the Resurrection Man, the two used ‘burking’, the process of killing someone ’quietly or indirectly’ and in a manner so as to cause as little as possible visible damage to the bodies, so they could be provided to doctors for medical use.(Merriam Webster Dictionary) Burking was often done using suffocation as it left the least damage to the body and made it seem as if the person died of natural causes. Body snatching…
The purpose of this essay is for the Writer to analyze and establish the guiding principles and relevant data that support a clear and compelling definition of death from the perspective of one educated in pastoral thanatology. With this said, the writer will analyze and establish supporting data from the perspective of thanatology to include: 1) Analyzing 1 Corinthians 15:26 and Romans 5: 15 regarding the origins of death; 2) Anderson’s view of death as a part of Creation; and 4) Erickson’s view of conditional immortality and physical death as a consequence of sin. Background While the topic of death and dying can be painful and unpleasant for many, thanatology is the study of death and dying and the spiritual contrivance of enduring the process of dying and transition to death of a family member or loved ones.…
Jesus is God’s answer to the promises laid out in the Old Testament. Today, the majority understand that it is through his death and resurrection that we are covered, we understand that we “are called to leave behind, in the tomb of Jesus Christ, all that belongs to the brokenness and incompleteness of the present world” and to simply “follow Jesus Christ into the new world, God 's new world, which he has thrown open before us.” (Wright…
N.T Wight, in his book Simply Jesus argues that modern people are guilty of oversimplifying Jesus, because they do not understand who Jesus really was, what he did, and why that matters. To truly understand who Jesus was, we must look at him from a first century perspective. People believed in many different ideas than what is believed today, so it is necessary to think in a way similar to how people in the first century thought in order to have a better understanding of who he was as a historical figure. To further understand Jesus, Wright argues that one must also be familiar with what he did in his lifetime. In his lifetime, Jesus gave a taste of the reality of what having God as king would be like, and acted as a walking temple.…
Leander E. Keck presents how the New Testament portrays death and afterlife. Before discussing the scripture in detail, he clarifies the meaning of each word, such as death, immortality, resurrection, and sheol. He also points out that the distinct difference between the Greek tradition of radical dualism and Christianity mainly comes from the different understanding of the self (85). And, he illuminates the New Testament in light of four perspectives. Firstly, Jesus shows the influence of apocalyptic thought in that he firmly declared that the righteous would be resurrected at the end of history (86).…
There is plenty of evidence in the Bible of Jesus' nature as both fully human and fully divine. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, Jesus is confirmed to be human because of his display of human emotions, his human birth and death and also his human needs and form. Jesus is confirmed to be divine because of his title of Lord and the fact that he is the son of God. His conception within the Virgin Mary also confirmed his divinity. The Nicene Creed also mentions Jesus as the son of God and as Lord, confirming his divinity.…
C) I believe the resurrection is best explained by the soul, because it’s gives us a meaningful purpose. It’s stated that when we die the soul will return God, and once the Resurrection takes place God will revive the body with that very soul, making the being become alive once again. D) A near- death experience to me can be defined as when one is close to death, yet is able to prevail.…
For as long as it has existed, historians, philosphers, scientists, and everyone in between have questioned the credibility of the New Testament's account of the life of Jesus Christ. Athiests, agnostics, and Christians alike all doubt the feasability of the events depicted in the New Testament. 2In a world where science rules, it is unsurprising the events depicted in the Bible would be scoffed at by many, shrugged off as absurd. Others question how a book can last centuries in human hands without the story it tells being altered. 3Undoubtably, there is immense doubt as to the reliability of the Gospels, whether or not Jesus was in fact the son of God, and how it could be possibly for Jesus to have risen from the dead.…
Introduction In the year AD 441, a man called Eutyches denied that Christ was truly human. He stated that Christ’s divine nature absorbed his human nature. This denial leads to the formation of the Council of Chalcedon in AD 451. Soon after, the Council produced the Chalcedonian Definition to counteract the denial that Christ was human and a divine being.…
Through the reassurance and spreading of the awareness of the resurrection of Jesus it aids Jesus to insert himself back into the confused, grieving, and weak faith believers. Of all the heroes, Jesus made the most humble and fascinating reappearance. He humbly returns to Earth and commences to interact with the visitors, and his disciples. After the forty days Jesus masters the two worlds by returning to his Father and promises the Holy Spirit. Through the Holy Spirit, Jesus influences life on Earth while maintaining his throne in…
The gospels in the Bible are subjective; they do not just state facts, they are a narration about Jesus’ life and works, which makes it open to interpretation. Everyone has their own concept for Jesus’ ideals of his powers. The only source for historical Jesus is found in the four gospels. While the four gospels have similarities, they also contradict each other. They were also released years after Jesus’ death, and they are not first-hand accounts.…
John’s Gospel is set out to prove that Jesus Christ is God. God came in human flesh as Jesus Christ to show His people His great works through miracles and teachings. During Jesus’ time on this earth, He used the claim “I AM” to describe himself throughout all His teachings. The Gospel of John shows at least eight different times Jesus says this. Seven of these claims were accompanied by signs to back up His words.…