New Testament

examined a previous study about the revisions made during notable transcriptions of the Book of Revelation by Josef Schmid. Malik argued that Schmid incorrectly dated the Codex Sinaiticus (a fully Greek translation of most of the Old Testament, all of the New Testament, and some extracanonical books) as being from the fourth century. To begin, Malik referenced several other works surrounding the textual conveyance of the Book of Revelation. Bousset’s work on the matter of text corrections was a…

In the way, he lived and passed on, Stephen launch the early Christian church from its neighborhood Jerusalem roots to a cause that spread over the whole world. Little is thought about Stephen in the Bible before he was appointed a minister in the young church, as portrayed in Acts 6:1-6. Even though he was only one of seven men ensured sustenance was genuinely circulated to the Grecian dowagers, Stephen soon started to emerge: Presently Stephen, a man brimming with God's effortlessness and…

God was known by many names such as Yahweh, Adonai, and Jehovah Shammah in the Old and New Testament. One of the names God was known for was Yahweh. Yahweh is shown 6,519 times in the Bible (Blue Letter Bible). The first time Yahweh was mentioned was in Genesis 2:4. Genesis 2:4 says, ”This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created when the Lord God(Yahweh) made the earth and the heavens.” The name Yahweh means “Promised Name of God.” In Exodus 3:14, God revealed himself…

more pain. Eternal life in heaven and the avoidance of the wrath of God in hell is what biblical Christians refer to when they use the word “salvation” (Jordan, 2011). The word “salvation” refers to an eternal, spiritual deliverance. Paul in the New Testament told the Philippian jailer what he had to do to be saved, he was referring to the jailer’s eternal destiny, his life after certain death (Acts 16:30-31). Jesus similarly equated being saved with entering the kingdom of God (Matthew…

Matthew is the first of the four gospels in the New Testament. Written around second century A.D., it presents the story of Jesus, the breaking-in of the new and final age through his ministries, his death and resurrection, and the demands of Christian discipleship (The New American Bible). In Chapter 6, Jesus is teaching in Galilee to his disciples and to the people of Galilee. The principle of this section (3:1-7:29) is the Proclamation of the Kingdom (The New American Bible). The theme in…

mountains and the hills and other inanimate objects as witnesses due to their roles as witnesses to the covenant, the mountains have been associated before in the Old Testament as "closer" to God due to the proximity to heaven, such as Mount Sinai where Moses received the gift of the Ten Commandments from God and the imagery in the New Testament when Jesus delivers the Beatitudes on the Mount. Ezekiel 36 also makes references to the use of mountains as witnesses or listeners, when the "Son of…

By connecting John and Pontius with these biblical characters through the symbol of fish, Ruhl adds psychological value to her play. This familiar Christian symbol makes her metaphors more clear and presents her audiences with two opposing forces that must find common ground throughout the course of the play. The audience must think more critically about these common biblical figures, deciding for themselves how moral their decisions are within the given circumstances. Similar to the double…

Genesis in the Old Testament, it talks about creation. It took God six days to create something amazing and one day for Him to rest and to look back at His work. God worked very hard to make sure everything was correct. He went day by day, starting with day and night. Each day He had created something different. God had added the sky, made plants grow along with fruit, put stars into the sky to see at night, and lastly He created animals than humans. Each one of the six days, something new was…

The Roman church had not yet been visited and had no New Testament because the gospels were not yet being circulated in their final written form. Thus, this letter may well have been the first piece of Christian literature the Roman believers had seen. In Roman culture to choose to be a servant was unthinkable. Paul was a Roman citizen but chose to be entirely dependent on and abide in Christ Jesus (Romans 1:1). Paul’s impact was made known because of his citizenship and willingness to serve and…

prophecies of Revelation, it is documented that God pursues reconciliation of His people to Himself. One way that reconciliation was established, was through the atonement. The word atonement in the Bible is deemed an Old Testament term; appearing only once in the New Testament, which is in the book of Romans 5:11. The meaning of atonement according to Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology is, “that God has provided a way for humankind to come back into harmonious relation with…