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    Yancey Essay: The Jesus I Never Knew Philip Yancey’s The Jesus I Never Knew is a book that presents the life of Christ in a chronological manner. Yancey is successful in relating the life of Jesus and the events thereof to personal experiences and draws supporting evidence from historical events and other works of literature. Throughout the book, he draws parallel comparisons of these events and teachings with the mission of Jesus. Yancey, at times, comes across as a critic of Jesus and questions

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    this essay, I will take the position that the parable supports the facts that we must realize our need for Christ as sinners, let Him dwell in our lives and by letting Him into our lives He will help us desire the new wine. In the parable found in Luke 5 verses 36 through 39, there are some interesting concepts presented. What do these concepts mean? In the narrative prior to the parable, we find Jesus healing many sick people from their diseases, witnessing to sinners and answering the questions

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    from the Graduate Theology in Berkeley, California. Dr. Childers sermon is a continuation of a lectionary cycle from the book of Luke. She opens her sermon with a sad goodbye to Luke and the stories of the prodigal son, good Samaritan and the lost sheep. Her audience consisted, mostly of 40 Caucasian senior citizens. Her biblical narrative is extracted from Luke 13 and pertains to the woman that was crippled for eighteen years. To introduce her sermon entitled “Softly and Tenderly” she asks several

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    In Matthew 9:18-26, Mark 5:21-43, and Luke 8:40-56, Jesus has just stepped off the boat from his trip to Gadarenes. The text stated Jesus was still standing by the sea when an expectant crowd surrounded him (Mark 5:21, Luke 8:40). These details produced an image of Jesus barely getting off the boat to find himself surrounded by the needs of a crowd. The writers did not focus on the needs of the crowd. Instead, the writers narrowed their focus onto the needs of two female characters. The first need

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    The Gospel of Mark is the second book of one of the four gospels in the Christian New Testament. It was written according to John Mark. However, the earliest reference to the Gospel of Mark comes from Papias, an early Christian writer, and bishop. Scholars have tried to prove the certainty of the degree of who wrote the Gospel of Mark. They have been unable to verify these accounts due to the type of information, and the collection of secondhand preaching is not in chronological order (Harris, 2014)

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    The motivation behind this paper is to uncover the Gospel's sub-genre of illustrations, also known as parables, how they are utilized as a part of the Bible, and how they have been translated throughout the years in metaphorical structures and in a solitary point. Adherents can specify, “Everybody realizes that Jesus as often as possible educated in anecdotes.” The undertaking of translating a story turns out to be so considerably more straightforward when its setting is analyzed to find the occasions

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    Hometown was Capernaum. Occupation: he was a tax collector. Occasion of Jesus' calling: Jesus saw him siting at a tax collector booth and said to him to follow him and he got up and followed Christ. Distinctive Mentions the Gospel: Matthew is mentioned throughout all four Gospels multiple times alongside all the rest of the disciples. He’s is also mentioned when Jesus called him to be a disciple. Unique traits: Matthew shows great Faith when he drops every thing in order to follow Jesus he even throws

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    Mark As 3.1

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    AS 3.1 Analyse the Meanings in a Sacred Text within a Religious Tradition The biblical book I will be analysing is the Gospel of Mark. This is one of the four gospels, each with a different author who are addressing different aspects of Jesus. All believe that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God. In the Gospel of Mark we have to address, through interpretation methods, such as historical/ critical analysis and liberation theology, the revelation of the mind and heart of Jesus and his message.

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    study in the four Gospels of Christ and seeing their similarities are great, but a study of the differences can be just as beneficial. For the new pastor or bible student, studying these peculiarities will for sure clear up any confusion or help them answer questions from doubting church members. As we go through only some of these peculiarities, we will see not only the significant difference in the writing and events in just two gospels, but we will also see just how all the gospels are the same and

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    David Cash Thesis

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    David Cash Left beaten, stripped, robbed, and near death, a man is passed by even a priest. Only a good Samaritan takes pity on the man. He dressed his wounds, helped the man to his feet, and took him to an inn. David Cash, a young student, is labeled as a bad Samaritan because he failed to stop his best friend, Jeremy Strohmeyer, from raping and murdering 7-year-old Sherice Iverson. Keep in mind that the good Samaritan, however, was not a warrior that fought off the robbers, and Cash did testify

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