Disciples
Essays

¶ … Egypt/U.S. Relationship in a new Arab World

The profoundly different views expressed by Jesus in Mark 8:14-21 and Matthew 16:5-12 of the disciples reflect the different time periods and attitudes of the authors of these Gospels, as well as their different…

The Relationship Between Science and Philosophy: Return to Unity is predicated on the concept that the dichotomy between the two disciplines was artificially created in order to achieve various desirable ends, and that…

Beyond the Nicene Creed: How to define Christianity

In the Black tradition, a sermon is not just an address, but an experience felt by the entire congregation. As one looks at the dynamics of a well-thought out and well-delivered sermon, one might approach it from the…

¶ … Jesus" is a question that is both straight forward and at the same time ambiguous. On the one hand, everybody knows who Jesus was. Simply, he is whom Christians believe to be the Son of God and who Jews and Muslims…

In The Temple: Its Ministry and Services, Alfred Edersheim seeks to show the reader Jerusalem as it was in the days of Christ. First, Edersheim seeks to show how the physical structure of the Temple.

There are a number of themes within this book about the mentoring capability of Augustine. The author emphasizes his humility and its effect upon his leadership. Additionally, Augustine's influence in contemporary society through his letter writing is also examined in a prudent, methodological fashion that leaves little room for questions from the reader.

In this paper, we are going to be looking at how hermeneutics is used to provide greater understanding of theological ideas. This will be accomplished by focusing on John 12: 1- 8. During this process, there will be an emphasis on a number of areas to include: the social setting of the text, the author's point of view, the genre of the writing, the usage of words, the echoes of other passages, the textual background, the intended audience and the use of folklore. Once this takes place, is when we can see how these ideas are used to instill a host of ideas upon the reader.

In an era when Bibles are looked at as a product to be sold as a fashion statement with a hot pink cover, it may seem odd that a person would be going into a profession that utilizes the Bible alone as a reference and…