disciples. These stories are expressed through the first four books of the Bible‚ the gospels. One particular verse‚ Mark 11:17‚ is part of a story about Jesus using a fig tree to teach his disciples about the present happenings pertaining to the nation of Israel. To understand the story it’s first important to understand the background of the book it is found in before thinking about the interpretation. The gospel of Mark is believed to have been written by John-Mark. He was Peter’s disciple who
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community‚ and they become more and more like Jesus through a life of faith and obedience. Jesus taught that the life of a disciple must be like his own‚ which is a journey to the cross: a disciple must take up his cross and follow’ (8:34-35). St Mark’s Gospel helps us understand the nature of discipleship through various stories concerning the disciples. Jesus required a tremendous amount of commitment in order for anyone to be accepted as a disciple‚ which is why he only ended up with a few deeply committed
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Essays Essay # 1 The three major themes of Mark’s Gospel would be faith‚ discipleship and the Jesus as a faith healer and healing by forgiving of sins. Faith is displayed all throughout Mark’s Gospel. For example in “The Healing of a Paralytic” it says “Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd‚ they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken through‚ they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith‚ he said to the paralytic‚ “Child‚ your sins are
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An Introduction to the Gospel of John The Gospel of John is believed to be the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament to be written. While the Gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ and Luke are similar in their common view‚ the book of John is distinct. In contrast‚ none of the parables are recorded in John‚ and only seven of the miracles are featured. Instead‚ John delivers the meaning of Jesus by giving the readers a deeper insight and a deeper understanding of Him. He establishes that Jesus Christ
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“what is the gospel?” • We might think the gospel is a simple thing but I is more complex than we generally think and we have to nail down what the gospel is before we can talk about social topics as Christians. • McKnight offers three exhibits to why we need to seek out what the gospel is from scripture with fresh eyes. • First: The word gospel has become about a personal relationship with Jesus but we have no clue why he is called the Messiah or why that matters. • Second: The gospel has been reduced
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The Social Gospel Movement The Social Gospel Introduction In the early days of the Reformation‚ the quest to discover new land was really the beginning of the Social Gospel era. This was the early stages of the concept of territorialism. According to Koester (2015‚ p. 2)‚ territorialism was a strategy for dealing with the religious differences set loose by the Protestant Reformation. Another name that is associated with Reformation was freedom of conscience to “obey God rather than man” (Acts 5:29)
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The Lindisfarne Gospels are masterpieces of early medieval European book painting. “The book represents the golden age of design and craftsmanship in Northumbrian‚ and has survived wars and the ravages of time for over one thousand years in almost perfect condition” (Tyne 2014) This is an important artwork in the culture of the North East. Another place where it is a very popular artwork is in the Christian heritage. The Lindisfarne Gospels was mainly produced for the ceremonial use‚ as a representation
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SOCIAL GOSPEL MOVEMENT The Social Gospel Movement was a religious movement that came about in the second half of the nineteenth century. Christian preachers and ministers led liberal Protestant progressives in retaliation to the abrupt change in society with urbanization‚ industrialization‚ and increased immigration. Many of these Christians lived in the cities and witnessed for themselves the social conflicts of society. This brought out of those a liberalist attitude and an ambition to honor
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Matthew uses parts of the Gospel Mark which we already studied in class. Matthew portrays Jesus very differently than Mark did. It starts off with how we learn about Jesus. In Mark’s Gospel‚ we first learn about Jesus with his baptism. However‚ with Matthew we start with the birth of Jesus. It talks about how Joseph is visited in a dream and told not to leave Mary for being pregnant. Then it talks about the three wise men visiting Herod and Jesus‚ and an angel telling Joseph to flee to Jerusalem
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with solely a kiss on the cheek. Later‚ crazed with guilt‚ Judas was said to have hung himself (Gospel of Matthew). He is the ultimate symbol of treachery and betrayal. Christianity would never have been the same without its ‘traitor’. After nearly two-thousand years the most hated man in history has returned‚ and this time it is through the eyes on the National Geographic Societies documentary‚ The Gospel of Judas. His depiction is viewed in a different light other than what the entire world has known
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