And it's very important that Jesus for Matthew is fully a man from Israel. Therefore, Matthew begins his gospel by taking all the genealogy of Jesus; he wanted to show that Jesus was the son of ...
Already by the year 200, John's gospel was called the spiritual gospel precisely because it told the story of Jesus in symbolic ways that differ sharply at times from the other three. For example ...
Also when Jesus was an infant, the wise men worshipped Him according to Matthew 2:11. If the Christ Child were not divine, then this Gospel passage would present idolatry in a positive light.
The Death of Jesus: Four Gospel Accounts, is an online, self-paced mini-course written and narrated by Philip A. Cunningham, former Executive Director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at ...
The Arrest Jesus went to Gethsemane. Jesus went to Gethsemane. Jesus came to that place. Jesus crossed the Kidron to a garden. Slave’s ear cut off. Slave’s ear cut off. Slave’s right ear cut off.
The resurrection of Jesus is proof that He is who He said He is: The Son of God. Jesus made many claims about His identity during His ministry. He said that He was the Son of God, that He had come to ...
This gospel was written by a Jew, Matthew the tax-collector, for a Jewish Christian audience. The narrative closely follows the life of Jesus from his birth, through his ministry and unto his ...
Worshippers in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre surround the restored Edicule, a shrine that Christian tradition says was built over the burial place of Jesus Christ. The shrine ...
Reimer, Michael J. 2010. The quest of the historical Jesus at the American University in Cairo: a progress report. Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, Vol. 21 ...
not the gospel of Jesus Christ and his kingdom, but the gospel of the greatness of Russia. In the end, however, Looper’s theological arrow strikes most directly at Donald Trump and his strongest ...
Paul then tells people that Jesus’ resurrection promises the possibility of life after death: But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there ...
Jesus suffered on the cross for over six hours and called out My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? (Mark 15:34). Mark's gospel states that the sky then turned dark, and darkness fell over the ...