Gospel of Thomas

resurrection. This skepticism took a new turn when the Jesus Seminar took it upon themselves to study the authenticity of the Gospels and the historical accuracy of their contents. The article in Time magazine, Gospel Truth? by David Van Biema explores the arguments of the Seminar and the counter-arguments brought forth by Christians who defend the historical authenticity of the Gospels. My reading of the arguments put forward by the Seminar, have not found their conclusions consistent with the evidence

To the extent of this class so far, we have had the opportunity to read the book titled, Liberation Theologies in the United States by Stacey M. Floyd Thomas & Anthony B. Pinn. Throughout this publication, specifically in chapters one and two, Pinn and Floyd-Thomas discuss Black and Womanist Theology. Throughout this essay, I will disclose information pertaining to the two theological perspectives in terms of their origin and target audience. I will also disclose their understanding of the Bible

The apostles are the twelve followers that Jesus selected early on in his ministry. They were chosen to spread the Gospel after the death of Jesus Christ. These men were ordinary people that God used in marvelous ways. These men called us to follow Jesus Christ. After the Death of Jesus the spread the word of God to places as far as Rome. These men were a crucial part in the spreading of Christianity. When Jesus was alive they were called the twelve disciples because disciple means follower. After

Gospel music emerged during the twentieth century following the Great Migration of African American towards the north. Influenced by blues gospel music is a religious genre. Gospel music is used during religious practices, ceremonial purposes, pleasure and entertainment. During the Great Migration, two denominations followed by African Americans, Black Baptist and Methodists. The congregations were small and they utilized storefronts for worship. Smaller congregations allowed them to connect

Diversity was shown in many forms even in the early Christian communities. Diversity in those areas, as well as, in the writings of the New Testament throughout shows in ethnicity, intellectually, socially, and theologically (Harris, 2014). There was diversity in the Mosaic law, in changes in Christianity; for instance, the Jews that converted to Christianity in Matthew, and in the books of Acts. These books of Acts accounted for the speaking of tongues; whereas, the power of the spirt took the disciples

Baptist Church and made several observations about gospel music in African American churches. Music is used as a tool of worship and praise as it is sung at several points of the service. Most of the singing is done during the praise and worship section of the service. Moreover, gospel music is also used to emphasize on the message of the preacher. At times the pastor would accompany a crucial point with a song before embarking back on his sermon. Gospel music is also employed as a transition to prayer

William Carey was an English missionary. He was known as the “father of modern missions”. He was one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society. He translated the bible into Bengali, Sanskrit and other languages and dialects used in India. William Carey was born on August 17, 1761 in the village of Paulerspury in Northamptonshire, England. As a child he was very interested in natural sciences, particularly growing plants. He was naturally gifted in languages. He taught himself Latin. At the

importance to inform the audience about genealogy or Christ since they consider him as a servant. The gospel of Mark mainly consists of the Jewish customs since Roman’s weren’t well aware of their traditions. The Gospels of Luke is the only gospel in the bible which includes the life of Christ in a chronological order and is more exacting in his use of language. Last but not least, there is the Gospel of John which clearly states the purpose of his book. John’s perspective was very clear and simple

so-called “gospel of Peter” because of its “heretical tendencies” (Hill 2013, 102). This helps to bolster the idea that the early church clearly saw the unity of the four gospels in terms of doctrine and content, both internally and with the NT letters. In addition, Hill notes that distinctions between the gospels were made even at the “production stage,” in that the Four Gospels were typically prepared on codex rather than roll (39 instances on codex vs. 0 instances on roll) . In contrast, gospel texts

Christ's incarnation was into Jesus' body in which he cast out the original occupier (Franzmann, 75). Christ's arrival on earth in the Gospel of Thomas is described in a docetistic way, "I stood in the midst of the world, and I appeared to them in flesh" (G. of Th, v.28). He is said to appear to them in flesh only in outward appearance (Franzmann, 78). The Gospel of Truth describes Jesus as "a fruit of knowledge" that when eaten gives people gnosis (Ehrman, 161). This Gnostic text shows Christ as