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This is a five page paper. It is a Bible paper, like an exegesis but brief and related to the socio-political context of the parable that begins in Luke 16: 1 and continues to Luke 16:8, referred to commonly as the parable of the "unjust steward." The paper asserts that the steward is not unjust, and that anachronistic projections and interpretations have caused this false impression.

¶ … Lord's Supper by authors Oscar Cullmann and Franz Jehan Leenhardt

"The Last Supper" is an extremely pivotal and tense event and moment. "The Last Supper" is supposedly the last meal that Jesus took with his disciples before he was killed. At this final meal, Jesus alerts his disciples of his knowledge that one of them will and has betrayed him. The painting depicts the moments supposedly that immediately followed Jesus' words.

James Dunn's book: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a traditional exegesis of the religious phenomenon which has been relegated in modern times to the Pentecostal Christian churches.

Hebrew history, as told by the Hebrews, begins in Mesopotamia, in the cities of Ur in the south and Haran in the north. With Abraham, the story of the Hebrews begins, and it is clearly stated that Hebrew origins lay…

Paul's message in the second half of Chapter 5 seeks to portray to the church in Rome the nature of man's redemption and the sins that lead to the need for such a redemption. It seeks to answer the basic question of how…

Christian Biotechnology: Not a Contradiction in Terms

Among the multitude of lessons taught within the Holy Bible, perhaps none are more widely recognized by devotees and layman alike than the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Found within the Gospel of Luke (Luke 15:11 -- 32),…

The Influence of the Nationalized Healthcare Debate

The Four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are four of the most controversial books in what makes up what we know as the modern Bible. They are the first four books of the New Testament and depending upon the view…