New Testament

understand the use of words and symbols. The King James Version has a Greek translation called the “Receptus” or the “Received Text” (Black 50). The Greek New Testament has thousands of manuscripts and fragments and in different languages. Furthermore, the Metzger’s Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament will be useful in my personal…

the literature of the New Testament, but can give simplistic explanations that everyone can relate to and understand. Something most Christians struggle with is the stance the church may take on the Bible versus ancient texts: stories that seem like they would be dismissed as fictional are accepted. Borg uses an acceptance approach to the “condemnation” aspects of the Bible. So, in his viewpoint, the stance is rejected, and the same analysis would hold true to the New Testament. In the virgin…

The writings of the New Testament have survived thousands of years due to the work of faithful believers and scribes who copied the Christian works that we treasure today. During their day, these people would use a variety of resources as writing surfaces, including wood, bone, broken pottery, and parchment. However, the most important within the New Testament period would be papyrus, a fifteen-foot stalk harvested from the Nile area. These stalks were cleaned, flatten, and cut into strips that…

lifetime: Do the Gospels provide reliable, historical information about Jesus of Nazareth? And do they offer a trustworthy basis for having faith in Jesus Christ? The author, Mark Roberts, is referring to the first four books found in today’s New Testament Bible, not other texts or “gnostic gospels” that are found elsewhere in literature. The author claims that although he has an Evangelical upbringing, at one point in time he was unsure about the reliability of the Gospels. His main point…

Diversity existed in early Christian communities, and evidence, such as the portrait of Jesus in “the Fifth Gospel” of Thomas, supports the claim, that diversity existed in early Christian communities (Bethel, n.d.). Diversity existed in early Christian communities, due to the different issues, concerns, and crisis that plagued different communities (Harris, 2014, p. 16). However, the figure of Jesus, which was common to all the different Christian communities, and the interpretation of the…

can be argued to be directed to Christians irrespective of their location. Moreover the book allows the readers to further understand the main distinctions and concerns between both the Old and the New Testament’s. It is a stepping-stone to gain necessary information that helps validate the New Testament; of course to those that chose to acknowledge and practice it. The book explicates in depth the purpose and the method taken by Jesus as indicated by God to attain everlasting priesthood,…

Jones states that two Gospels in the Bible were based to accounts of eyewitnesses. The testimony of Luke claims to be of “those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning” and John’s Gospel is based on the claims of the apostle John, “ the one who saw this has testified, his testimony is true”. These Gospels use the support of eyewitnesses to push the truth. This is pointed out by Jones as he discusses Mark’s Gospel was around 70 A.D., which means that there had to be people still alive who were…

of Jesus. This story starts with the birth of Jesus, and follows with the ministry of Jesus throughout his life. “As Jesus’ ministry grows in its impact, it becomes a shared ministry; Jesus commissions and sends his first twelve to spread the good news of the kingdom, teaching, healing and driving out demons as he has done.” (Johnston, 2006, p.154) Matthew also gives us the knowledge of who Jesus is, and gives us many examples of how Jesus lived a perfect life while on earth. We learn about…

traditionally seen as the first five books of the Bible. Most refer to it as the Book of Moses or the Law of Moses. Traditionally it is seen as a law book, but it can also be viewed as a narrative. Most people interpret the Pentateuch, and the Old Testament in its entirety, as outdated and only relevant to Christians as a history book. John Sailhamer abolishes this point of view in his book about the Pentateuch, “Finding the Meaning in the Pentateuch.” He states that the Pentateuch is about…

been further condoned throughout the Bible in multiple renditions of New and Old Testaments. In the Old Testament’s Leviticus 25:44-45 it is stated “Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property.” This rendition of the Old Testament gives ‘buyers’ a guideline to follow in regards to buying slaves…