Epistle

The book of Romans, as stated previously, is a letter, often called an epistle. It falls under the genre of hortatory and expository literature (Kostenberger 2011:780). According to Kostenberger, when referring to epistle literature, “it is here that we find the bulk of the New Testament instructions as to how we should live our lives as believers today” (2011:453). Thus, Romans 3:21-27, which makes up a section of the book of Romans, falls under the same genre as Romans. The passage being…

Jesus’ power to forgive. It is, therefore, likely that Luke would edit Mark Gospel for this reason. Mark 3:31-35 is another passage that would have been edited by Luke in light of Luke 8:19-21. Here, Luke would have edited verse 34 and 35 of Mark’s epistles. This manner of writing in these verses arises from the duality writing style consistent in the book of Mark (353). Verse 34 and 35 where Mark writes, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and…

Mason Fisher Mrs. Yaros English 8th 12/11/15 St. John Did you know that every year St. John’s grave lets off a dust that heals the sick or that he drove out demon that lived in a pagan temple for 249 years (Saint John the Apostle). St. John is a saint because of the miracles he performed, how much he preached, and his faith in Jesus. He performed many miracles, converted many people and he was also the apostle that Jesus loved the most. He is also known as the Beloved Apostle, John the…

facts and behaviors are important. It should bring to light how powerful God’s grace is, by demonstrating “the power of the gospel in overcoming the strongest and most polluted passions of our nature…” and by giving Paul the “occasion to write this Epistle,” so that we may learn by…

one can have faith, and even knowledge, but without love one is naught. This passage is inside a letter making it an epistle ("The Letter of Paul to the Corinthians"). Being that this is a letter sent to a church, there is an expectation that Paul is responding to something being asked or that he is commanding the church how to live righteously. 1 Corinthians was the first epistle to the church of Corinth. It is believed that Paul, wrote this letter in A.D. 55, as a way to scold the church…

than I did at the Novus Ordo (Ordinary Form) Masses. We got to the Kyrie and Gloria, where I caught up to where we were in the Mass. I wanted and tried to chant with these people, but I didn’t know the melody, so I merely listened. We went to the Epistle and the Gospel, both of which were chanted by the subdeacon and deacon respectively. Fr. Farge, the chief celebrant, also gives excellent homilies, which can be a little bit dark at times; all I remember about that homily was that it gave…

Seneca loathed crowds and gladiatorial games. He explained that crowds were a disease, an illness that stripped a man of his individual ideas and morals. As for gladiatorial games, Seneca preached that watching other humans being killed took away any humanity in the watcher. In our society today, I believe that there are many entertainments, much like gladiatorial games, that degrade the dignity of humans because they are bloody and inappropriate. Seneca believed that it was dangerous and…

The three major Middle Eastern religions of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are fundamentally connected in terms of their history and eschatological beliefs. All three are indebted to the now mostly extant religion of Zoroastrianism as a major source of those beliefs. Eschatological themes likely originated in the Middle East through the Zoroastrian religion in Persia. In other religions, existence was usually assumed to end or become insubstantial at death. Zoroastrian developed a consistent…

Epicurean philosophy studied a generation previously. While Seneca lead an active life as tutor to Emperor Nero and friend to many powerful political elites, he spent his retirement expanding on his philosophy and composing his Letters, or moral epistles, which presented the tenets of Stoicism in the form of polite yet firm persuasion, addressed as if to a friend. Though Seneca communicated his message well, with a keen sense of his audience’s emotions and habits, Stoicism would not last to…

Christianity has been one of the most rapid growing religions in human history, remaining influential and reaching out to prospective converts for a variety of reasons even in the modern era. However, it is important to further explore and understand Christianity’s development throughout its history to evaluate if the beliefs from early Christians remain valid and relevant. Consequently, it is crucial to contemplate how early Christians adapted and drew upon their history to compel others and…