Pharisees

means cleanliness of hands and heart as it is written in Psalm 24 "who shall ascend into the holy hill of God, those who have clean hands and a pure heart. In Leviticus, the Pharisees referred to the cleanness as holiness as we understand…

Curative Theology Since we are living in a fallen world, sin is prevalent. Many people are dealing with many issues, and need salvation, sanctification, and transformation. Consequently, people are suffering from many disorders, home are dysfunctional, and many more issues. Therefore, I believe it is imperative for a Christian Counselor to practice a curative theological approach in their counseling session to promote salvation, sanctification, and transformation. During this facilitating…

seeking/finding the talent, finding the lost sheep and finally the unity of the prodigal son with his father. In the following verses, Jesus presents three parables to help the Pharisees and scribes understand the relationship He has with sinners. Jesus is speaking with two groups: The tax collector and sinner, and the Pharisees and Scribes, who had a problem with how he related to sinful people. He gives three different parables about seeking what is lost because what is lost seems to be very…

Introduction The Second Temple period is a remarkable time in history. To gain a full understanding of the New Testament, one must thoroughly explore the political and religious background of this time period. Prior to the Second Temple period, the Hebrews were in captivity under Babylonian rule. This captivity dispersed the Hebrews among many locations with major effects upon the people, including social, cultural, and religious. Although the majority of the Hebrews would never return to…

condemned their actions. The major Jewish sects came to believe that Messianic Judaism is a Christian movement that cover itself in Jewish clothing. Messianic Jews, meanwhile, sees the actions of the Jews, especially in Israel, as comparable to what the Pharisees and the Sadducees had done to the Messianic Jews before the destruction of the temple. However, as of today, Messianic Jews numbers varies widely from low estimates of 40,000-50,000 believers to as many as 350,000 believers…

The first reason is that Jesus had not spoken about his death distinctively. Therefore, it could be viewed as inconsistent for Jesus to talk about his death among the Pharisees and the sinful woman. Robertson explains that this narrative by Mark fuses two events that should not be told separately (42). According to Muddiman and Barton, sense and meaning of events are drawn from such controversy (250). In this case, Luke’s…

The Pharisees had common beliefs, particularly in theology, that united them. The Pharisees based their doctrine not only on the Old Testament but also on their own oral traditions (Encountering the New Testament, Chapter 2, pg. 57). The Pharisees, “...believe in God, angels, spirits, providence, prayer, the necessity of faith and good works, the last judgment, a coming Messiah, and the immortality of the soul (57). The Pharisees accepted the theology of grace but their…

flesh tells. Jesus tells us to love our enemy’s. Forgiveness is used many times throughout the Bible. In the New Testament, Jesus teaches forgiveness many times. One example of Jesus teaching forgiveness is the women who had an affair. The Pharisees gathered around and were about to stone this woman. They asked Jesus what He would do. He took a stone and told them that whoever had never sinned could throw the first stone. They dropped their stones and left. Jesus then tells her to get…

Charlotte Thain PART 2A - TRAP QUESTION Mark 12:13-17 - Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar "13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay or shouldn’t we?” But Jesus…

Four Views of Jesus The New Testament integrates four gospels, each having been written during different time periods and by different minds. When different thought processes and personalities converge into one Bible, it is indisputable that there will be a degree of variation in the presentation of Jesus across the four gospels. The Gospel of Mark portrayed Jesus’ Messiahship through his suffering as a reparation for the sins of his followers. On the other hand, the Gospel of Matthew…