Pentecost

stigmata was a miracle with extreme prestige, and it brought much power to Benedetta in her convent. The second significant element in Benedetta’s reign of religious power in her convent was her mystical marriage. According to the text, “The day after Pentecost Jesus appeared to her in a vision and announced that he wanted to marry her in a solemn ceremony” (67). Mystical marriage, along with the stigmata, were extremely significant elements of a “chosen” mystics life, and therefore, placed…

The New Testament records the timeline of the early first century about a man by the name of Jesus who claimed to be the Messiah "Son of God". Jesus ' coming was through the calling of offering eternal salvation through the faith and grace of God 's mercy. The establishment of the early church covenant was offered to all who believed and desired to understand God and his will. The writers of the books of the New Testament intended to for the Scriptures to be serviceable to all followers of…

This particular pericope is one that would be considered very controversial and indeed raises a few theological questions for theological scholars. What exactly was Ananias and Sapphira’s wrong course of action? Did they both die as a severe and harsh consequence of God’s punishment of their sin? Aside from these contentious questions, it is suggested by many scholarly interpreters that the themes and purpose of this text that are most prevalent and apparent is the concept of lying, the…

Simon Peter, the impulsive yet sensible disciple of God. Outspoken and ardent, one of Jesus’ closest friends, and above all one of the first “pillar’s” of the church. Though he had his flaws, because of God’s amazing abilities, Simon Peter ended up molding into a leader and someone the Christians could depend on. God set Peter’s life in place; through this Peter became more than just generic fisherman, but he became a foundation of the ever growing church. Peter was born just Simon, son of…

1. What events in your family of origin were significant in creating you to be the person you are today? Response: It seems the women in my family passed along their spiritual fever through the generations. My great grandmother, grandmother, and mother were all active in church, consistent in faith and prayer, and committed to reading and living by the Bible. My mother in particularly spent much time reading me Bible story and scriptural text. You see, it was five children in my family and dad…

Ferguson, in chapter three lays out the giving of the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts, while chapter 4 is more centered around not only the giving of the Holy Spirit during Pentecost, but also the transition of the holy Spirit from Jerusalem, to Judea and then Samaria. Chapter three captures the intricate detailed differences between the work of the Holy Spirit in the book of Luke and the book of John. According to Ferguson,…

administered alongside the proclamation of the gospel. And church history, from post-apostolic times until now, bears this out by providing frequent testimonies that validates the church’s ongoing ministry of healing. The first miracle performed after Pentecost was the healing of a lame man who lay at the temple gate. Peter’s explanation of this man’s instantaneous cure provides a theological basis for healing. By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is…

Throughout Sir Thomas Malory’s epic romance, Le Morte D’Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table repeatedly find themselves pressured to behave in ways that are contradictory to their knightly code . The restrictive social structure of Camelot, along with the problematic nature of the Pentecostal Oath , produces a paradoxical environment where knights find themselves compromised by opposing obligations and expectations. For example, King Arthur’s finest knight, Sir Launcelot, is compelled to go…

The Effects of the Third Ecumenical Council on the Representation of Marian Doctrine in the Fifth-Century Church According to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (2014), an ecumenical council was “assembly convened to deliberate and decide on ecclesiastical doctrine and on other matters affecting the interests of the Christian church.” In the Early church, ecumenical councils were called to discuss and expound upon the doctrine being formed within the church. They centered around heresy and…

Arthur Dimmesdale is a protagonist in the novel The Scarlet Letter and understood to be guilty of two sins, one of commission (his adultery with Hester Prynne) and of omission (his cowardly and hypocritical failure to confess. The Scarlet Letter was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850 and inspired by his Puritan primogenitors in the 1630s. Because of his knowledge of the Puritans he is able to describe their strengths and portray their weakness as a colony and community. Hawthorne’s The…