Eschatology

An Introduction to the Theology of the Hodayot Scroll” Jane Doe BOTB: 685A The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Apocrypha April 20, 2012 Introduction When the first set of Dead Sea Scrolls was discovered in 1947, the collection contained several never before seen non-biblical scrolls. Among these unknown scrolls, was the scroll given the Hebrew name Hodayot or the Thanksgiving Hymns. The scroll received this name…

I remember when Donald Trump first announced his political run for office. He built his campaign on the slogan: We’re going to Make America Great Again, “reinforced” by his bold claim of “building a wall”. When Trump got down into the weeds with Megyn Kelly during the first Fox News Republican debate, I sensed Donald Trump was a proud and arrogant man. I went on my own campaign against him; making phone calls, writing emails, calling news agencies and talk shows, posting madly to Facebook —…

My critical review is about Hays’ argument of homosexuality. My essay is formed with two parts: summary and evaluation of his argument. In order to articulate each part, I chose a way to answer specific questions referred to in the assignment’s direction. 1. Summary ❙ What are Hays’ methodology and important premises? As a way to provide the answer to ethical question of homosexuality, which the church faces with in today’s context, Hays uses the Fourfold Task of New Testament Ethics: the…

sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.” He presents the hope and promise of everlasting life as a reality and not as a future event. Therefore, the book of John presents the concept of “realized eschatology” when portraying Jesus as the eternal Son of God. For instance, Jesus’ prayer for believers includes “That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you…

Rebecca Adams DeVaney-Lovinguth World Literature I 3 May 2016 Dante’s Inferno Dante Alighieri is the author of The Divine Comedy, which is considered as a literary epic scale. This is characterized among the central texts that have been presumed from the Western literature and it is described as the unique and largest poem during the middle ages. Dante is considered as an activist, writer, and theologian who were born around 1625 in Florence and his literary works have always been used over…

salvation had not yet been completed in Matthew 4, the text does detail the initiation of Jesus’ work and ministry which was to ultimately lead to the cross. Matthew 4 ushers in God’s kingdom through a new covenant. There is a picture of inaugurated eschatology that is being presented here. Stephen Wellum and Peter Gentry outline this idea in their work God’s Kingdom through God’s Covenant, From an Old Testament perspective there is a distinction between “this present age” – an age…

About fifteen or twenty years ago the Magic Eye craze captivated me. I can remember strolling through the local mall and seeing entire displays of these intriguing pictures. These computer-generated pictures (known as autostereograms) revealed a hidden three-dimensional picture if you stared just the right way. I can still think of receiving a book with Bible story versions of these hidden icons, which I enjoyed deeply. What caught my attention was the number of people who couldn’t see the…

been beneficial because it helps them to construct a better gospel for their own purpose. Mark was incredibly short and concise and helped construct the foundation of the Jesus Story. It did not contain many extraneous details (due to its urgent eschatology) and served as a source for Matthew and Luke. Retelling here is beneficial Matthew and Luke gain access to stories they may have not been first hand witness of, they gain another source to use and determine accuracy, and also are able to…

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God…And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:1, 14, English Standard Version). In this verse, it states that Jesus was God, and was with God from the beginning. He then came down and lived on earth as a man. Many years ago this actually happened. It is a fact written in history. Jesus was a man. Jesus came down from heaven. The deity and humanity of Christ is one of the most important parts of the Christian…

Introduction Religious fundamentalism, according to Riesebrodt, quoted by Samuel (2015),is an urban movement directedprimarily against dissolution of personality, patriarchal notions of order and social relations and their replacement by depersonalized principles. There are different types of religious fundamentalism too: Islamic fundamentalism According to Munson (2014), there is a variation of the character of Islamist movements throughout the world. While some Islamists resort to terrorism,…