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Jesus’ Crucifixion Hundreds of different children’s Bibles have been published throughout the world. However, many of them do not contain accurate details, which ends up taking away from the historical accuracy by losing sight of the purpose of the Biblical account. Catherine Marshall’s Story Bible does an excellent job at keeping the stories accurate and purposeful; specifically, the account relating to Jesus’ crucifixion in Luke 23. When evaluated next to The Bible, Catherine Marshall’s Story…

between Jesus and Paul. In an elegant manner, N.T. Wright uses the metaphor of Jesus being a composer, while Paul is a conductor. Christ wrote the music, while Paul merely applied the music. Paul’s purpose has been to play the original music created by Jesus, not write his own. In this way, they both worked towards the same goal, in different manners. N.T. Wright notes that a major difference between Jesus and Paul is that Paul is ministering to different people, in situations that Jesus did not…

Is JESUS the Only SAVIOR? Ronald H. Nash, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994) “Analysis” Society in general has a miss-conception that there is more than one way to obtain the Kingdom of God though other means and gods. However, Jesus states that “No man can come unto me less it be given of the Father (John 6:65 KJV) and No man goeth to the Father except by me. (John14:6 KJV). As one digress “Is Jesus the Only SAVIOR” it is noted how Mr. Nash addresses the issue of pluralism to refute the…

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most prolific event that ever happen. Should the resurrection of Jesus Christ be a sign of the Gospel, or not? Before determining this question, the meaning of sign must be noted. “It is an important word which points to something beyond itself. When a miracle is designated by this term, it is seen as a happening that is not self-contained, not an end in itself.” “A sign is; something material or external that stands for or signifies something…

Recitation Six: Jesus, Nicodemus, and the Samaritan Woman As we continue to study and probe the Synoptic Gospels it is more and more obvious that further investigation is needed to uncover the distinctive emphases of each author. Therefore, we have been using certain methodologies such as redactional criticism to help examine these emphases. This particular methodology is meant to determine what's important to authors by understanding how they used their sources. Although this proves effective…

explains that when she writes, it helps her understand theology in more depth. She has reached out to millions of people through her book, “Jesus Feminist”. In this book, she makes the argument for women’s importance in the church. When the interviewer asked her how she becomes inspired, she simply stated that her inspiration comes with her continual journey with Jesus. She explained her up and down story of relationship, and writing to a small audience about very opinionated topics. At one…

The Greatest Superstar The rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar emerged from the imagination of Andrew Webber (composer) and Tim Rice (lyricist). Later, Norman Jewison brought it to the stage. This movie is based around the last seven days of Christ being on the physical earth. It starts out from the time he arrives in Jerusalem and ends with his crucifixion. This film differs from other Jesus related films due to it being focused not only on Jesus, but the events of Holy Week ("Journal of…

“Three Pillars: Confucius, Jesus, and Mohammed”, is a documentary film from the series Religion: A World History by Films Media Group that was produced in 1998. Professor Mark W. Muesse, Ph.D. who is a Professor of Religious Studies at Rhodes College is the narrator of the documentary. Professor Muesse provides insight into the historical contexts and individual lives of Confucius, Jesus, and Mohammed and how their philosophies became religions of today. The professor talks about which…

Analyses In his book Is Jesus the Only Savior? Ronald Nash appears to have a strong theological background in exclusivism. He uses many Bible verses in his first chapter to state what his position is and where his opponents are incorrect. Nash argues his point with support from other sources which demonstrates a thorough understanding of the topic of exclusivism vs pluralism. The arguments are constructed to give anyone a good understanding of the topic to a person who is not familiar with…

In the article, “Can Jesus Sign?” Hannah Lewis addresses questions of what relevance Christ has for d/Deaf people today. In doing this, she places Deaf Liberationist Theology alongside other Liberationist perspectives, which draw on how the lived experiences of oppressed people construct perceptions of Christ. One theologian she particularly engages with is womanist theologian Jacquelyn Grant, and Grant’s example of how “the ‘Christ symbol’ has been reconstructed in the past, by ordinary…