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Recent times in school Nathan has made changes but very little and not very noticeable. Some of the small changes are he has made some new hobbies and expanded his friend group. And during this time when he got older, more mature, and more open, he made bonds with other family such as Grandparent, Cousins, and Aunts and Uncles. You could also see that his parents raised him very well, and it affected his personality because of it.

It is never revealed why Nathan refuses the test or has a continued reliance on Celia, but it can be inferred, from Celia’s thoughts, that it is because Nathan is selfish and immature. However, without Nathan’s imperfections and personality traits, there would not be much of a

Charles Freeman sees that the role of the controversies is plagued by the birth of what was a new “religion from its birth in Judaea in the first century A.D.” [4] One question that circulates is why not John signed his name. It is a very logical to assume that the Gospel’s message not the identity was most relevant. According to R. Alan Culpepper, “the influence of the Gospel of John on Christian theology-can hardly be measured, its popularity and john was esteemed by the church.

* When Peter was rescued from prison, he told his friends to tell James (ac 12:17) (ibid) .

The final eight epistles of the New Testament canon exert an influence out of proportion to their length. They complement the thirteen Pauline Epistles by offering varying perspectives on the richness of Christian truth. Each of the five authors – James, Peter, John, Jude, and the author of Hebrews – made a distinctive contribution from his own point of view. Like the four harmonizing approaches to the life of Christ portrayed in the Gospels, these writers provide a sweeping portrait of the Christian life as a whole and how it should be lived out. Although Paul’s epistles are excellent, the New Testament revelation after Acts would be severely limited by one apostle’s perspective had the writing of these five men been neglected. The

John likewise portrays Nathanael's call by Philip. The two may have been companions, for Nathanael jeers, "Nazareth! Would anything be able to originate high from that point? Seeing the two men approach, Jesus calls Nathanael a genuine Israelite, in whom there is nothing false, then uncovers that he saw Nathanael sitting under a fig tree before Philip called him. Nathanael reacts to Jesus' vision by announcing him the Son of God, the King of Israel.

The purpose of this table is to provide a fairly complete list of the widely suggested parallels. Since a number of these parallels are still so weak, reflecting only some conceptual similarity or a single shared word, one may legitimately question whether they can offer any decisive evidence for clarifying the type of relationship between James and the supposed parallel synoptic traditions. Of the twenty-four parallels list only eight have strong parallels. It was only with the development of scholarship dealing with the source criticism of the gospels generally, and more specifically with the formulation of the Q hypothesis that a literary relationship between James and the hypothetical source of the double tradition material began to emerge.

Nathan’s source of guilt stems from his escape of the Bataan Death March. Nathan left the battle after being wounded, and right before the rest of his company died. Although he miraculously survived the horrific incident, he never got over the “suspicion of his own cowardice”. His guilt over his survival is greater than his sadness over the death of his unit, and as a result he considers himself forever indebted to the Lord; and as his punishment, he is tasked with converting as many people to Christianity, as he possibly can. Nathan viewed himself as a coward and therefore goes to extreme measures to spread the word of God and prove to “[God] that [he], is in fact not a weakling.” His uncontrollable need to prove himself to God, is much like

In the first paper, I made many connections between Matthew and James. I stated that James alluded to Matthew’s many teachings, but what I realized when

Between the writings of the synoptic and the Johannean picture of John, there is an apparent contradiction found; but on closer inspection, it is only the twofold aspect of one and the same character. A parallel example can be seen Peter of the Gospels and the Peter of his Epistles: the first youthful, impulsive, hasty, changeable, the other matured, subdued, mellowed, refined by divine grace. One of growth, early on in the Gospel of Mark the term

In the book of John, his role as baptizer is downplayed and he is portrayed as a “Christian evangelist.” Not only does John himself ascertain his function as a witness of the Messiah, but Jesus also proclaims John’s role as an evangelist in John 5:31-5. Stanton also suggests that there is a trace of competition between Jesus and John in the fourth gospel as seen in John 3:23 and 4:1. A question of whether John baptizes Jesus in the fourth gospel is raised by Stanton, as the text does not explicitly state that this event occurred. It does, however, portray a deeper, more historically accurate representation of the relationship of John to Jesus, according to Stanton. The fourth gospel, along with the Q source, suggests that the ministries of John and Jesus overlap, and that two of Jesus’ disciples first belonged to John’s circle. Stanton contends that since these traditions are not aligned with previous traditions which separate Jesus and John, they are likely to be authentic and pass the “embarrassment test” outlined in Chapter Nine. Josephus also writes about John the Baptist and unlike the mention of Jesus in his writings, it does not appear to be a Christian interpolation. Moreover, it appears that Josephus, like the authors of the gospels, has an agenda as is indicated by the absence of reference to the eschatological qualities of Judaism. Josephus insinuates that Herod Antipas is responsible for John’s death and

The Gospels are essential texts of the Christian faith as they chronical the life of Jesus Christ. And yet they are surrounded by controversies because they seem to conflict each other. But, in the case of the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of John, this concern is truly misplaced. Looking closer at the texts shows that they are not entirely dissimilar. Both texts are based in tradition and their relation to Jesus. The texts come from the same founding idea but the difference lies in their uses of tradition to convey different messages to the audience. The Gospel of Matthew uses tradition to provide legitimacy to Jesus and paint him as a continuation of tradition, whereas the Gospel of John alludes to traditional ideas to show Jesus as a

Paul is attributed with writing the Epistle to the Philippians, and no serious doubt is raised against the claim otherwise. It was during Paul’s second missionary journey, he and his companions set “sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis, and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony” (Acts 12:11-12). They remained in the city, where they met a small group of Jews attending a prayer meeting by the river. Paul was able to preach to them, and Lydia and her household was baptized. However, the writing of the Epistle to the Philippians was not a joyous occasion for Paul because he was in prison in Rome. The church of Philippi sent Epaphroditus to take care of Paul’s

In order to better understand the Fourth Gospel in the Holy Scriptures, I am going to first give a brief description of the authorship, setting, and date in which this was said to have been written. Second, I will explain the purpose or context in which this gospel was written. Third, I will discuss key verses and passages that tell us more in depth about Jesus. Last and finally, I will my own questions, thoughts, and observation of the Gospel of John. Last and finally.

This essay will show contrasts in views on the Gospel of John regarding authorship,dates, and the relationship between John's Gospel and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Some comparison of thought, concerning composition and life setting, will also be presented.