CHURCH HISTORY PART 1
... bringing about the end of Christianity. After 8 years Galerius was eaten of worms and called on Christians to pray for him. From his deathbed he not only apologised but admitted his failure to destroy Christianity and gave Christians liberty. ...
... bringing about the end of Christianity. After 8 years Galerius was eaten of worms and called on Christians to pray for him. From his deathbed he not only apologised but admitted his failure to destroy Christianity and gave Christians liberty. ...
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[Gē`zus] (“the Lord is salvation”)
... Jesus was the name of five men in the Bible. Most important was Jesus, the son of Mary, also known as Jesus Christ…. “The genealogy of Jesus appears in both Matthew and Luke, and they differ in one respect: Matthew gives Joseph’s genealogy, and Luke gives Mary’s even though it indicates Joseph’s” (I ...
... Jesus was the name of five men in the Bible. Most important was Jesus, the son of Mary, also known as Jesus Christ…. “The genealogy of Jesus appears in both Matthew and Luke, and they differ in one respect: Matthew gives Joseph’s genealogy, and Luke gives Mary’s even though it indicates Joseph’s” (I ...
How Do We Know the Bible is True? article
... Another misconception about the Bible is that it was merely created by a select few in order to consolidate, gain or maintain power and prestige. Given the adversity faced by the Hebrew people and, later, the persecution suffered by Christians, this explanation is far from plausible. For instance, r ...
... Another misconception about the Bible is that it was merely created by a select few in order to consolidate, gain or maintain power and prestige. Given the adversity faced by the Hebrew people and, later, the persecution suffered by Christians, this explanation is far from plausible. For instance, r ...
Year 2: Holy Books
... that although the Torah is also available in English, printed as a book, Jewish people like to have handwritten scrolls in the synagogue – ask why they think this is. Look at examples of mantle designs for clues about the stories contained in the Torah (e.g. tablets of stone, flames of the burning ...
... that although the Torah is also available in English, printed as a book, Jewish people like to have handwritten scrolls in the synagogue – ask why they think this is. Look at examples of mantle designs for clues about the stories contained in the Torah (e.g. tablets of stone, flames of the burning ...
2. Scripture in Christianity
... Each gospel appears to have been written with a specific audience in mind. Which was written for Jews? Which was written for non-Jews of the Greco-Roman world? Many gospels were written which never were accepted into the canon of Christian Scriptures. How many different gospels may have been circul ...
... Each gospel appears to have been written with a specific audience in mind. Which was written for Jews? Which was written for non-Jews of the Greco-Roman world? Many gospels were written which never were accepted into the canon of Christian Scriptures. How many different gospels may have been circul ...
Biblical canon
A biblical canon, or canon of scripture, is a list of books considered to be authoritative scripture by a particular religious community. The word ""canon"" comes from the Greek κανών, meaning ""rule"" or ""measuring stick"". The term was first coined in reference to scripture by Christians, but the idea is said to be Jewish.Most of the canons listed below are considered ""closed"" (i.e., books cannot be added or removed), reflecting a belief that public revelation has ended and thus the inspired texts may be gathered into a complete and authoritative canon, which scholar Bruce Metzger defines as ""an authoritative collection of books."" In contrast, an ""open canon"", which permits the addition of books through the process of continuous revelation, Metzger defines as ""a collection of authoritative books."" (A table of Biblical scripture for both Testaments, with regard to canonical acceptance in Christendom's various major traditions, appears below.)These canons have been developed through debate and agreement by the religious authorities of their respective faiths. Believers consider canonical books to be inspired by God or to express the authoritative history of the relationship between God and his people. Books, such as the Jewish-Christian gospels, have been excluded from the canon altogether, but many disputed books considered non-canonical or even apocryphal by some are considered to be Biblical apocrypha or Deuterocanonical or fully canonical by others. There are differences between the Jewish Tanakh and Christian biblical canons, and between the canons of different Christian denominations. The differing criteria and processes of canonization dictate what the various communities regard as inspired scripture. In some cases where there are varying strata of scriptural inspiration, it becomes prudent even to discuss texts that only have an elevated status within a particular tradition. This becomes even more complex when considering the open canons of the various Latter Day Saint sects—which may be viewed as extensions of both Christianity and thus Judaism—and the scriptural revelations purportedly given to several leaders over the years within that movement.