In The Bible Cause, John Fea explores the American Bible Society (ABS) and the plucky Christians who built and sustained it. Published to coincide with the ABS’s 2016 bicentennial, the book offers a chronological institutional history peppered with quotations from letters written by supporters (and occasionally critics) and tales from agents working across the United States and the globe. At its heart, this book argues that two motivating commitments have driven the history of the ABS. Since its founding in 1816, it has sustained a belief in the power of the Bible to lead people to salvation and has maintained a cultural mandate to build a Christian society in the United States and throughout the world.…
Even though the Italians said the Gothic architecture is “barbaric” and should discontinue the style, surprisingly the style is still being constructed to this day. I chose the St. John the Divine because it has so much similarity to the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris. Even though the St. John the Divine is unfinished, it is a very big tourist attraction, just like the Cathedral of Notre Dame. They both have the whole gothic style look, such as the wheel windows, that you notice, almost always, first and stained glass windows. The only difference that is noticeably is how the Cathedral of Notre Dame has a different front look then St. John the Divine.…
“Not only is John 's gospel written for evangelism, it seems to be written particularly for Jewish evangelism. From the beginning, the book of John is geared to Jewish thinking. John 1:1 sounds very much like the beginning of Genesis, the first book of the Hebrew Scriptures Taken with the Genesis account that Elohim (God) created the heavens and the earth, the gospel of John reinforces the idea of Messiah as the Creator Himself. Genesis 1:26 records Elohim as saying, "Let Us make man in Our image.…" The Hebrew Elohim is a plural noun. It embodies a sense of composite unity which, seen in the context of the gospel accounts, relates to God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit working…
The author for the book of 3 John was John. It was also written between A.D. 85 - 95. He was one of the original apostles (those personally authorized and empowered by Christ to deliver his original message and help establish the New Testament church), again identifies himself by the title of “the elder” (v.1; see the introduction to 2 John). This personal letter is addressed to a loyal follower of Christ named Gaius (v.1), who was likely a member of one of the church communities in Asia minor (which is modern-day Turkey). As with John’s other letters, 3 John was most likely written from Ephesus in the late 80s or early 90s of the first century. Toward the end of the first century, itinerant ministers (the ones who would travel city to city)…
An Exegetical Paper on 1 John 513-21 By Joseph G. Austin Presented to Dr. Steve Waechter August 10, 2014 Hermeneutics NBST 610 LUO Summary Statement 1 John 513-21 Johns exhortation in 1 John 513-21 is to fellow believers that our wills and purposes are to be one with God which is to bring Gods forgiveness and eternal life to others.. Outline Introduction Context Historical Context of 1 John Literary Context of 1 John God is Light (15 228) God is Love (31 512) God is Life (513-21) Content Exhortation on Eternal Life and Our Confidence in Prayer (vss 13-15) Knowing Our Eternal Life Comes From Believing in Jesus Christ (v.13). Knowing That God Hears Our Prayers (v.14). Knowing That When God Hears Us He Answers Our Prayer (v.15). Exhortation on Prayer Against Sin (1 John 516-17). Praying for the Believer Who Has Sinned after Repentance (v.16). Praying for the Unbeliever Who Has Not Repented (vss. 16b-17). Exhortation That The Children of God Know The Son of God, and Not The Evil One (1 John 518-20). Knowing God Protects His Children from the Evil One (v.18). Knowing We Are Under Gods Control and Not Under the Evil Ones Control (v. 19). Knowing The Son of God Brings Us Into a True, Eternal Relationship with God (v.20). Exhortation To Not Worship Idols (1 John 521). Application Pray Knowing That God Hears Your Prayers. Pray Knowing That Your Prayers Can Affect The Lives of Others. Pray Knowing That Our Protection From The Evil One Comes From God Through Jesus Christ Conclusion Bibliography Introduction…
The Apostle John was given a vision of the last days from the Church Age through the Revelation to the precipice of eternity with God. John recorded this vision as the book of Revelation in the Bible. At the end of the Tribulation comes the reign of Jesus on the earth. This reign is for one thousand years, and is called the Millennium. At the end of the Millennium, Satan is released from the bottomless pit. He is allowed to deceive lost people on the earth, form an army, and come against Jesus in a final battle. God reigns fire down upon the army. Satan is thrown into the lake of fire. As the Millennium comes to a close, the earth is mostly, if not completely, destroyed. It is during this time where John writes about the great white throne.…
One of the major themes of the Book of John is to prove that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God. What makes these miracles so special is the difficulty faced to create them and what each is trying to teach. There are seven main miracles, seven being a significant number throughout the bible, that are used to help better understand Jesus and his true identity. We can also find a last miracle in His resurrection, which in itself is simply put that Jesus is a part of God because of how impossible this action seemed. The last miracle is sometimes skipped as a sign that Jesus is the Christ and Messiah. This book was written from true events which is why it is made important and allows people to see who Jesus is. The reason these events are so significant is because they truly happened and carry a deeper meaning that was is read on the surface.…
