Shaye JD Cohen The Hebrew Bible CB 39
... o 12:1-4: 1At that time, the great prince, Michael, who stands beside the sons of your people, will appear. It will be a time of trouble, the like of which has never been since the nation came into being. At that time, your people will be rescued, all who are found inscribed in the book. 2Many of th ...
... o 12:1-4: 1At that time, the great prince, Michael, who stands beside the sons of your people, will appear. It will be a time of trouble, the like of which has never been since the nation came into being. At that time, your people will be rescued, all who are found inscribed in the book. 2Many of th ...
How Do We Know the Bible is True? article
... other articles in this series we'll only cover the topic briefly here so we can get to the inspiration and canonization of the Bible. "Transmission" in relation to the Bible has to do with how the contents of the Bible were transmitted through history. If the record of transmission is poor, then the ...
... other articles in this series we'll only cover the topic briefly here so we can get to the inspiration and canonization of the Bible. "Transmission" in relation to the Bible has to do with how the contents of the Bible were transmitted through history. If the record of transmission is poor, then the ...
The Fall of the Roman Empire By Jacob Little
... and plebeians, civil strife and then rails at the gods for not being there or not fixing things during this strife. Augustine writes, “Yet which of these disasters…would not be attributed to the Christian religion by those who … accuse us, and whom we are compelled to answer? And yet to their own go ...
... and plebeians, civil strife and then rails at the gods for not being there or not fixing things during this strife. Augustine writes, “Yet which of these disasters…would not be attributed to the Christian religion by those who … accuse us, and whom we are compelled to answer? And yet to their own go ...
The Study of Theology and Philosophy in the 21st Century
... universalist thrust of Christianity is more extreme than that of Judaism and Islam, besides being more complex. For on the one hand, the final revelation of God as Man suggests that the traces of truth are found everywhere within the humanum. On the other hand, it suggests that humanity can only be ...
... universalist thrust of Christianity is more extreme than that of Judaism and Islam, besides being more complex. For on the one hand, the final revelation of God as Man suggests that the traces of truth are found everywhere within the humanum. On the other hand, it suggests that humanity can only be ...
APRIL 11, 2010 THESKEPTICARENA.COM OUR VIEW: BY GOD
... EITHER WAY, THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON RESPECT FOR A HIGHER POWER THAN MAN — AN ENTITY GENERICALLY REFERRED TO AS GOD IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD. (WAYNE, HOW CAN YOU PROVE THAT? WHERE DOES ANY FOUNDING DOCUMENT SAY THAT OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON RESPECT FOR A HIGHER POWER THAN MAN? WHERE DOES ...
... EITHER WAY, THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON RESPECT FOR A HIGHER POWER THAN MAN — AN ENTITY GENERICALLY REFERRED TO AS GOD IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD. (WAYNE, HOW CAN YOU PROVE THAT? WHERE DOES ANY FOUNDING DOCUMENT SAY THAT OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON RESPECT FOR A HIGHER POWER THAN MAN? WHERE DOES ...
The Luba Christian Movement
... Missionary organisations present in the Congo in the late nineteenth century prior to the consolidation of Belgian colonialism made little headway with conversion. The Scheut Fathers in Kasai did make some adherents but many of these were deathbed conversions. Elsewhere, African leaders sought out m ...
... Missionary organisations present in the Congo in the late nineteenth century prior to the consolidation of Belgian colonialism made little headway with conversion. The Scheut Fathers in Kasai did make some adherents but many of these were deathbed conversions. Elsewhere, African leaders sought out m ...
CHURCH HISTORY PART 1
... The Christians fled because of Christ’s warnings. The Jews resisted stubbornly and bravely. The Roman general was called Titus. He used a Jewish defector called Josephus as his negotiator who recorded the details. 1,100,000 Jews died and 97,000 survivors were sold as slaves. Titus only left a piece ...
... The Christians fled because of Christ’s warnings. The Jews resisted stubbornly and bravely. The Roman general was called Titus. He used a Jewish defector called Josephus as his negotiator who recorded the details. 1,100,000 Jews died and 97,000 survivors were sold as slaves. Titus only left a piece ...
hindu christian interreligious dialogue in india
... The "live-in's" are encounters of dialogue conducted during two or three days, mostly during a week-end, where Hindus and Christians live together for dialogue. These are of recent origin and are organised by a few centers only, like Aikiya Alayam in Madras or the C.B.C.I. Commission on Dialogue wh ...
