Gospel of the Hebrews

Paul Congdon Dr. Adam Miglio New Testament Archeology DATE Mark 7:1-24 Exegesis Following is a commentary on the Mark 7:1-24 account, addressing the content of the passage through two lenses: historical/archeological and literary. Through these two lenses, the original intent of the account can be understood. Jews did not all adhere to the same purity principles. Jewish law, while quite detailed in some areas, leaves some room for interpretation in others. Gradually, religious leaders developed…

In Christianity, the bible is the most important book written. It is important to Christians because it is an eye witness account of the stories of Jesus. Without the bible, we would only have stories of the creation of time and Jesus, but through the bible, we can experience these stories almost as we were there. For Christians, this book shapes how they live daily. It is like a moral code set by God that Christians are required to follow so that they may be granted access to heaven. Without…

1:3 DIVINE POWER: This is another key word of the epistle. It ties to 1:16 where the two major themes of the letter appear: the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul identifies this as "the power of his resurrection" (Philippians. 3:10). It is a power which all true believers possess which enables them, if they choose to count on it, to do "all things through Christ who strengthens" (Philippians. 4:13). Thus any failure to live a godly life is due to our weakness or folly and not to…

The book that I chose for this critique is Criminals of the Bible: Twenty- Five Cases of Biblical Crimes and Outlaws, by Mark Jones. This book is both interesting and intriguing. It was interesting in the concepts of how many criminal actions that took place during the time of the Bible mimic many of the crimes committed in society today. Although the punishments today are a lot different, they still carry the same type of stiff punishments that they did in the Bible. The intriguing part of the…

Introduction The story of Hannah, found in 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10, is often used as a sermon topic on Mother’s Day. While this extraordinary woman of the Scriptures personifies ideal motherhood, her prayer for a son and subsequent psalm of thanksgiving is indeed a splendid model today for a person’s petitions and response. In the Old Testament, Hannah’s prayer is the only prayer from a women. In fact, “until that point men did all liturgical speaking and prayer publicly, for the entire community,…

In this chapter, Zophar continues talking to Job. Zophar asks Job, “Do you not know…that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?” (Job 20:4). I imagine Zophar is using this as a direct attack on Job’s life. To Zophar, he believes that one’s works will determine their place in life. Since Zophar does not believe that Job was genuinely doing the will of the Lord, I imagine he wanted to tell Job that his worldly success was built on the foundation of evil…

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use again during the renaissance and so the original Greek scripts were read and therefore interpreted differently by people, since before this only the Latin Vulgate was approved by the Church meaning that the Church controlled the contents of the gospel without question. Three major concerns that began to be questioned were the authority of the Pope & Church, indulgences and relics. Initially, people began to suspect corruption in the Church. This was believed because the Church had too much…

I needed much help at this point to battle the witch, demons, and Satan. I had to get spiritual leaders strong in the faith and word to overcome these attacks on my mind and soul. I did intensive spiritual counseling to arm myself to fight these enemies of God our Heavenly Father. I was able to put on the Armour of God that I was lacking before. I was able to successfully rebuke all these enemies once they were identified. Since I was in the situation and confused, it was difficult for me…

the first pathway that they came to. When it became dark the gates closed, and the men were locked out of the gate. Before the men fell asleep, Rahab came up to them on the roof to talk to them. They had more privacy on the roof and no one would have likely heard their conversation. She realized that the spies did not come for the normal favors, but they told her about God and all He had done for them. Rahab trusted the spies and told them that after she had heard all about their…