Gospel of Thomas

John and Peter then accompanied the women back to the tomb and found the burial clothing neatly folded, and according to John’s gospel (John 20:2-10), they saw and believed. Even though they saw and believed, they still could not fully appreciate the significance of the resurrection. Mark and John’s gospel record the first actual encounter Jesus had with another human being after the resurrection, that person was Mary Magdalene whom Jesus had cast out seven demons

Gospel Music Gospel music began in the cotton fields of the old south. It originates from slaves singing songs of freedom about Jesus and has integrated into today’s music. Gospel music is a standard version of sanctified music that has encouraged Christian beliefs and stimulated the practice of Christian ethical principles, both inside the context of worship services and as music entertainment. Gospel music began with Thomas A. Dorsey, the Father of Gospel Music. Gospel, mean "good news," it was

We will be comparing and contrasting the four gospel account of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I will first go over the differences I see in each of the four gospels and then go over some of the similarities. First let’s look at Matthews’s account being that he was possibly one of the two disciples that were around when Jesus was teaching. Here are a few things I have notices different from the other three gospels. At dawn the day Jesus is risen there was a very large earthquake. When the angel

was only known through the heresiologists. (Gonzales 1984, 70) Heresiologists – Christian writers that argued against Gnosticism and its tenets. In 1945 a large collection of Gnostic writings were discovered in Egypt; they included the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Truth of Valentinus, a leading Gnostic teacher. The response of the heresiologists to the

religions and it is spread across communities of the same religion. Music helps spread the gospel that is being preached. Gospel music is a form of religious music that is practiced among African Americans and whites. Gospel music is considered to be praising the religion of Christianity. African Americans and whites sing gospel music to worship their religion Christianity. Although African Americans gospel has been greatly influenced in the aspects of popular contemporary music. Singers

and sowed seeds of discontent” (Thomas-Slayter 52). This quote has opened my mind to the understanding that just because we follow the living God we do not always do things right. I think we make the mistake of attaching strings of our culture to the gospel message. Prior to starting this course I thought poverty was an issue of material and economic wealth. I thought the solution to poverty was through developing countries with our culture. Through reading Thomas-Slayter it seems Christian missionaries

are various forms of music but not many have as rich a history as gospel music. The importance of gospel music has been relevant in American music for more than a century and its importance to society is still relevant to this day (See Appendix A). Gospel music helped slaves escape to freedom and paved the way for other styles of music. It promotes a spirit of hope and provided an outlet to worship God. So how exactly has Gospel music impacted today’s society? Music has been relevant in Christianity

The original term apostle usually refers to the twelve men that Jesus called to carry the gospel to spread the gospel to the world. These men traveled with Jesus during His earthly ministry. The original twelve apostles were “sent out to preach and teach as apostles” (Orr 2). They also saw the crucifixion and the resurrection. Jesus called His first two disciples by the Sea of Galilee. Peter and his brother Andrew were both fishermen. In Matthew 4:19 Jesus said “Follow me and I will make you

were the internal and external conflicts faced by the blues artists of the 1920s and 30s. There was no in-between, but Thomas Dorsey didn’t see much of a difference, they both reflected the African-American experience. Many of these artists, like Charley Patton and Blind Lemon Jefferson, negotiated this chasm by recording a few sacred tunes though always under a pseudonym. Thomas A. Dorsey, also attempted this delicate balance of recording and performing blues while writing spirituals and church

T he Acts of Peter and the letter to Theodore by Clement of Alexandria, plainly demonstrates an ongoing battle within early Christian development and its teachings. Peter’s focus on the devil’s sexual involvement with humanity and how lust had influenced and damaged people’s sexual awareness from the beginning of time, coincides completely with Jesus’ hostility against Satan. Although, outwardly the church condemned Peter’s teaching of ‘celibacy for everyone;’ nevertheless the sanctified reality