Hebrew scriptures

Peter J. Cain On-Line Class #304 Assignment #3 1-31-16 Obey Those in Authority Over Us? Almost immediately after Pentecost, we have a renew confrontation with the religious leaders (Chief Priest, the Scribes, Pharisees and the Sadducees) of the day and the disciples. Acts 5:17, “Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,” We learn more details from the Greek when we dig into this text. “….they were filled

Angels Vs. Demons Christina Gubbels Good versus evil has been a debate for those who believe and those who don’t for thousands of years. Angels and demons being the center of the subject, brought forward by religions and cultures in our world. There are standards that people go by to bring attention to or not bring attention to one or the other. Although science tends to disprove the existence of both, there seems to be many who believe enough with evidence either physically or by personal experience

the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. Both of these documents are short yet comprehensive statements on the Bible and how it affects Christians. One of the main biblical texts is 2 Timothy 3:15-17, where Paul espouses the grandeur of the Scriptures. The Bible is inerrant and dependable, quite literally “breathed out by God” and must be utilized for teaching correct doctrine and rebuking false teaching. Romans 3:2 is another verse that is foundational, and in it Paul states that God spoke to

Judaism is a monotheistic religion that developed among the ancient Hebrews.  Being a monotheistic religion encompasses the belief in a singular transcendent God that was revealed to Abraham and Moses.  Abraham is known as the father of Judaism.  VanVoorst, 2013 noted that “the book of Exodus contains the story of Israel’s enslavement in Egypt, God’s call to Moses to lead his people out of Egypt, Pharaoh’s stubborn resistance, and the Israelites’ escape through the parted waters of the Red Sea”.

A key reason pointing to the Gospel being written by a scribe is that the Gospel was written in Greek and that the author is very familiar with the Hebrew Bible, connecting his five discourses with Hebrew Scriptures. Even though tax collectors, like Matthew, were known to be literate it is not necessarily true that they would be fluent in Hebrew, Aramaic

Almost all mankind is curious about knowing about the creation of the universe, but it remains mysterious. Although some might be convinced through the Bible or other scripture while others are still skeptical. Of world’s three monotheistic religions (that is, the belief that there is only one God), Christianity and Judaism share the most similarities and differences between the two religions in terms of history, beliefs, and practices. In fact, Christianity wouldn’t be originated if Judaism was

The Lost Tribes of Israel Catholic.com Around 926 b.c., the kingdom of Israel split in two. Up to that point, all twelve tribes of Israel (plus the priestly tribe of Levi) had been united under the monarchies of Saul, David, and Solomon. But when Solomon’s son Rehoboam ascended to the throne, the ten Northern tribes rebelled and seceded from the union. This left only two tribes—Judah and Benjamin (plus much of Levi)—under the control of the king in Jerusalem. From that time on, the tribes were

Direction?” In my church, brothers and sisters are cautious of practices that are foreign to their experience and they want to ensure it is from the Bible and they are anxious about the benefits of such practices. I concur with Dirks who says that “scripture gives evidence of spiritual guidance in the time of Jesus and the earliest days of the Christian community. People were not just taught about the Way they were helped to live in the Way” (P.42). Dirks shows me that spiritual direction is highly

The different parts of scripture was delivered by different people volunteering to first read the scripture in English and then again in Hebrew. This section of scripture was relevant to me for two main reason. The first one being as I said earlier having read and studied this passage in class I had an understanding of what was going on. The second

These include Christ, church, scripture, nature, art conscience, reason, experience, collective experience, saints and prayer” (Personal God, slide 4). This is reflected through sacrificing his own blood in order to redeem humanity as said in *insert scripture about redeeming humanity*. This is seen in Metsu’s artwork using a chalice to catch the blood dripping off of Jesus’ nailed hands and feet