Sadducees

The destruction of the Jewish temple and the subsequent destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans around 70 C.E. is a significant part of the saga of the Jewish people. The destruction of this famous cultural city and its renowned temple had extreme and far fetching consequences for not only the inhabitants of the city but to all Jewish culture. When examining the causation of this destruction historians turn to one of the most important primary sources of the event the historian Flavius Josephus.…

womb! The Living Word philosophies are what GOD brought to mankind and He came here to show us love and harmony and peace and to tell us we were worshipping the wrong god or gods of the Old Testament (Torah) as espoused by the Jewish Pharisees and Sadducees - who were worshipping the Devil. My God can assume any identity He wishes... Our GOD is the ALL and yes, His and Her Oneness or Beingness wants to savor the best of Creation, which is ALL of us - but primarily toward the good, the love,…

Position/Comparison Paper: All Religions Are Ultimately the Same? Introduction Six blind men came together to find out how an elephant truly looked liked by touching the elephant’s body. One man touches the leg, saying it is like a pilar. The second man is touching the tusk, describing the elephant as a hard pipe. The third man says the elephant is like a wall while touching the side. Another describes the elephant as a rope while grasping its tail. The fifth man touches the trunk and says it is…

Jesus Christ and the four Gospels are the most interesting, significant, and influential subjects discussed in the second half of this course. The birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ changed the orthodox beliefs that were in place at the time. The new Messiah gave meaning as well as a guide to salvation for humans all around the world. The events of Jesus’ life, as well as his teachings, are translated into a book called “The New Testament”. The New Testament consists of the…

The Jewish Influence on the Gospel of Matthew The evangelist who wrote the gospel of Matthew was most likely a scribe of Jewish-Christian origins. Historical evidence indicates that the work was written during the decade between eighty and ninety Common Era. By drawing on the gospel of Mark and the unknown “Q” source, the author of the gospel creates a different take on the narrative of Jesus’ life. By altering the narrative structure and using Old Testament references the author created the…

eschatology, or a record for the end times, for the early Church. Christian eschatology is concerned primarily with the Second Coming of Christ. During the first-century AD, early Jewish beliefs fell into two schools of thought about eschatology: The Sadducees who did not believe in an afterlife, and the Pharisees who believed the opposite (NIV, Acts). But Christian eschatology developed key themes that include the afterlife, Hell, Heaven, and the doctrine of the Resurrection of the…

Growing up as an inactive member of the Church I never had any real exposure to reading the scripture. My first real experience reading the scriptures in depth and studying them was in seminary, which to be honest was not the best way for me to learn about them. Trying to understand and take away from them at six in the morning did not really give me much of a background or knowledge of the Bible. So, when I enrolled in this class I felt as if I would have a difficult time. However, as the…

Then he calmly walked to those in the crowd and greeted them saying "Pax et Bonum." Suddenly there was a roar, and the crowd made way. A huge giant rushed forward and grabbed Francis by the scruff of the neck. It was his father. BERNARDONE: Come with me, now! FRANCIS: (Holding one of the columns of the temple) Where? I'm not going anywhere! BERNARDONE: (Roaring) Home! FRANCIS: My home is here – here in the square. And these men and…