Luke the Evangelist

second century. Though the Proto-Gospel of James (“proto-” as it describes events prior to Jesus’ birth, life, and death) is considered scripture by some groups and includes characters and events discussed in the canonical Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, the narrative was not ultimately included in the canonized New Testament, as opponents of the Proto-Gospel of James argue that it verges on Mariolatry (the idolatrous worship of the Virgin Mary) for its focus not on Jesus, but the…

Results. In this study of 494 participants, which consisted of 232 males and 262 females who were primarily White/European 75.1%, Asian 11.5%, Black/African-American 7.5%, Latino/Hispanic 3.2% or other racial background 2.6%. The total participants that were registered donor 19.8% or 98, 30.2% or 149 informed their family of their donation. Those who had prior experience with organ donation were 4.3% or 21 who knew of someone waiting for an organ and 23.5% or 116 knew someone living or deceased…

A hero is perceived in multiple ways. Heros are admired for their achievements and noble qualities. Jesus and Charlemagne embody these noble qualities that give them recognition as heros. The noble qualities that Jesus and Charlemagne share are courage and humility. Through these qualities, Jesus and Charlemagne strengthen their followers views on Christianity. The development of Christianity through Jesus largely contributed to Charlemagne’s enhancement of Christianity through in empire…

and models they made $775.4 million in the box office. This movie follows the protagonist, Luke Skywalker, and his voyage, which shadows the 12 stages of the hero’s journey by joseph Campbell. The first stage, called the ordinary world, states that “it is where the hero exists before the present story begins”, according to the 12 stages of the hero’s journey. During this stage we learn some details about Luke, like his essence and character. We also find out he lived with his aunt and uncle,…

Throughout the sacred text of the bible, Jesus revealed many truths that resonate and apply to leadership practices of today. Many of those nuggets of truth were spoken in parabolic form. Jesus employed parables in situations when He wanted His listeners to open their minds to some new and abstract content” (Fønebø, 2011, p. 22). Jesus used parables in “everyday situations when He wanted to clarify something, give a response to questions or criticism, or when He was interrupted by incidents”…

In the Gospel of Luke, there is one story that tends to draw my attention. This story is commonly known as “A Sinful Woman is Forgiven”. In this gospel, Jesus is invited to eat at the house of a Pharisee. When he arrives, he is greeted with a woman who is infamous for being a sinner. She begins to weep over Jesus’ feet and washes them with her tears. Afterwards, she dries his feet with her hair. She then continues to kiss his feet and anoint them with ointment. As this is going on, the pharisee…

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that Jesus was a great prophet, Elijah returned, or John the Baptist raised from the dead. King Herod was disturbed by this as Herod had been the one to order the death of John the Baptist. This event can also be found in Matthew 14:1-12 and Luke 9:7-9 and Luke 3:19-20. The passage from the Gospel of Mark in Throckmorton’s Gospel Parallels is as follows: 14King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had been known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead; and for this…

The movie, The Gospel of John, follows just one gospel: The Gospel of John. The Gospel of John (film) follows exactly what the scripture says. When I looked up the movie on Netflix, I found that there are also several versions of the movie to accompany different versions of the Bible, including the New International Version, and the New King James Version. However, even though the narration of the movie follows the scripture directly, there were some scenes that were added in. For example, John…

I swung my white lightsaber again and again, harder and harder, faster and faster. The battle simulator droids responded by pushing my limits further with more aggressive movements. I screamed in frustration and sliced off their heads, frying their circuits beyond repair. I frowned as I looked what I had accomplished. Three droids destroyed in one stroke. This was a failure move. I bet the padawans could do better than this! I must do better. I knew I could. Shame on me for being so weak! If…