BIBL 104 10/13/13 Summary of the books of the New Testament Books Matthew The Book of Matthew is of gospel genre. It is the first book of the New Testament and the first of the four gospels. Matthew is sometime referred to as “The Sermon on the Mount”. Matthew begins with the descent of Jesus. Matthew is a book that was wrote by the Jews for the Jews retelling the story of Jesus’ birth. King Herod orders all male babies ages two and under in Bethlehem and surrounding towns to be killed
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There are many examples of New Testament writers utilizing Jewish interpretation‚ such as the Targums‚ and Greek rhetorical styles to compose their documents and letters. As James Gregory states‚ “Authors of the New Testament were Jewish and did utilize Jewish exegetical methods‚ they also used Greek rhetorical features when composing their documents” (Gregory). Some examples of Greek rhetoric include‚ “the Sermon on the Mount…deliberative‚ Jesus’ speech and prayer in John 13-17…epideictic‚ and 2nd
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In their book Lead Like Jesus Ken Blanchard & Phil Hodges encourage readers to ask themselves three key questions: 1) Am I a leader? (pg. 4) 2) Am I willing to follow Jesus as my leadership role model? (pg. 11) 3) How do I lead like Jesus? (pg. 19) The authors try to define who is a leader. They say “Leadership is a process of influence. Anytime you seek to influence the thinking‚ behaviour‚ or development of people in their personal or professional lives‚ you are taking on the role of a leader
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the Old Testament Danett A. Bourgolly Grand Canyon University Jim Banktson July 5‚ 2009 Module 1 Introduction to the Study of the Old Testament “A history whose basis is divine intervention by providing truth‚ The Old Testament has been in existence for over 2000 years and brought about a radical change to history. In order for one to truly understand a book‚ the author has to have knowledge of or to what he or she is writing about and be able to relay that knowledge through his
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Case for the Resurrection of Jesus By Gary R. Habermas‚ Michael R. Licona Zerrrouk (pen name) The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus‚ was written by Gary R. Habermas‚ and co-authored by Michael R. Licona. Haberma is a distinguished professor‚ and the chairman of Philosophy and Theology at Liberty University‚ in Virginia. Habermas‚ using a minimal amount of facts‚ gives a provoking argument for the historicity of the Jesus Christ’s resurrection. This book was not meant as a 100% sure way
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Deuteronomic interpretation of HIstory Cycle of fidelity and infidelity Infidelity punishment military crisis oppression JHWH charismatic leader “judge” People faithful during life of the judge Cyrcle for idolitary crisis punishment oppression Canaanite religion fertility crisis El head God throne divine council Asherah El’s Consort (spouse) Baal storm god and warrior thunderbolt fertility Role and function of the “judge” in Israel Question of leadership Judges 1:1 Question Juge sofet
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11/1/12 OT Survey Exegesis Isaiah 6:1-13 Isaiah is considered the Paul of the Old Testament (Orr‚ 1495 Vol. 3). He was the son of Amoz and seems to have belonged to a family with an implied ranking hence the easy access to King Uzziah found in Isaiah 7:3 (Orr‚ 1495 Vol. 3). In Isaiah 1:1‚ Isaiah prophesied during the reigns of King Uzziah‚ Jotham‚ Ahaz‚ and Hezekiah who were all kings of Judah (Orr‚ 1496 Vol. 3). In Isaiah 6:1‚ Isaiah dates his inaugural vision which dates 740 BC‚ which is the
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Bible Dictionary Project Name: Sara Seider Student ID: 25623931 Course: BIBL 104-B22 Date: 2/16/2015 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Genesis: The author of Genesis was Moses. It is believed that Moses wrote Genesis under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Genesis was written from 1450-1410 B.C. Genesis was the first book of Pentateuch or law. The book of Genesis is considered the beginning. Genesis explains the beginning of the human race and the Hebrew race (Hindson & Towns‚ 2013)
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Old Testament Survey Quiz #1 Due: Wednesday‚ September 4‚ 2013 1-10: ½ point each. From Arnold/Beyer. 1. The word “canon” comes from both the Hebrew and Greek‚ meaning whole; a measuring standard for faith for faith and practice. 2. Which council helped decide the canon of the Old Testament? A. Jerusalem; B. Jamnia; C. Judea; D. Joppa 3-5. The Hebrew Bible divides the books into what three groups? 3. Torah 4. Prophets 5. Writing 6. Most of the Old Testament was originally written in A
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where exaggeration of historical events can be seen in the bible. Did the writers of the four sources witness the flood themselves‚ or did word of the flood spread to them through others from that region? This is one of many questions you must ask when questioning the historical accuracy of the bible. It can be seen through discrepancies in the bible’s text that it was written by different sources‚ and because of this it is difficult to determine which‚ if any‚ of these sources is historically
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