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While the confession of Peter is found in all three of synoptic gospels (Matthew 16:13-20, Mark 8:27-30, Luke 9:18-21), the Book of Matthew offers the gospel center of the Galilean ministry.

There are a number of similarities between Helmut Koester's article, The Gospel of Matthew: Jesus as the New Moses, and that of Marilyn Moses, also entitled The Gospel of Moses. Both of these works examine the reason…

The Lord's Prayer is the principal Christian prayer that Jesus Christ taught his followers, saying, "Pray then in this way." The prayer appears in Matthew 6: 9-13 and Luke 11: 2-4, and summarizes Jesus' teaching and…

The historical foundations of the Roman Catholic Church have been traced back to the year 33 a.D. when Jesus Christ appointed St. Peter as the first pope. In 45 a.D., Peter traveled to the great and imperial city of…

This paper provides an exegesis of John 15:1-27. This section of the Gospel of John relates Christ's talk during the Last Supper, in which He speaks of union with God and the treatment that His disciples can expect from the world. Finally, it ends with the fact that God will send the Holy Ghost to help His disciples.

Church History is a riveting topic that has been debated for centuries. There has been a great deal of discussion concerning the accuracy of certain accounts and there validity. Amongst the most controversial accounts…

Probably the most famous creation of Michelangelo is the David statue, the original of which stands in Florence, Italy, but there are countless copies located all around the world. The work is composed of marble, and…

In Christianity the word gospel means good news. This word has come from the Old English word which means "good news." This comes from a translation of a Greek word "evangelion." The word gospel is used in different…

Confucius was one of the greatest and well-known Eastern philosophers who lived in China. Most of his teachings have influenced all of East Asian countries. He traveled a lot in China and shares his ideas and thoughts…

¶ … Christian religion, the Old and New Testaments form a whole upon which its belief system is based. The transition between the Old and New Testaments resides in the person of Christ, who came to earth as the…