Matthew Shepard Act

and rehearsed as a small reconnaissance mission consisting of four Navy Special Warfare Operators (SEALS) in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan in late June, 2005. Lt. Michael Murphy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class Matthew Axelson, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell were the four team members assigned to this mission, with Murph being the ranking officer, and Luttrell assigned as team lead. What transpired in less than 24 hours was the largest death…

Gospel of Matthew, there are very different perspectives when it comes to Jesus. At the time of Matthew writing his gospels, his main focus was on mainly to provide people who were in a sense “like him” to hear the great news when it came to Jesus. One of Matthews main purposes was to be able to provide everyone and anyone who wanted to listen the story of how Jesus lived, died, and then brought back; this is why the Gospel of Matthew is a matter of fact called the Gospel “according to” Matthew.…

Pseudonymity is defined as “the practice of creating new works in the name of a famous deceased author”, and this practice was widespread among Jewish writers, with the practice being utilized to portray actual writings of Biblical figures such as Daniel, Enoch, Noah, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Ezra and Moses (Harris, 2014, p. 387). Scholars believe these pseudonymous writings were not intended to deceive others into believing they were the works of the pseudonymous writer, but to perpetuate the…

describing the same object. The bible is a very reliable source and once the verses are broken down and looked further into the “contradictions” will not seem so contradictory anymore. The first contradiction comes from the verses of Mark 14:30 and Matthew 26:34. The problem is how many times did the rooster crow and what did Jesus really say? The answer to this is that, both books do not state how many times the rooster but state that Peter will deny the Lord three times. The only major…

Amy-Jill Levine and discussing the “New Moses” theme that appeared in Matthew, which describes the similarities between Jesus and Moses (i.e. going on top of a mountain to get/give the Law), have helped a great deal in making this conceptual connection. The second conceptual topic, which I found to be the most compelling and interesting, would be the Synoptic Gospels/Problem. Analyzing the connections between the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke have made it apparent to me that they are all…

famous book in the world but also the most accurate, the Bible. They are in order from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew, one of Jesus' disciples, wrote a journal during his apostleship and time he spent with Jesus. This enter book is Matthew's point of view of what he experienced with Jesus. This book was written by Matthew to the Jewish community to try and give a testimony of what he experienced with whom Matthew believes is the Messiah, Jesus. Mark, a scribe, was not one of Jesus'…

I would like to discuss certain passages in each chapter that have a significant impact on my life. Matt. 5: 40-45 Jesus talks about loving your enemy, those that hate you, use you, or persecute you. No matter what happens don’t hate those around you, they are children of God just like you are. I like the way he starts off these verses. Usually when someone is taking something from you, you don’t love them for it. Instead, he says if they, “Sue you and take your coat, then give them your…

other Gospel accounts he mentions that Jesus spent a night in prayer before choosing his apostles (Luke 6:12-16). Other Gospel accounts show a different focus when portraying Christ. Titles attributed to Jesus that were also included in Mark and Matthew where Christ/Messiah, Son of God, Son of Man, Son of David, and King of Jews. In Luke there was new emphasis that Jesus was Lord of Israel and all nations. That he was also Savior of all but especially the poor. In Luke Jesus was portrayed in his…

The two passages from the synoptic gospels, Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30, both create accounts of an event that occurred somewhere throughout the life and ministry of Jesus. Though these two synoptic gospels tend to be very similar in terms of the story and memoir, but they differentiate in the syntax, mood, phrasing, and the style of writing. Among these two passages from both of these gospels, it is clear that Matthew did not copy the writings of Mark’s gospel from word to word but rather…

truth is in us, it must be shared with all. This is what Roberts calls the Proclaimed Kingdom, for Acts 1:4, 8, says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Jesus commands them to spread his word, to tell all nations about the good news of salvation. Jesus says in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the…