of Luke was written for Theophilus, who was called “Friend of God”. But The Gospel was also written for a wider audience, including converts and potential converts. One thing that surprised me while reading the Gospel of Luke was how much of Jesus’ life they skipped. In one paragraph he was a baby, and in the next paragraph he was twelve years old. Another thing I found in the gospel that I never thought about before was that they sing songs. That never crossed my mind but I think it’s really
Jesus Christ means numerous things to people: the Son of God, Savior, the Messiah, etc. But many might still not know what happened during Jesus’s life. There are numerous stories in the Bible. His story starts in the New Testament, though the prophecies about Him are in the Old Testament. Through the Bible, people have been able to decipher the Messianic prophecies, Jesus’s death and resurrection, and Jesus’s return. The Messianic Prophecies are prophecies about the Messiah. He will end the dark
Dr. Childers is the Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Homiletics and Speech Communication at the San Francisco Theological Seminary. She is a Presbyterian minister who has served in congregations in New Jersey and Kansas. She holds a B.A. from Wheaton College, M.Div degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and Ph.D. 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
The Greek Alexander Romance describes the life of Alexander the Great, focusing primarily on his great military feats as a leader of Greece and highlighting why he is remembered as a great Greco-Roman leader. Similarly, the Gospel of Matthew explains the life of Jesus Christ through his teachings and miracles, which underline why he is known as the greatest figure from Judeo-Christian culture. Alexander and Jesus easily compare because they died in their early thirties, were known as kings, and are
“Old Testament economic ethics. Wright is now the international director of the Langham Partnership International (known in the United States as John Stott Ministries), providing literature, scholarships and preaching training for pastors in Majority World churches and seminaries.” [1] Wright has written numerous books which; he displays in many of these books, an aspiration to accentuate the significance of the Old Testament. Wright’s central message in his text is that the Old Testament, without
and an Old Testament scholar. He is the International Ministries Director of Langham Partnership International. He was the principal of All Nations College. He is the honorary member of the All Saints Church of Langham Place in London, England. In his book, Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, Dr. Wright looks to bring about the unity between the Hebrew Scriptures and the understanding of Jesus pertaining to the Word of God. Dr. Wright points out that the knowledge of Christ Jesus originated
Literary Diversity: Problems in New Testament Writing The New Testament contains twenty-seven books, written in Greek, by fifteen or sixteen different authors, who were addressing other Christian individuals or communities between the years 50 and 120 C.E. With this in mind it makes it very difficult to know whether any of these books was written by Jesus’ own disciples. We know that the New Testament did not emerge as a single collection of texts immediately, but that different groups of early
problems men face.” (Quotes About Christianity) This quote is from Ronald Regan, and I think it is a good representation of Christianity. Christianity is centered on the teachings and life of Jesus of Nazareth which is found in the Bible. Along with the teachings of Jesus, Christians believe in the Old Testament, that has biblical records that date back to 1500 B.C.E.. Some of these beliefs include the Holy Trinity, salvation, afterlife, and the Bible. The belief in the Holy Trinity is what I believe
Relationship between the Old and New Testament The relationship of the Old Testament and the New Testament has been the cause for a series of debates for many generations. In some cases, the Bible is believed to be just a random assortment of individual scrolls brought together in no precise fashion and for no particular reason, with the Old and New Testament being completely separated from one another, this is of course false. The Bible is, as a whole, the given Word of God brought together by
to day lives. Even on the television news stations religion is a large part in many of United States conflicts we are in today. Even though many of us would like to say this is not a religious war to us specifically to many of these religious groups it is very much a religious battle to keep their faith pure in their minds. It’s hard for many people to accept the idea of freedom of religion for everyone because of what religion means to them. It’s a way of life and a teaching to a lot of people that