New Testament

several in points of interest on the topic of Christology. I discovered that Jesus as the central figure of the New Testament is spoken of in two different ways: The New Testament tells of a man names ‘Jesus’ who lived in Galilee and who said and did many remarkable things before being crucified. This representation is known as the earthly, historical figure of Jesus. And the New Testament also speaks of Jesus as an exalted, eternal figure, seated at the right hand of God and dwelling in hearts…

2. The Twelve Minor Prophets at Qumran and in the New Testament The Twelve Minor Prophets is one of the biblical books found in several copies at Qumran. Therefore it is generally considered as one of the biblical books that had already gained an authoritative status, possibly as a collection, in the late Second temple period. However, the manuscripts of the Twelve at Qumran present a complicated and confusing picture because of its damage, mostly fragments, even small fragments exist. In…

revelation, but it is also it’s own best interpreter. As Baptists, our theological identity is derived from the New Testament. However, we also affirm the inspiration and authority of both the Old Testament and the New Testament. If the church ignores the Old Testament, then they miss the beauty of the beginning of the story of God’s interaction with the world. First, the Old Testament is food for the Christian’s soul. In 2nd Timothy 3:16 Paul says, “All scripture is given by the…

depicted in the old and new testaments – Similarities, Differences and the changes in interpretations. Christ is predicted in the old-testament and his actual mission progression and accomplishments discussed in the new- testament. The earlier depiction of messiah in the old-testament has transformed to embrace the concept of the son of the god in the new-testament. However more or less it is like the prediction made in the old-testament is depicted in the new-testament. The details of the…

These books have never been accepted as divine words of God. These books were created in the silent period between the old testament and new testament. Christ himself quoted scripture from the old testament 24 times. The old testament scripture was quoted 34 times in the new testament all together. Yet not one scripture is quoted from the apocryphal books in the new testament. Not…

Syria, Palestine, and finally Alexandria. While there he learned under Pantaenus, who taught Christianity in light of the scientific teachings of that time. In about 190 A.D., Clement opened his own “school” of teachings and philosophies. He taught a "new philosophy" that addressed the cultural and philosophical concerns of that time known as Gnosticism. Clement wanted to present the Christian faith in terms that people could recognize. Teacher 2, Irenaeus: Irenaeus was born about 125. He was…

degree and University of Toronto earned another Master’s degree, as well as his Ph.D. In addition to these studies, Dempster has done additional studies at Jerusalem University in Israel. His main interests in the Old Testament are Biblical Theology and the discipline of Old Testament Canon. Currently Dempster is teaching several different classes at Crandall University. Since writing Dominion and Dynasty, Dempster has published several journal articles, chapters for different books, and some…

The Contrast of Community and Spiritual Formation in the Old and New Testament The biblical concept of community permeates the Scriptures whether we are discussing the Old Testament or the New Testament (Pettit 2008). From the beginning of creation, the idea of community has always been God’s idea. The first place in the context of the creation story where God declares “this is not good” is in reference to Adam when He says “It is not good for man to be alone” . We were created for fellowship…

through the Old Testament is typology, symbolism, Old Testament offices, or prophecy. Jesus is found in Zechariah through typology mainly, as Zechariah talks of his many visions. Not only is Jesus seen in the book of Zechariah, but he is fulfilled in the New Testament in multiple books of the Bible. The Old Testament is a crucial part of the Bible to see the full picture. Without the Old Testament, the New Testament would be very difficult to understand as the Old Testament is an…

existence of “Q” was suggested because of the similarity of materials in Matthew and Luke not found in Mark. (Lea and Black,The New Testament Its Background and message 2003:121) Markan priority is most popular because it seems to coincide with statements by the earlier church fathers unanimously asserting that Matthews predated both Mark and Luke. (Lea and Black,The New Testament Its Background and message 2003:122) The arguments for Markan priorty is based on the brevity of Mark, the…