New Testament view on Jesus' life

The Synoptic Gospels are written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to share with others the life, ministry and death of Jesus Christ. In the Gospels, there are different portrayals of the Jews that have hindered the way people read the Gospels today. A majority of the Gospel is interpreted with an anti-Semitic point of view. Anti-Semitism can be defined as the prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as an ethnic, religious, or racial group. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all…

always been explained through testament, but will always require some form of substantiation to support these statements. Without substantial evidence, testament is nothing more than information being passed from one another which is known as hearsay. Fiction is defined as " the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration,…

defined as the name accorded to a definite system of religious practices and beliefs which were taught by Jesus Christ in the Palestine country. This occurred during the reign of Tiberius, a Roman Emperor (White, 2010). His teachings were promulgated for the acceptance of the whole world by Jesus’ disciples. The paper aims at providing information on certain answers regarding Christians View of Nature of God. In addition, the paper also aims at exploring the significance of Nature of God across…

poetic song in which the prophet Isaiah depicted the climatic period of world history in which the coming Messiah will arrive. In today’s culture this view is again reoriented in that many Christians alone see this passage to be a prophecy of the ministry in which Jesus Christ will walk. When looking into the passage, Christians see the ‘servant’ as Jesus, and his suffering for our sins, and the sacrifice he made for us. However like many passages throughout the bible, the interpretation in…

It has been said that in the beginning there was God, a creator of all including heaven, earth, and all its inhabitants. Humanity made in the likeness or image of God was given reign over the earth and life. A reciprocal relationship between God and mankind existed, both bound and in need of each other. Sin brought about separation between God and humanity. Various religions including Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity seek a way to bridge the distance between God and mankind…

There are four brief beliefs of traditionalism view that make up church doctrine of eternal punishment. In order, to know the parameters of what will happen at the time of death if not redeemed by the blood of the Savior. People do not like to discuss or think about the eternal punishment that consists the word of hell. In order to build a case for traditionalism, the believer needs to identify the various purposes and description of hell. The following is the foundation that describes…

I thoroughly enjoyed reading through all seven chapters of Philip Yancey’s book “The Bible Jesus Read.” It felt as though I was sitting across form the writer just soaking in all he had to say. After reading commentaries and Bible dictionaries, this book gave a fresh perspective on the Old Testament. Yancey was not interested in the nitty gritty details of the Old Testament like date and author of books, but rather focusing on the point and the big picture. For example, in the preface of the…

Jesus Christ is God. As most of modern society knows, this statement is fundamental to the teachings of Christianity. Christians believe that the many prophecies of the Old Testament, such as, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel,” are all fulfilled with the coming of Jesus, giving them evidence that Jesus is God (Isaiah 7:14). For Muslims though, putting Jesus on equal standing with God is considered…

Essay 4 —“The Synoptic Gospels” The nature of the four Gospels When one opens the New Testament, he is introduced to four narratives which are concerned with the activity and teaching of Jesus of Christ. These records are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These four Gospels constitute a single literary genre and their central message is distinctive. Their content is similar, but their presentation of Jesus takes on a slightly different form. Each Gospel differs from the other. John is the most…

cults and recent church history, however the very existence of Hell is questioned, notwithstanding, Hell as a place of eternal punishment is also questioned. There are three major views of Hell, the classical view, which states Hell is a real place where the eternal punishment of the wicked occurs, the universalist view, which states if Hell exists no one will go…