Gospel of the Hebrews

all the words of this law.” Science, nature, and creation can assist in bringing the things that God revealed to light. La Sor, Hubbard, and Bush cite, “The science (and art) of textual criticism is the task of spotting the errors and restoring the Hebrew and Aramaic texts to a form as close to the original as possible. Scholars carefully compare the available manuscripts to examine and evaluate the variant readings.” The science of the Bible shares in keeping the creation of the Bible relevant…

provide salvation to his righteous followers. The Roman Empire transformed the configuration of Christianity. The letter Peter writes to endangered Christians is an altercation to the way of Christianity that is displayed in such writings like the Gospels. So why is there an evolution within Christianity in the matter of one superpower? It is solely because the Roman Empire conquered Christianity. To be a righteous follower of Christ, one must be loyal to the…

Death of the Creator of Islam Muhammad was born in c. 570 in Mecca, a town in the desert plateau of western Arabia. His father passed before he was born and his mother also died when he was a young child, he became an orphan around the age of six. At about age eight, his paternal uncle adopted him in and raised him in his family. Muhammad was a hard worker who spent his time working as a Shepard to pay his uncle for his care. He later married an older widow who was a wealthy merchant and had…

Angels, satan, demons. All creatures questioned through scripture and throughout all of time. Questions of their true essence and origin grip the minds of those around us, seeing answer to the unknown. As one follows them through scripture, outside cultures influenced the writings of the Old Testament, and the knowledge that Christ had of these beings, were present within the New Testament. Along with the understanding of angels, satan, and demons through scripture, came the process of…

old. His intellectual and theological reason, along with his fervent zeal fueled by the Holy Spirit, makes him one of the greatest evangelistic preachers and apologists of all time. His life, works, and sermons inspired other leaders to spread the gospel message and brought about life-altering revivals and conversions in those he reached. Our textbook author wrote, “All authentic leaders must be confirmed in order to lead.” (Youssef,…

Inclusivists believe that the proper translation of the Greek word “parektos” in the exception clause is “even including” instead of “except.” This would mean that Jesus does not allow divorce for anything, even including porneia. As Samuele Bacchiocchi says in his book, The Marriage Covenant, “This interpretation may be grammatically possible, but it seems rather unusual because it is based on a rather uncommon inclusive usage of the word parektos, usually translated ‘except for.’ This…

In the fourth century, Saint Athanasius, the bishop of Alexandria, wrote the apologetic treatise On the Incarnation to explain and defend Christ’s incarnation. This paper will look at three specific questions that can be drawn from this document which are relevant to modern Christians. First, what was Athanasius’ purpose in writing this text? Second, what is the central thesis and the main points of Athanasius’ argument? And third, what insights does Athanasius’ text provide that are pertinent…

To place Christ as part of the divine with a singular God was to deny the emperor his power and influence. Facing these tidal headwinds coming from the emperor, the promotion of Christology was viewed as useful propaganda by early Christians. It became a useful guide to explain many of the mysteries surrounding the human nature of Jesus, his good deeds, and his subsequent resurrection into Heaven. While trying to convince an audience couched in Greek philosophy, practitioners of Christology…

There are a lot of correlations between the movie we just watched “The Chosen”, and the history of Judaism. The notion of a chosen people descended from Noah to Abraham, Moses, and David. Some examples of that are henotheism, Changing Abram’s name to Abraham, circumcision, and the Promise of Progeny. With Moses it was the covenant of law and love. David with being the “son” of God, and him being the first Messiah. The Jewish had 613 commandments while the Gentiles have 10. Being chosen means you…

across different countries? Well, there are a plethora of societies who have been telling myths for centuries and changing them moderately to fit with different cultures and experiences. There are mythologies told from Egypt to Mesopotamian, Norse, Hebrew and even Greek. Apollo is one of the Gods in Greek mythology who is favored. He is recognized as the God of many traits, such as: god of music, truth and prophecy, healing, the sun and light, plague, poetry, and more. Although the myths of…