... The "live-in's" are encounters of dialogue conducted during two or three days, mostly during a week-end, where Hindus and Christians live together for dialogue. These are of recent origin and are organised by a few centers only, like Aikiya Alayam in Madras or the C.B.C.I. Commission on Dialogue wh ...
The Crusades – a History with Pictures
... In the late 1100s, Saladin was the leader of the Muslim forces. Saladin had been just a young Muslim schoolboy in Damascus,Syria when the Christian knights attacked his city during the Second Crusade. But Saladin, whose name means "Honoring the faith," would become a powerful force in the worldof Is ...
... In the late 1100s, Saladin was the leader of the Muslim forces. Saladin had been just a young Muslim schoolboy in Damascus,Syria when the Christian knights attacked his city during the Second Crusade. But Saladin, whose name means "Honoring the faith," would become a powerful force in the worldof Is ...
resource allocation
... makes just a distribution which is not an equal split between all who would benefit, but which takes note of the fact that some of those who would benefit have greater need than others. The Roman Catholic Church calls this the “preferential option for the poor”, meaning that Christians must give pr ...
... makes just a distribution which is not an equal split between all who would benefit, but which takes note of the fact that some of those who would benefit have greater need than others. The Roman Catholic Church calls this the “preferential option for the poor”, meaning that Christians must give pr ...
Open article in new window - Reformed Perspectives Magazine
... religion that was pervasive to Second Temple Judaism as “covenantal nomism.” 2 Covenantal nomism understands that we “get in” the covenant relationship by grace, and we “stay in” or “maintain” the covenant relationship by works. Rather than attempt any kind of major refutation of Sanders' assessmen ...
... religion that was pervasive to Second Temple Judaism as “covenantal nomism.” 2 Covenantal nomism understands that we “get in” the covenant relationship by grace, and we “stay in” or “maintain” the covenant relationship by works. Rather than attempt any kind of major refutation of Sanders' assessmen ...
COMECE`s Response for Conscience Protection and
... against religious minorities in many countries in the world. This is especially the case in Asia (Orissa, China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and North Korea) where certain minorities, particularly Christians and Muslims, are suffering. In other countries, the faithful of the majority religion may themsel ...
... against religious minorities in many countries in the world. This is especially the case in Asia (Orissa, China, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and North Korea) where certain minorities, particularly Christians and Muslims, are suffering. In other countries, the faithful of the majority religion may themsel ...
political staurologies
... against the positive message of the Gospel. Christianity, perceived also by some Christians as ‘a bloody religion of the Cross’, would be doomed to fail unless it reinterpreted these most difficult and simultaneously central elements of its message. From this perspective, searching for an answer as ...
... against the positive message of the Gospel. Christianity, perceived also by some Christians as ‘a bloody religion of the Cross’, would be doomed to fail unless it reinterpreted these most difficult and simultaneously central elements of its message. From this perspective, searching for an answer as ...
Manichaeism, Buddhism and Christianity in Marco - E
... ically described in the final episode of Marco Polo's narrative. Asked by the emperor to solve the question by themselves, the representatives of the community (probably two of its Elects) did not reveal their true reli¬ gious affiliation and accepted Christianity as the lesser of the two evils. Thi ...
... ically described in the final episode of Marco Polo's narrative. Asked by the emperor to solve the question by themselves, the representatives of the community (probably two of its Elects) did not reveal their true reli¬ gious affiliation and accepted Christianity as the lesser of the two evils. Thi ...
Business Ethics – Perspectives from Judaism, Christianity and Islam
... that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; 13. And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 14. Having e ...
... that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; 13. And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 14. Having e ...
medieval/reformation history
... The Scholastic Problem: Aristotle and the 12th century. The works of Aristotle and commentaries on his work were reintroduced in Europe. Aristotelian naturalism, its view of reality and the way in which one knows that reality, did not always square with the Christian understanding of the world as co ...
... The Scholastic Problem: Aristotle and the 12th century. The works of Aristotle and commentaries on his work were reintroduced in Europe. Aristotelian naturalism, its view of reality and the way in which one knows that reality, did not always square with the Christian understanding of the world as co ...
Inter-Religious Clash
... today. It is a multi-religious society where many religions coexist. However, such a religious diversity can be similarly experienced in China and Japan. What is really significant in the religious situation of contemporary Korea is that there are not only various traditional Eastern religions but a ...
