Jesus and history

sometimes forget the history behind the writings. Scripture falls nowhere short of a book of power throughout time. Many empires have dominated throughout history by creating a sense of order and rule within mankind. Power plays a major role in the influences man has amongst other men. The most powerful ruling of their time was the Persian Empire and, later to follow, the Roman Empire. Ironically, both dominating forces influenced the interpretation…

adopted lifestyle and relationship. There is not a man or woman alive that came out of the womb as a devout Christian. A person learns about salvation, God’s expectations, and Christian living by being part of a Christian community. We learn of our history and learn to make and honor commitments to Christ. Our religion is set apart by who we serve and our sacraments. We learn all of this in the study of Christian initiation which involve numerous sign-acts. Like much of Christianity, we gather…

The stories of Jesus are represented through the four New Testament Gospels: Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John. Each Gospel emphasizes on particular principles that represent Jesus differently. Jesus is seen as the suffering Messiah in all four Gospels, but each Evangelist puts in his own intake, hence expanding on the original Markan portrait of Jesus. The writers of the Gospels give their own theological assertions, and understandings, which in effect creates a new portrait of Jesus for each…

not following the teachings of Jesus the historical figure. What a Kantian “religion” would look like today is related closely to what we call the “New Age” faith. Although New Age best describes what Kant would accept as a pure religion, a Kantian religion would be comprised of a group of extremely confused individuals who would truly never achieve anything. There would be no religion. The Christian religion is based on the divine nature of a man named Jesus. Jesus was a human who,…

provide a short history of the Eucharist and its foundations in the Jewish Passover; an understanding of the Eucharist as a memorial likened to Anzac day or Remembrance day; A theological understanding of how Christ’s real presence is found within the gifts of the bread and wine and how this applies to students today in terms of the gifts received at Eucharist. In this paper, all scriptural texts will be referenced from the New Revised Standard Version (1989). A concise history of the…

advanced practice nursing, Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have become one of the four major roles for nurses. Throughout history, NPs have been and are called to serve by gathering patient histories, performing physical exams, ordering procedures, diagnosing, treating, and managing disease, and prescribing medications and making referrals. In correlation to the servitude of NPs, Jesus taught us how to act, how to serve, how to reflect the grace of God in all that we do. He gave us the Beatitudes.…

anything at all, and they all have a constant battle on who is right or wrong. In this case, in Christianity it is said that Jesus died on the cross, and the Islamic belief that he did not die on the cross. I just watched and listened to, Dr. Michael Licona defending Christian beliefs and Dr. Yusuf Ismail defending Islamic beliefs. After watching this video I believe that our savior Jesus Christ did in fact die on that cross. Dr. Licona makes good arguments and it is notable that he has indeed…

What would you say is the main theme of the Bible? I would say the main theme of the Bible is, “This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life (Jesus) and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, (Jesus) so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he sworn to give to your fathers, Abraham,…

spheres of the world and the eras of history, people have continued to wonder about the nature of God, His existence and influence on human nature. Christianity can be defined as the name accorded to a definite system of religious practices and beliefs which were taught by Jesus Christ in the Palestine country. This occurred during the reign of Tiberius, a Roman Emperor (White, 2010). His teachings were promulgated for the acceptance of the whole world by Jesus’ disciples. The paper aims at…

Christianity, Jesus is still portrayed in both. The Gospels’ various depictions of Jesus’s roles and representations emphasizes how it important to examine differences in society as history brings upon new knowledge and acceptance of Christianity and Jesus’s part in it.. As just a few hundred years elapse, one sees the differences and similarities between the roles of Jesus written in the Gospels of Mark and Thomas. Being the first Gospel written, Mark illustrates a more divine image of Jesus…