The argument among scholars concerning the identity and role of “The Jews” in the gospel of John still continues today. The majority of Johannine scholars interpret that the term “Jews” differentiates with the context it is in. Who the “Jews” are ranges from the religious authorities/priests, a specific geographical location, or to the non-believing world. The role of the “Jews” was to act hostile towards Christ, reject him, and remain spiritually blind to the “light”.…
The disciples learn that Jesus was a suffering Messiah. The disciples answer the call of Jesus and share in his journey. They fail to understand his three predictions about his passion and flee in his moment of need. The women disciples remain loyal to Jesus and stay with him until the end. Matthew emphasizes Jesus as a teacher. Matthew details the mount of sermon where Jesus talks to his followers about the attitudes and behaviours that are appropriate for those who search for the kingdom of God. Jesus invites the disciples on his mission. He uses parables to explain what he means by the Kingdom of heaven. He expresses the importance of forgiveness. The Disciples understood the teaching of Jesus. They are characterized as having little faith at times. Luke emphasizes Jesus as a prophet and the stories in this Gospel portray Luke as a prophet. “A great prophet has risen among us” (7:19). Jesus is a good example to follow. John emphasises Jesus as the “revealer” of God. This Gospel portrays the public ministry of Jesus. John’s Gospel includes the “Book of Signs” and the “Book of Glory”. The Gospel identifies Jesus as the word of God. John creates the theory that for those who believe in Jesus, eternal life has already begun. The Gospel also displays Jesus’ passion, death, resurrection and his return to the heavenly father. The Apocryphal Gospel tells…
The Apostle John authored the Book of Apocalypse, or Revelation, around 96 A.D., while living in exile on the Isle of Pátmos (Eason, 2008). The title of this work comes from the Greek apokalypsis, meaning to “unveil” (Akin & Sloan, 2003). Revelation contains several literary genres, from apocalyptic prophesy (1:1) to prophesy (1:3) to epistolary (1:4-7, 2-3; 22:21) (Akin, et al., 2003). Following the introduction and blessing in 1:1-8 (King James Version), John reveals his vision of the throne room of heaven bathed in glory, or the things which he has seen (Revelation 1:11, King James Version). The next two chapters are epistolic, for here John addresses the seven churches at Asia Minor, or the things that are (Revelation 2-3, King James Version).…
“The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” Is the first opening line in the Gospel of Mark. The initial passage has already been a representation of good news--delving straight into accounts of the good news which is heavily infused in Mark’s Gospel. Mark who is also known as John Mark, depicts a portrait of Jesus that is striking, compelling and focused on Jesus' miracles and divine Sonship. Which is unlike the other Gospels. Mark wrote for an audience of people who most likely were of Gentile descent and/or Gentile to Christian converts. Recurring themes are woven into Mark’s Gospel writings, which include: discipleship, the Messianic Secret and the Kingdom of God.…
In the movie The Gospel of John the director gives the audience a clear description of what the Gospel of John is about and how the characters really act. Some of his decisions to me were spot on, however on occasion he would have his own views of how a character should act. One decision that I was in full support of was how he portrays Jesus as a kind, loving friend to all the citizens of Israel. The actor who play Jesus provides an effortless dictation of the word for word Gospel, and at the same time gives the audience an inspiring interpretation of how Jesus really acts. However at some points I was taken back with his harsh behavior towards the Pharisees, but as the movie progresses his emotions seem more accurate with his message of salvation.…
Through all of the passages in the Gospel of John that mention the “beloved Disciple” there is no evidence that it would be one person in particular. The book of John does an excellent job of remaining consistent in story and character of this mystery Disciple. Although Jesus is with him and speaks of him frequently, he is certain to not be mentioned by name. This obviously points the reader to examine the authorship of the gospel itself because of the consistencies in story throughout Jesus’s life. In John 21 it says in reference to the beloved disciple, “This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.”…
There are some differences between the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John. The two biggest are probably the information that is in the books. Most of what is in John is entirely different than the others. Now these are the events that are not found in the Gospel of John. There is no description of the birth of Jesus in John as there is in the other Gospels. There is no record of John baptizing Jesus as in the other Gospels. The temptation of Jesus by Satan is not in John either. There is also no account of exorcisms in the Gospel of John as there is in the other three Gospels. There is a communion ritual in the other three Gospels but there is none to be found in John. He still acknowledges Jesus as the bread and the wine but does not…
St John the Baptist was born in ain-karim a town south west of Jerusalem in 4bc. He was the son of the priest Zacharias and Elizabeth. He lived as a hermit in the desert of Jordan until he was 30 when he began to preach on the banks of Jordan against the evil of the times. He attracted large crowds of people. When Jesus came to him, he recognised him as the messiah and baptised him saying 'it is I who need baptism from you'…