Historical Jesus

Honor Most Foul Amanda Price Charleston Southern University Honor Most Foul To honor or dishonor one’s self or family is a practice in many religions in both Eastern and Western religions. To honor yourself or your family is to bring prosperity and life to your family name. However, to bring dishonor to yourself or your family typically brings destruction or death to not only the dishonor, but also the cause of the dishonor (Reed, 2015). An example of this type of ideology includes…

to discover because it emerges at numerous places in the scriptures themselves. The center of the message is Jesus Christ and what God has done, is doing, and will do for mankind through Jesus Christ. Paul’s sermon in Acts 13:16-43 is a good summary of the basic…

impacted by Enlightenment philosophy, theorize the Gospel as an ethical creed, which has been corrupted by catholicized church authority. In order to understand why Harnack holds these views of the Gospel, we must examine his views on the teachings of Jesus, Christology, the Catholicity of the Church, and finally the Reformation. Harnack’s explanation…

with their historical context, and careful research through eyewitness accounts and written sources. Mark adversely to Luke is the originator of the genre Luke is writing and one of Luke’s verifiable sources. Mark’s writings are symbolic of Apocalyptic Literature which means Mark’s depiction of Christ’s time on earth along with his teachings pervade throughout all time until the revelation. An additional quality of Mark’s writings is that they are simplistic in essence until defining Jesus.…

were probably the most important people of Jesus followers in history and legend. Simon Peter, the apostle Paul, and Mary Magdalene. The Book draws in the New Testament and the notic Gospel. Mary Magdalene as the media star and much interest who they now least about. Peter prominent figure in gospel. Paul we have his writings so we know what he thought. Mary Magdalen rarely shows up in the New Testament, name only appears 13 times 12 occurrences in Jesus death and resurrection. It left a lot of…

perspectives on the accounts and life of Jesus Christ it presents a natural draw. Therefore many people, myself included have seen the Old Testament as irrelevant and more of a history lesson than a life application. However, through “Encountering the Old Testament a Christian Survey” I have been stretched to think differently. The Old Testament begins with the Pentateuch, or the five scrolls; Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy all form the “historical and theological…

is not about historical facts, but they are more about expressing a particular theological viewpoint. This means the writers are primarily focused on voicing the way they comprehend Jesus’ religious or theological significance. Although the Gospels are similar in their point of view, they differ in their intent. For John, the writer’s objective is to inspire life giving faith in his readers because he believed Jesus was not an ordinary figure of history. They were convinced that jesus was a…

1. The admirabile commercium (marvelous exchange) describes the exchange between Jesus and humanity, and the rejoining of man to God through his sacrifice. Since the Old Testament, sin has caused the breakdown in the relationship between mankind and God. This breakdown allowed for the destruction of the original communion. In order to resolve this, God sends his only Son, Jesus, to take on the sins of mankind, redeem them, and help them reestablish their relationship with God. This…

this perception of the New Testament to be significant. This method of interpretation integrates all the crucial concepts that are need to read the Bible. These concepts or tools that aid with the interpretation of the Bible are literary context, historical context, and cultural context. They are so vital when examining the Word of God because people can misinterpret what is being said or some can use scripture out of context. Unfortunately, the out of context problem is used immensely amongst…

the person of Jesus Christ The gospel of John recounts a pool in Siloam where Jesus heals a blind man, "Go," he told him, "wash in the Pool of Siloam" (this word means "Sent"). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing,”” (John 9:7, New International Version). According to Dickinson, the gospels tell of the events in the life of Jesus took place during an oppressed time in history where he believes today, there is a connection between history and faith. The story of Jesus is evident in…