Gospel of Mark

Saint Thomas was born in Galilee, Israel, and was one of the twelve Apostles. Whilst a dedicated follower of Jesus, he earned the title of “doubting Thomas” on the first Easter Sunday simply because he did not believe Jesus had risen from the dead. According to John 20:24-29, Thomas had not been with the other disciples when Jesus appeared to them, and was in doubt when they told him that Jesus had returned. It wasn’t until Jesus appeared to Thomas and had him touch the fatal wounds did Thomas…

within a religious tradition. How and why the Gospel of Luke originated and was transmitted (spread) over time. The three stages of the Gospel formation is The Public life of Jesus, The Oral Period- Preaching and Teaching, Period of the Evangelists- The Gospels are recorded in written form. The Gospels according to Luke tells us about the beginning of Christianity. The Gospels are written in Greek so that Gentile Christians who are non-jews. Luke’s Gospel spread beyond Palestine and the…

What is the Twenty-Third Psalm really saying? The Twenty-Third Psalm is probably the most well-known Psalm in the Bible. Although there are many translations of the 23rd Psalm, the original version was published in the King James Version of the Bible. It was first published in Hebrew. This is unique because the psalm starts out talking in third-person, the Psalmist is talking about the Lord. Then the psalmist switches to first-person as if he is talking directly to God. He uses metaphors to…

Wright in his book “Knowing Jesus through the old Testaments” introduces the Jesus and the Old Testament of the Promise of God fulfilling purpose. As well I understand, the New Testament authors clearly statement is that Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament of the Promise. One of the things, that understanding in the first part of the book explains about the fulfillment of Jesus Christ (wright 56). “By repeated use of the fulfilment phrase, Matthew The New Testament authors clearly saw…

From the book of acts chapter six to eight, and the book of Luke chapters nine and ten, the seventy and the seven are chosen as evangelists to fulfill Jesus's commission to preach, heal, and cast out demons when the twelve appear to be unwilling or unable to do so. Robertson focuses on the events leading to the rise of the seven in the book of acts, similarities between passages involving the seven and the seventy and the role of the twelve in Luke and Acts, and the threat posed by the other…

Oratorical Essay Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish which certainly did serve humanity in the naked eye of anyone. In three books of the Bible, Mathew, Luke and John have the same writings for such an important event in history, not only religion. In those days, it was super hard to stay alive because it was either you worked and saved or supported others or you never worked and didn’t care for others. According to the Good News Bible, it says “He welcomed them, spoke to them…

John uses the Greek word “logos” to connect Jesus with the creation account in Genesis 1 and the Greek principle of cosmic reason (Bethel, n.d.). The Greek word “logos” was used in early Christian writings, to describe the role of Jesus, as being an active role in God’s divine plan for creating and structuring humanity (Logos, 2017). During the time that John lived, “logos” was a Stoic term, used to refer to how divine intelligence was used to create and sustain the world (Harris, 2014, p.…

stresses of the world apply their chokeholds and temptations. Never has it filled my mind as often, or sent more solace and strengthened reassurance than since I have been feasting on the teachings and examples of Christ in these four New Testament Gospels. My sister is an atheist. She is in "satan 's power" and she makes known that she resents what I stand for and believe. I sense a real hostility from within her, and it seems to be envy tangled with anger and hatred. Envy for the inner…

because they are filled with hidden meaning. Early Christians began interpreting the text allegorically and by interpreting the text allegorically they proposed many allegorical meanings unintended by the biblical authors (pg.5). Parables of the Gospels gave one example, which speaks of the New Testament interpretation of the parable of the Good Samaritan. Plummer says that “This story as an allegorical message of salvation, with the Good Samaritan is signifying Jesus”…

The lesson of the Beatitudes is written in two of the Synoptic Gospels, both Matthew 5:1-12 and Luke 6:20-26, in the New Testament. This teaching discusses people who are blessed and what they will receive, and this story is noted as an important teaching from the Gospels in the New Testament. The Beatitudes in both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke have overarching similarities, but there are also differences that make each story unique and help to convey a specific intention the author wants his…