Pharisees

In her essay, Prof. Danusha Goska states her claim that “Nazism alone is necessary and sufficient support for Nazi crimes. Nazism was not only not Christian, it was Neo-Pagan, Nationalist and Social Darwinist, and overtly anti-Christan.” Following this statement, she goes on to list several primary sources and other facts to support her claim. Her first major piece of evidence presented is the claim that Nazism had its birth in the late 18th century with the German philosopher Johann Gottfried…

In this essay I am writing about what a relationship should look like. It should be centered around God and should model what relationships look like based on the Bible. It should correspond with Biblical teaching. What should a relationship look like based on Esther’s life? Esther was chosen by a king in a contest to be his wife and it says that “the King loved Esther more than all the women” Esther 2:17. Now because he loved her and was so happy to marry her that he held a great…

instead of a stone. This employment of a biblical allusion illuminates tones of jealousy and betrayal, also supported by a second biblical allusion on line 17, “Crow sacrifices his firstborn son.” Referencing the death of Christ, jealousy among the pharisees and the Judas’s betrayal connect Cain and Abel in Genesis to the crucifixion of Jesus. In addition to violence-focused allusions, line 16 holds a biblical allusion to a more peaceful event, the city, and destruction, of Jericho. Describing…

Catholic Models of Marriage I like that Lawler kept his model list small. Sometimes, in an effort to capture all the elements of a particular construct, one devises too many models that can get confusing and somewhat verbose. I get why marriage as a procreation institution was the prominent model for the Church. Understand that marriage, especially prior to the Church and even in the early Church, was seen as a contract and economic necessity that had very little to do with the emotion of love…

Psalm 2: Bow the Knee and Kiss the Son Have you ever been in a situation that caused you to ask the question, “What is going on here?” Maybe it was a humorous moment of confusion, or maybe it was a serious moment of exasperation. Often in situation where it seems like chaos is in charge, we find ourselves wondering “what is going on?” As we look at Psalm 2, we must remember the role that Psalm 1 and 2 play in the Psalter. Both of these act like two great pillars, introducing and providing the…

The book of Matthew portrays Jesus as the promised Jewish Messiah and the fulfillment of Old Testament hopes and prophesies. For example, Matthew 1:1 states, “This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son Abraham.” From the beginning, Matthew writes to a Jewish audience and clearly states his purpose to depicts Jesus as the King of the Jews. He continues on to describe Jesus’ entire Jewish genealogy, which clearly portrays Jesus as Christ of the Jews. Additionally, in…

Shifting towards examining the film through a historically critical perspective, it is arguable that if it had been created with an outlook of the Gospels as historical texts, rather than sacred scripture, a majority of elements would be characterized differently. In case, many components of the film are questionable in their historical accuracy. Further, scholars generally agree that the authors of the Gospels were not eyewitnesses to encompassing events throughout, but rather were part an…

typical base and explanations of him and his life. Everything from he was the child of Mary and Joseph by Clean Thought to him biting the dust for us on the cross. I broadly asked why however, why this man, was there some other men or lady like him in history that we would learn of? I soon understood that the response to that was an extremely stern no. He is the standard, the necessary source, and the Son of God, regarding numerous others; nobody can touch his godliness and effect in religion to…

The Gospel according to Matthew was written because his community was suffering from an identity crisis. Mathews Gospel deals with two important concerns to his community; the first is the destruction of the temple and the loss of their land. The destruction of the temple and loss of their land happened to Matthews’s community in 70 AD. In addition, Matthew community expelled from their Synagogue caused a further identity crisis within the community. The temple and the land were two major…

To church historians, George Whitefield was known one of the 18th century’s most brilliant evangelical preachers. This popular Anglo-American revivalist was well-known for his mass appeal to the populace and was what today would be considered a celebrity He was “a preacher capable of commanding mass audiences (and offerings) across two continents, without any institutional support, through the sheer power of his personality.” George Whitfield was a new brand of preacher that arose from a time…