... today. It is a multi-religious society where many religions coexist. However, such a religious diversity can be similarly experienced in China and Japan. What is really significant in the religious situation of contemporary Korea is that there are not only various traditional Eastern religions but a ...
Jerusalem: the problems and responsibilities of sacred space
... future of Jerusalem is such a painful issue today. Two peoples and three faiths are now contending for the possession they all feel more strongly than ever. The Jewish people are in the rst ush of their enthusiasm for the city; which they had not controlled for almost two thousand years. They ha ...
... future of Jerusalem is such a painful issue today. Two peoples and three faiths are now contending for the possession they all feel more strongly than ever. The Jewish people are in the rst ush of their enthusiasm for the city; which they had not controlled for almost two thousand years. They ha ...
The Creation-Centred Christ Story
... Although Jesus was steeped in affinity with the earth, early Christianity struggled to retain this heritage. There were a number of influences which impacted on Christians in their relations with the earth. As explained earlier in the text, dualistic philosophies, separating material things from spi ...
... Although Jesus was steeped in affinity with the earth, early Christianity struggled to retain this heritage. There were a number of influences which impacted on Christians in their relations with the earth. As explained earlier in the text, dualistic philosophies, separating material things from spi ...
Australian Christian Lobby (Word format)
... Within this godly framework of human government it is therefore logical and reasonable to assume that those who aspire to leadership must know how to rule themselves, before they qualify to rule others. In other words, good civil government begins with proper self-government – which can be defined a ...
... Within this godly framework of human government it is therefore logical and reasonable to assume that those who aspire to leadership must know how to rule themselves, before they qualify to rule others. In other words, good civil government begins with proper self-government – which can be defined a ...
[Gē`zus] (“the Lord is salvation”)
... Bible Characters for your weekly Bible study — December 13 - 19, 2010 “Even in the twentieth century the virginal conception is still the subject of a debate which shows no signs of abating….What is at issue is a virginal conception, not a virgin birth, and so the technically correct term will be u ...
... Bible Characters for your weekly Bible study — December 13 - 19, 2010 “Even in the twentieth century the virginal conception is still the subject of a debate which shows no signs of abating….What is at issue is a virginal conception, not a virgin birth, and so the technically correct term will be u ...
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... A riot broke among Jews in Rome which might have been about Christ. Suetonius specifically wrote that he thought the riots were incited by “the instigator Chrestus,” whose identification with Jesus is not completely certain. This does align with the information in Acts that Roman Jews heard Peter pr ...
... A riot broke among Jews in Rome which might have been about Christ. Suetonius specifically wrote that he thought the riots were incited by “the instigator Chrestus,” whose identification with Jesus is not completely certain. This does align with the information in Acts that Roman Jews heard Peter pr ...
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... A riot broke among Jews in Rome which might have been about Christ. Suetonius specifically wrote that he thought the riots were incited by “the instigator Chrestus,” whose identification with Jesus is not completely certain. This does align with the information in Acts that Roman Jews heard Peter pr ...
... A riot broke among Jews in Rome which might have been about Christ. Suetonius specifically wrote that he thought the riots were incited by “the instigator Chrestus,” whose identification with Jesus is not completely certain. This does align with the information in Acts that Roman Jews heard Peter pr ...
The Faith We Love and the Facts We Abhor: A Response to Lisa
... queer—feminist theology is not a monolithic theological school without differentiation. As Cahill illustrates, Catholic feminist theology has common emphases with its Protestant and non-Christian analogues, but it also has its own inherent complexity and intrinsic debates that have to be reckoned wi ...
... queer—feminist theology is not a monolithic theological school without differentiation. As Cahill illustrates, Catholic feminist theology has common emphases with its Protestant and non-Christian analogues, but it also has its own inherent complexity and intrinsic debates that have to be reckoned wi ...
christian anthropology and eastern
... which was one of the basic sources for the elaboration of the idea of human personality in European thought. Moreover, Divine Being includes immanent dimensions of love and communion, which are also heavily loaded with anthropological meanings and implications. As for Christological theology, it de ...
... which was one of the basic sources for the elaboration of the idea of human personality in European thought. Moreover, Divine Being includes immanent dimensions of love and communion, which are also heavily loaded with anthropological meanings and implications. As for Christological theology, it de ...