Historical Jesus

However, before the Church ever administered any sacrament, She already had faith that was given to Her by the early disciples who received it directly from Jesus. (cf. O’Neill pg. 71) The faith of Our Lady and the apostles was given to the Church so that She could apply the benefits of Jesus’ death on the cross to the rest of humanity. (cf. Ibid.) O’Neill points out that without faith there could not be any sacraments because they are signs that rely on faith. (cf. Ibid…

Resurrection is both historical and a transcendent event. Although the tomb was found empty and Jesus’ disciples saw Him, the effects of the Resurrection go way beyond their time. It is the source of faith in Jesus as the Son of God. Yet, this is not always easy. Just like the Tribune in Risen, we may doubt while we search for Jesus. As Christians, we can accept and participate in the Resurrection in many ways. By participating the in the Resurrection we are confirming Jesus’ divinity and that…

Christianity A historical timeline is required in order to understand the main principles and practices of Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism. Once a brief history is established then is becomes easier to see the principles and practices in common. All three religions are based off of the Old Testament and the New Testament. However, throughout the development of Christianity different interpretations, as well as, location have contributed to the three major sects of…

Zuqi Liu Bible 12 Mr Armstrong 12 November 2015 Reading Journal In chapter twelve and thirteen the author talked about Jesus’ death on the cross and the reality of resurrection. First of all, as far as I know all of us have sinned in the direction of God. However, God is infinitely holy and righteous. He have to punish the sinner, the Lawbreaker. If He failed to, then His law will not be law, for there isn't any legislation that is a legislation without a punishment. The punishment for breaking…

Galilee is a northern Israel region that Jesus called home for approximately 30 years of his life and it is also the primary setting for the Gospels Matthew, Mark and Luke which record Jesus’ ministry within that area (Nelson, 1897, p.1). 2. Messianic Secret a. The Messianic Secret is a theological motif addressed by William Wrede which concludes that Mark solved the issue church’s lack of written accounts of Jesus’ “messiahship” because the historical Jesus never claimed to be the Messiah by…

gospel and the church. The events branched out from Jerusalem, center of Judaism where the church began, to Rome the land of the Gentiles. Since Luke included what he did and omitted other historical data suggests a theological purpose. He showed God’s plans and purposes working out through history. He showed how Jesus was building his church.…

coming of the Holy Spirit. The Day of Pentecost was the day that the Jews celebrated The Feast Of Pentecost typifying the point out of the Holy Spirit, was fifty days after the Feast of Firstfruits which gave facts of the resurrection of Christ. (Historical Context) As they sat waiting I believe they might have been discussing Old Testament Passages that described the feast of Pentecost. Scriptures like Lev. 23: 15-16 or maybe they were saying Psalm 133, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is…

Anne Rice’s Christ the Lord Out of Egypt: A Novel chronicles the life of seven year old Jesus. Set within the context of ancient Near Eastern culture, Rice begins her novel by depicting a scene between him and another young boy, Eleazer. After accidently claiming the boy’s life, Jesus uses his “power” to bring Eleazer back from the dead. After the turmoil settles, Joseph, Jesus’ father, leads his family out of Alexandria to embark on a journey to Jerusalem. Upon arrival in the Holy City,…

Simply Jesus, tells his view on who Jesus was, what he was trying to accomplish in his public career, and why it all matters. He describes that Jesus is much more complex than most people think. Many Christians believe that they know Jesus. Wright argues that Jesus can’t be understood easily. He uses the analogy of the perfect storm to show the complexity of Jesus which consisted of the Roman oppresive force, Jewish expectations, and the wind of God. Wright informs the reader that what Jesus did…

University of Otago, New Zealand, compares the sinlessness of Jesus Christ from a biblical viewpoint by providing a clarification of the moral characteristics found in Jesus Christ. In addition, this particular article provides a set of questions, that answers the modernism, idealism, contemporanism, and liberalism ideologies. In this article, Davidson describes the Sinlessness of Christ with the following statement: “To reduce the matter of Jesus' morality to something that must be…