Jesus and history

In Christopaganism, God the Father is Yahweh or YHWH; God the Mother is Asherah or Mother Mary; God the Son is Jesus of Nazareth or Yeshua and God the Holy Spirit is Awen, Sophia or Wisdom. While it could potentially be expected there would be a daughter aspect to the “family of God”, there is in fact no such “person”. Why you may ask? Because the Son took a wife…

appear out of nowhere and it was not given to the world whole in its entirety. The church was born from the jewish religion, more specifically second Temple Judaism, but the two religions diverged in the first century after Jesus of Nazareth. Christianity shares its History, texts, traditions, rituals, and many other aspects with Judaism. Christianity began as a sect of Judaism, because of this there are core concept of Judaism that Christianity inherits. The belief that their is only one God…

word “heaven” being found 238 times in the New Testament alone. Heaven is the place where God dwells. It is a location that is spiritual in nature. Christianity defines heaven as being in the presence of God with places prepared for the faithful by Jesus and is viewed as eternal bliss beyond that which can currently be known. Those who are allowed into heaven are given new bodies that do not decay and death will be…

Bible contains various types of prophecies. Prophecies that comes to pass in a single generation can be true, but many not constitute proof to a later generation. A funny thing happens when the Bible is believed. Growing up, I would hear about how in history people thought the world was coming to an end, time after time. I would see on television numbers of preachers who was using television to their advantage to tell about how they knew the prophecies of the Bible. They seem to have a…

than is literally meant.” John 4:29 is an example of Hyperbole. A Samaritan woman spoke about Jesus and said “He told me all that I ever did.” Jesus did not tell the woman everything she had ever done in her life. The Samaritan woman was trying to make a point by using hyperbole. Another example of hyperbole is founded in John 3:26. John’s disciples were telling John about the popularity increasing of Jesus’ ministry. The disciples said to John: “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to…

Testament we find the teacher per excellence, Jesus of Nazareth. He was able to teach the people through parables and his own life. In addition, through his merciful words…

our salvation through Jesus Christ (Rhodes 1). The bible is the greatest book ever written and is also the greatest story told ever. The Might Acts of God states the bible is not only "the greatest story ever told"; it is the greatest drama ever enacted - and its chief Actor is God (Rhodes 1). God is the center and circuit of revelation. The circuit of revelation is continuous pattern between God, events, interpreter, interpreted events, and back to God (Rhodes 2). The history…

characteristics of the single horn imply representation of an individual in history, rather than an entire empire. John J. Collins, who attributes the fourth beast to the Greek empire argues that this individual represents Antiochus Epiphanes and the persecution of the Jews in 167 BC. He can think of no Greek king who inspired more hatred than…

organizations, etc.), and individuals that practiced celibacy; still, Christianity noticeably elevates the sacred practice to a higher level. There are countless Christian stories relating to this; such as, one that is rather unknown concerns one of Jesus closest disciple, the Apostle Peter. Biblical scholars have no problem embracing Peter’s crucifixion; at the same time, basically keep quiet regarding the reason he dies in the first place that involves celibacy (next chapter). In addition,…

preparation for Easter that begins on Ash Wednesday, 40 days before Easter, not including Sundays. Lent is a time when many Christians "fast" from something or add something to their spiritual formation, and focus on repentance and reflection on Jesus Christ - his suffering, sacrifice, life, death, burial, and resurrection. Lent has been practiced by the Christian church, as early as the second or third…