Abstract The prophecies of Jesus’ First Coming focused on who He was before His human birth, His miraculous birth, a bit about His life, His crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection – all of which was prophesied many hundreds of years before His birth. The second coming of Christ or parousia is the return of Jesus …
The Life of JesusThe New Testament is mainly based on the life of Jesus and the early church. Heis known as the son of God though his parents were Mary and Joseph. Jesus wasborn in a stable in city of Bethlehem as there was no room in the inns. Once hewas born, Mary had no …
Theologians and philosophers have been trying to question who Jesus is for hundreds of year now. This time in the form of what is called the contemporary study of Christology. The thrust of Christology is somewhat dependent upon which theologian one reads. Hans Kung calls his approach Christology from below. Others simply focus on the …
Topic: Parallel passages from the gospels of Mark 1:21-35, Matthew 8:14-17, and Luke 4:31-41, which depict Jesus performing different miracle healings The gospel of Mark is believed to be the earliest of the written Gospels and is considered by most scholars to be based on the oral and written traditions of the community. Therefore, Mark’s …
The Gospel of Thomas is unlike any other scripture written about Jesus. It is a collection of Jesus’ secret sayings that only someone who actually knew him, like his “twin”, would be able to recount. Jesus, in the Gospel of Thomas, is a teacher that points his followers in the direction of the Kingdom of …
Gnostic writings of Jesus portray him as a heavenly redeemer made less of flesh than of spirit. The emphasis of Jesus’ importance is not on his physical humanness but rather, on his ability to show people the way to the kingdom. Jesus put on flesh in order to give people gnosis and reveal to them …
Jesus’ life has provided for the religion of Christianity. Jesus was and is a very important part of modern life, and without him, our lives would be totally different today. In this paper, we are trying to dig deeper into the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion and death. The basis of the writings about Jesus’ death …
In the movie that we saw during class was about Mary, Mother of Jesus. The following essay will answer the question of Mary’s understanding of her role and her understanding of who Jesus was and who he was going to be. Mary, at times in this movie was extremely confused about things that were happening …
Jesus Christ and Muhammad are the Gods looked upon by all Christians and Muslims as their religious leader. Each religions thoughts and ideas are similar with certain variances. Do Christians and Muslims look upon the same God but use a different name? Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is known as the Son Of God, his life …
In the book Fascinating Bible Facts by David M. Howard Jr. , Ph. D. and Gary M. Burge, Ph. D. Jesus is described and seen by the authors in many ways. However I find the most prominent to be Jesus as a Human or a Brother. The authors attempt to show Jesus as a Human …
Essay Written By: Shirley Spencer 06/18/2010 Who is Jesus Christ? And what is his missions to the World? Jesus Christ? Who is that? Jesus Christ was the human form of God, that came to Earth to preform miracles, teach people his people about God, our Holy Father, and our savior. although he was born in …
INTRODUCTION Perhaps the meaning of beatitude may become clearer if it is compared with its opposite. The opposite of beatitude is misery. Misery means being afflicted unwillingly with painful sufferings. ” Beatitudes of Christian life are simply stated but are known to be intense in meaning. They point, guide and teach. This shows us the …
When Jesus is preaching He always says “Come, walk with me”. For us, it is sure that Jesus is with us in our everyday lives. We are sure of this because of our faith to Him. Therefore Jesus wants us to realize that if we follow him with all our hearts we are sure that …
To some people Jesus is most famous as a teacher of ethics and morality. Yet the ethical teachings of Jesus, that has been forwarded to us, are recounted in an unsystematic nature. The reason for this is probably due to the nature of our primary sources concerning the historical Jesus, as a real person of …
Task Hector Lanes Please address each question below with complete sentences and clear, specific explanation. The total word count of your writing should be between 750-1,250 words. Select one teaching of Jesus from one of the following Bible verses: Matthew 5:21-24, Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew MM 5-23, Luke 15:1-32, John 13:1-17 & 34-35, John …
It is really rarely that I face practical inquiries that are excessively hard to reply. Life has taught me things… things that I came to reply with easiness and without much self-interrogation. However. this inquiry stunned me to a point that I am gazing at my computing machine screen for about half an hr merely …
“Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, the Savoir of the world” (4:42) According to the Christian Gospels Jesus was born in Bethlehem between 6 BC and 6 AD. The Gospel Mark reports that Jesus was “the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon” he also states that Jesus had sisters. Nothing of Jesus …
Theology final paper: The Crucifixion of Jesus in Islam and Christianity Introduction The concept of crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ in the cross has different meaning and implication for the Islam and Christian perspective. In fact, the Islamic perspective do not propose and certainly, they do not believe that Jesus died; rather, he …
The author of this book, William Fay, has a very interesting past. He was once the “president and CEO of a multimillion-dollar international corporation” (p. 1). He was involved and directly tied to the mafia, as well as running a prostitution house. Apart from his business life, Fay was a very successful racquetball player. He …
Jesus – the Epic Hero Although the Bible’s description of Jesus and his crucifixion has not been changed, the perception of the people about Jesus has been changing throughout the ages. The poem “The Dream of the Rood” is good example of a unique view of Jesus and his crucifixion. The poem is referred as …
The Gospel Accounts of the Life of Jesus The New Testament of the Bible contains four accounts of Jesus’s life. Each of these four accounts were written by different people. Therefore, it is only natural that these accounts would contain some slight differences from each other. Not everyone hears or remembers an event the …
Socrates, known as the famous Greek philosopher and one of the wisest people around, was looked at as being a very strong willed and “stand-by-his-opinion” kind of man. Jesus, on the other hand, was a man who went through his life not by blatantly expressing and sharing his wisdom, but by making his “students” think …
1a. The words “Praise God! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord1 god bless the coming kingdom of King David, our farther! Praise God! ” was said as Jesus was entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. b. Jesus was going to Jerusalem for the Jewish festival of Passover. c. Jesus rode on …
Jesus of Montreal: A Movie Review Father Leclerc, a parish priest, noted that the church passion play has lost religious significance in the lives of his parishioners. With the goal of reinstating its importance, he hires an impassioned actor named Daniel. Daniel’s role is to energize the people of the parish and put new …
