Was Jesus real? Though some may not believe Jesus was the divine Christ that Christianity venerates as the Son of God and savior of the world‚ and may regard accounts of the miracles and wonders attending him as mere legendary accretion; nevertheless they certainly believe there had to have been a central figure that began Christianity. Perhaps he was just a wandering teacher‚ or an exorcist‚ an apocalyptic prophet or a zealot who opposed the Romans. Perhaps he was all these things‚ or even
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Jesus Christ Superstar‚ a rock-opera‚ emerged from the imagination of Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Time Rice (lyrics)‚which was later brought to life on the big screen by director Norman Jewison in 1973. Filmed on location in Israel‚ the movie is centred around the last seven days of Christ’s life‚ from the time he arrived in Jerusalem up until his crucifixion. The movie is truly from the point of view of Judas Iscariot‚ one of the most infamous of all the 12 apostles. In the film‚ Judas portrays
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what I have read‚ viewed‚ and learned about Jesus’ life. In the following piece I will be reviewing the following topics and how they coincide with my own life and experiences. The topics are as follow: Jesus’ Teachings‚ Miracles‚ and His Death and Resurrection. I have chosen these particular topics because I can relate to them in some spectrum of my life to the present day as well as the fact that I specifically admire what these topics entail. In Jesus Teachings (Matthew 5:9‚ NKJV)‚ “Blessed are
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THE WORDS AND ACTIONS OF JESUS The Kingdom is Coming The first words of Jesus’ public ministry: o “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent‚ and believe in the gospel.".” (Mark 1:15) Jesus speaks of the Kingdom: o 36 times in Matthew o 14 times in Mark o 32 times in Luke Parables: “the Kingdom of heaven is like…” o mustard seed‚ leaven‚ a treasure‚ a merchant‚ a net‚ a householder‚ a man going on a journey‚ etc. The Kingdom is both present and future Requirement: REPENTANCE
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Jesus Camp is a powerful‚ mind-altering documentary that follows the journey of selected children as they spend a summer in the Kids on Fire summer camp run by Becky Fischer. In this camp strict practices of idealization and object-hunger are intensively practiced. Throughout lessons it has been learnt that the experience of religious idealization can be either healthy or unhealthy according to Jones as both differentiate in growth and maturity‚ the ability to transmute internalizations and whether
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Jewishness of Jesus As Christianity begins to grow by the millions‚ its origin begins to be misinterpreted day by day. Even though many follow Jesus as their savior many also are not well informed of his roots and his culture. Before Jesus became the person that we all read about in the Bible followed by masses of people and preaching the Good News‚ he was a person who knew he had to learn about his culture before actually coming out to the world. In this book‚ The Galilean Jewishness of Jesus the author
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Introduction To some people Jesus is most famous as a teacher of ethics and morality. Yet the ethical teachings of Jesus‚ that has been forwarded to us‚ are recounted in an unsystematic nature. The reason for this is probably due to the nature of our primary sources concerning the historical Jesus‚ as a real person of history. In spite of that‚ the Torah is assumed and forms the centre of Jesus’ teachings and doing the Will of God according to the Torah as interpreted by Jesus. In this essay I will be
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Jesus VS. Beowulf Over the ages‚ many have pondered "what makes a hero?" Over those same ages‚ we’ve seen many people try to put forth a single definition as to what defines a hero. One of man’s earliest examples was Beowulf‚ the valiant hero called forth to slay the evil beast Grendel. Beowulf is portrayed as a man with wits‚ physique‚ and morality superior to all others. Perhaps the earliest example of another hero would be Jesus‚ the man Christians claim to be the savior of mankind. Jesus
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Jesus Christ‚ 33‚ of Nazareth‚ was crucified on Mount Calvary. Betrayed by the apostle Judas‚ Jesus was crucified by the Romans‚ by order of the Ruler Pontius Pilate. The causes of death were crucifixion‚ extreme exhaustion‚ severe torture‚ and loss of blood. Jesus Christ‚ a descendant of Abraham‚ the Son of Joseph‚ a carpenter of Nazareth‚ and Mary‚ His loving Mother. Jesus was born in a stable in the city of Bethlehem. He was loved by many including His faithful Apostles‚ numerous disciples‚ and
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Sources of Knowledge about Jesus outside of the gospels * Rabbinic Judaism * A book hostile toward Jesus * Called Jesus the son of a hair dresser * Dates back to the mid to late 2nd century * Not as reliable as other sources * Apocryphal Gospels * Tries to satisfy the question of what Jesus was doing before the onset of his ministry * Second goal is to explain theological viewpoints some view as questionable * Includes books such as
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