Exegesis of the Gospel according to Matthew Chapter 5:3-12 The Eight Beatitudes In Matthew’s Gospel‚ starting with Chapter five verses three through twelve‚ Jesus tells us of the Eight Beatitudes. These verses are much like The Ten Commandments in nature‚ but more philosophical: · "Blessed are the poor in spirit‚ for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." · "Blessed are those who mourn‚ for they shall be comforted." · "Blessed are the meek‚ for they shall inherit the Earth." · "Blessed are those
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Evangelion (ευαγγέλιοv) is a Greek word which means Gospel‚ or an act of proclaiming the good news. When we speak of Gospel‚ we mean the four Gospel‚ which include: Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The Gospel talks about ancient Christian kerygma which was formally existed as an oral tradition but with time was written down in text. It is this ancient tradition that is at the foundation of the term evangelion (Gospel) that this essay tends to address.
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approach that he was born a virgin affirming that he was born. Many eyewitnesses can and have proclaimed Jesus as really a man and a man who walked on earth. These include those such as author and scholar Lee Strobel‚ Blumberg‚ gospel writer John Mark‚ ancient Historian “Thallus” and John McCray an author‚ publisher‚ and apologetics major. Thus the reality that Jesus can be proven through archeological‚ biological‚ chronological and biblical evidence. Biblically‚ scripture is
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The author achieved his purpose to investigate the gospels (as well as other New Testament books) in the same manner he would an eyewitness testimony of a crime scene. In the first half of the investigation‚ Wallace teaches his reader how to be a detective. Initially‚ he tends to describe detective work like emphasizing the power of circumstantial evidence‚ the danger of presuppositions‚ and the critical use of abductive reasoning (distinguishing reasonability versus possibility). He later ties in
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underlying themes found in Matthew 6: 1-15. The Gospel of Matthew is a relatively easy passage to read‚ and according to Hauer and Young‚ “The Gospel of Matthew is nearly as overt as the Gospel of Mark is hidden.”[1] Matthew is organized into a fivefold pattern and two parts of the fivefold passage‚ “The higher Righteousness” (Mt. 3-7) and “The true Discipleship” (Mt. 8-10) will be looking into in great detail regarding Matthews Gospel. Throughout his Gospel‚ according to Hauer and Young‚ “Matthew is
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“The Lost Letters of Pergamum”‚ by Bruce Longenecker‚ he takes the name found in Revelations and creates a fictional character in a world based two thousand years ago. Antipas is a Roman Civic leader who learns much about Christianity through Luke’s Gospel writings. He learns in Luke’s writings that Jesus is “the answer” for both him‚ and for the first century Greco-Roman world. In many ways the world Longenecker created is similar to that of the 21st century and in many ways it differs. The Lost Letters
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the New Testament books are written decades later. And outside of them‚ there is no mention of Jesus whatsoever for nearly a century after Jesus’ alleged death. This is a staggering omission‚ and totally at odds with the picture given to us by the Gospels. Jesus’ Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem - Jesus’ tremendous popularity peaks out and then‚ completely inexplicably‚ immediately fizzles out‚ crashes and burns after his triumphant - albeit short-lived - entry into Jerusalem‚ when the whole town turns
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Thematic Paper on Christology in the Gospels Submitted to Mr. Kwok H.B. of Alliance Bible Seminary in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course of TH512-E:Systematic Theology II Sept.-Nov‚ 2005 Margaret‚ Tse Yin Yi M024110 November 29‚ 2005 I. The meaning of Christology 3 II. What Can Be Discerned about Jesus from His Words Concerning Issues Other than the Kingdom and Himself 3 III. What Can Be Discerned about Jesus from His Deeds and
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Hmong District Statement on Exorcism We‚ the DEXCOM together with the Theological Issue Committee‚ concur that Hmong District need to establish a measure rod in which we measure many contemporary theological issues arise in the Hmong District churches. We agree that the ultimate measure rod to measure all theological issues is the Word of God. Therefore‚ on the basis of this issue in regard to exorcism which is spread to many churches. We established this statement of belief in regard to Exorcism
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Why Christianity is Unbelievable: Part 1: Historical I’ve been studying Christianity for over 20 years. In my youth‚ I jumped into it with enthusiasm and blind faith. Growing up in the buckle of the Bible belt‚ it seemed to be the right thing to do to seek a responsible path to adulthood. In 1984‚ I received a degree in Theology and began teaching at a Bible college in St.Paul‚ MN. I taught there for six years‚ but I quit my job and changed occupations once I began to believe that Christianity
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