New Testament

The Gospel of Matthew tells of the story of Jesus's role in the fulfillment of the old prophecy / testament from Isaiah. The author of The Gospel of Matthew begins my informing the readers how Jesus is descended from the line of King David and Abraham. This shows that Jesus is not only a king but the Messiah they’ve all been waiting for. In the book it proceeds to tell of Jesus’s teachings providing even more evidence that he’s as great of a teacher than that of Moses. In the book it talks about…

informed of the actual context of the text. After almost eighteen years of being taught a certain way, it is arduous to learn that I was being taught an inaccurate exposition of the Nativity story. Moreover, we analyzed books that are part of the New Testament. We began by studying the Gospels in depth. I learned that Mark is the oldest and the shortest Gospel written in the 80s while Mathew and Luke’s Gospels were written around the 100s. Mark has a short and long ending. Before these were…

of Luke and Acts The Gospel According to Luke as well as the Acts of the Apostles collectively make up 27 percent of the information of the whole New Testament. These two works were authored by Luke, a Gentile believer (Colossians 4:10-14). Seeing that he just authored these two books, which his writings constitute over one fourth of the New Testament writings (making Luke the greatest possible author), the study of the content and message is quite important to us. (Dulle, n.d.) Acts and that…

The Gospels are an intertwining of history because they trace the life of Jesus, his miracles, ventures and ultimately his death and resurrection as well occurrences in Israel across numerous historical accounts (Strauss, 2011, p. 1035). “The Gospels begins with accounts of “the life of the historical Jesus” (Strauss, 2011, p. 1035). It is important to remember “the Gospels are historical in that they are set in a specific historical context” (Strauss, 2011, p. 1022). History displays that “it…

unbaptized are part of the elect. 6.2.3. Law and Gospel According to Zwingli, God has revealed His basic will throughout the Scriptures. Scripture was considered as the fullest extent as the gospel. The elements of the gospel were present in Old Testament and its moral teachings. According to him, the law flows into the gospel. The gospel is the most complete expression of God’s eternal moral law. The purpose of the gospel is to make us whole and enable us to obey the moral law. It liberates…

Daniel utilizes a new introductory formula in this verse to focus the attention of the reader to the climax of the visions of the beasts. From this group of ten horns, comes up “another horn, a little one” which displaced three other horns. This little horn had “eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.” Nothing specifically is said about the nature of what is being said, however, within the Bible’s wisdom literature, through the eyes or speech of a person, their…

Christianity is based on the Bible. What does the Bible say about holy days and customs? God warned his people not to learn the way other nations worshiped their pagan gods: "Thou shalt not do to the Lord thy God; for every abomination that the Lord hates, they have done to their gods "(Deuteronomy 12:31). This reference that bears some resemblance to the modern Christmas tree, in Jeremiah 10: 2-5: "Thus saith the Lord: Learn not the way of the nations, nor the signs of the heavens be afraid,…

the apocalyptic literatures, I am coming to see the book with a new light and more acceptable to the experiences in it. I note there are visions in several of the apocalyptic literature that are in the book of Revelation such as 1. Satan and the fallen angels - The punishment of Satan and his followers in 1 Enoch 21 as compared with Rev.20:1-2 and 10. 2. Seeing God seated in the heavenly throne room - Similar to what is in Testament of Levi 2:6, John has the same experience…

transformation. Through his own conversion and suffering, Paul became the top Gospel salesman, the broker for Christian unity, and God’s instrument for the Great Commission. Saint Paul 's story, perhaps the greatest story of conversion in the New Testament, demonstrates how God uses anyone for His purposes. Not one of the Twelve, the man known first as Saul, scoured the earth in legendary fashion to brutally persecute Christians. He wielded power and arrogance until humbled and shamed. God…

Transliteration: σφραγίζω & sphragizō c. Number of times used in the New Testament: a. NKJV Sealed: 21times b. KJV: Seal, Sealed Sealing = 22 times c. sphragizō: 32 times d. In the TDNT, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament it says 32 times. σφραγίς with σφραγίζω and κατασφραγίζω occurs 32 times in the NT, 22 of the instances being in Rev. Matthew 27:66 So they went and made the tomb secure…