Historical Jesus

A designation is a distinguishing mark. It provides a label for description or identification. It enables people to clearly name a person, position, or performance. cursory dictionary search for the word designation will yield this understanding. on human flesh.estwood, N.J.: Fleming H. Re Designations are like names. When a person is called by a particular name or title, they consciously, but more often than not, unconsciously, exhibit character traits that represent that appellation. When an…

The book The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus was written by Gary R. Habermas and Michael R. Licona, for the purpose of showing the legitimacy behind Yeshua’s Resurrection. The following is a chapter by chapter summary of this book. The first chapter is crucial, laying the foundation for the remainder of the book. The authors first address why the Resurrection is a crucial issue. First of all, Yeshua’s resurrection was at the forefront of all of the teachings of the Apostles and New Testament…

both testaments in their historical setting: in the Old Testament, God’s righteousness and goodness can be seen as he sets up a geo-political…

Historical Context The First Epistle of John, similar to the Epistle to the Hebrews, mentions neither its author nor its specific recipients. Both of these epistles also do not employ formal greetings and blessings that are commonly found in other epistles. Another uncommon structure is also shown by the absence of a formal closing section such as found in the epistle of James. However these do not of course render the epistle to be considered as merely an open writing addressed to anyone who…

witness for Jesus Christ today, just as the disciples needed the power of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, so we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit for our effective witness for Jesus. Just as Jesus Christ went about his ministry by the power of the Holy Spirit, it was by the same Spirit that was given…

he sent his own Son. Jesus came in the likeness of sinful flesh so that he could be a perfect savior to fully and perfectly fulfill the requirements of the law that our sinful flesh could not. Through the Spirit we gain life and peace. The passage tells us that because of this we are no longer slaves to the flesh, nor are we slaves of the spirit that we must live in fear. We are in fact God’s children. Even though our earthly bodies cause us to desire sins of the flesh, Jesus paid for our sins…

Roxie White CH504 Dr. Richard O Johnson January 30, 2016 “Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day”. “Living the Sabbath” The historical context for this particular document was written by Norman Wirzba. According to an article I read, he wrote it in order to boost the clarity and understanding of both urban and rural church communities. He wanted them to practice being more loyal and accountable people of God as they learn how to keep the Sabbath Day sacred and…

aspect toward the Qur’an is that they believe the only connection between the Bible and the Qur’an is Jesus Christ himself (“Christianity vs. Islam”). Christians also believe the Qur’an did not come from the one true God because of the misconceptions or misunderstandings found inside. Christians further disagree with the Qur’an because it expresses Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, but claims Jesus was not the Son of God and He was not crucified on a cross (“Christianity vs. Islam”).…

are viewed as a black and white fallacy creates a false dilemma (Harris, 2011). If one believes the Gospels to be without error then their analyzation of the document is done with a preconceived bias thus impeding upon true reflection of accurate historical,…

the poor, build housing in third world countries, give comfort to the grieving, and such, but is this the primary mission of the church? “Without a clear understanding of mission, organizations, and churches alike suffer.” (p. 199) The Gospel of Jesus Christ Jim Lynn uses 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 as his passage…