Jesus and history

Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam are all teachings that represent different beliefs they differ in several ways. These ancient teachings represents rules and styles of living since they have been created. Each religion have a very detailed background history that they believe is significant for their beliefs. They believe that by not abiding by these rules will not only result in negative consequences in the current life, but also in the afterlife or other life in certain cases. They all agree…

For Christians, many saw the Jews as the murderers of Jesus Christ, and held Jews centuries later personally responsible for the death of Christianity’s Messiah. This hatred for the Jews was exacerbated by the accusations of blasphemy from the church which resulted in the attempt to separate Jews from Christians…

In this chapter, Hauerwas notes that one of the primary issues with contemporary ethics has been its focus on rules. This focus is hoped to alleviate or eradicate the “subjective” decision-making in moral “obligations”. As such, there is little, if any, consideration for personal character as a shaping factor in ethics. The rules provide, says the argument, an objective point of ethics. However, ethics are not living in a vacuum. Ethics inevitably must be lived out of a context…, which is later…

following: • What other examples of the “retelling” of the Jesus Story can you think of? (I.e., not discussed in detail in class.) I believe there are far more retellings of the Jesus Story than could be explained in just the expanse of this short paper. Many of the retellings have already been discussed during the Mission Message class. In fact, a large portion of the class and one paper has already been dedicated to discussion of the retelling of Jesus Story in terms of the authorship of the…

Christians are able to learn. This could be through the explanations of Jesus' ministry, the many parables, and the overall theme of Jesus' preaching. The purpose of this paper is to explain the meaning of the kingdom of God within the gospel of Mark. This will be done through studying multiple verses within Mark that refer to the kingdom of God. These verses include Mark 1:15 and Mark 4:26. Other concepts that will be addressed are how Jesus' ministry relates to the kingdom of God within the…

his reign. Agrippa I spent several years in Rome where he became friends with Caligula who later became emperor. His friendship with Caligula eventually won him his appointment in Judea. Caligula’s instability and cruelty are well documented in history. It was Agrippa’s relationship to this cruel and ruthless leader that gained him power and position. The Herods were not actually of Jewish blood and so were never truly accepted as royalty by the Jews. They were, for the most part, clever…

than just a celebration during Church service in remembrance of Jesus’ death; it is so believers of Christ can fully accept Jesus into their bodies. The Eucharist is how the Catholic Church describes the transformation of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Even though the bread and wine is transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, the physical properties of the bread and wine do not change. Instead, Jesus is entirely present in the appearance of bread and wine. This…

In this movement the two false witnesses testify to Jesus’ apparent blasphemy. What is interesting is that while they sing the same words, they sing them according to two slightly different melodies, or themes, giving the entire movement an unsettling feel, almost as if there is something wrong but you don’t…

dedication to Theophilus and its honorable admission as a work compiled by an indirect follower of Jesus. The author admits to not being present with Jesus and has in point of fact only had the tradition passed down to him/her from one of the earliest followers of Jesus, using both oral and written sources. A case in point from Perkins being the authors need for a geography lesson as he incorrectly places Jesus “between Samaria and Galilee” in 17:11. Perkins…

15: In the second of this four-chapter farewell discourse, we find Jesus being the exclusive speaker. Jesus addresses two primary topics: disciple from being connected to the father, and tension with the world. Both sections have to deal with the disciples association with Jesus in particular – Jesus continues to recognize the importance of preparing the disciples for what is to come. 15:1-17 In John 2, we experienced Jesus being a source of life and celebration for the family in Cana (in…