Jesus Christ Essays and Term Papers
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Was Jesus Christ the Messiah?
Many people from many places have different cultural customs, beliefs, and laws. Luke 3:1, from the Christian bible, states that Jesus was baptized in the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius (this would be considered about the time of his birth). This is about the time that the Islam religion and the Judaistic religions began. Still today, these three religions are more or less competing for the title of the real religion. Islamic/Muslims believe
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Jesus - a Super Star
In the beginning of the movie when the group was getting off of the bus it looked as if they were heading to so form of a concert or show. I must admit that I found the movie very confusing and quit hard to analyze, yet there were many things that I noticed and will point out my observations as follows: * Mary Madeline seemed to be very sexually with Jesus and it seemed that
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Relationship Between Jesus and the Pharisees in the Gospel Story
Throughout the gospel the primary opponents of Jesus have been the Pharisees. They keep challenging Him and He keeps rejecting their authority. The Pharisees were looking for opportunity to catch Jesus in words and deeds. Already when He enters in synagogue, there are people watching to see what He what He does. It's possible that they have been waiting for Him. It seems that they were almost hoping He would do something wrong that they
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Why Christ Died for Us on the Cross
Christ died for us on the cross because he loved us more than anything on this earth. He wanted to take our sins away from us with this one act and take the keys from the devil from hell. He opened up heaven's gates for all who would accept him as lord and savior. Christ didn't have to die for us. He chose to do so. He had a chance in the garden of olives
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The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ present theological and creedal precedence that shaped the foundation of the Christian faith. Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion of Christ (2004), illustrates each event that occurred during the last week of Jesus' life. The movie allowed entry into the heart of the social and political dynamics at work in Jesus' betrayals, trials, and crucifixion. The key players of these events were the Betrayers,
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Jesus and Mohammad Paper
Jesus and Mohammad Paper There are hundreds of thousands of religions all over the world. Some of them we know about and some of them we don't. Usually, one thing that most religions have in common is a founder or the head figure of the religion that any particular religion revolves around. This one person is the teacher and everyone else is the follower. Two major religions that are still extremely active in today's world
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Jesus Is No Cartoon
Who is Jesus Christ? Is Yeshua (Hebrew for "Jesus") really the promised Messiah of Israel (Hebrew for "Christ") of the Old Testament?" Is Jesus Christ truly the Son of God ... literally God Himself, the Divine living within human flesh? Were Jesus Christ's claims that of a Liar or Lunatic ... or is He really Lord of the universe? You may want to take a tour of some of the major highlights of Jesus' life.
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Jesus and Mohammed
Abstract In this paper there will be a comparison of tracing the lives between Jesus and Mohammed for historical purposes, comparing the impact of their death relating to their specific religion, how they were and are worshipped to this day, and how their messages are still carried out in the world as it is today. Christianity and Islam are a couple of the largest in population of churchgoers or even fellow parishioners. Tracing the lives
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Dialogue of Solomon and Jesus
In the Golden Hot Spring comes Burning Hot Arguments! (Jesus and Solomon are both in a hot spring in Tokyo, Japan. The hot spring is an extremely extravagant hot spring surrounded by pure gold and platinum. Solomon is first to notice Jesus and quickly tries to avoid being seen by him by ducking his head under the boiling hot water. After a few minutes, Jesus notices a red man under the water near him and
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Jesus and Mohammed
In my essay today I will discuss the following lives of Jesus and Mohammed. I will compare the impact of the deaths of Jesus and Mohammed had on their respective religion. I will describe each of the "individual" worshipped, and explain how "their" messages are being carried out in the world today. Jesus Birth and Youth According to About.com Christianity (2011) Mary, a virgin, was living in Galilee of Nazareth and was engaged to be
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Jesus and Muhammad
The religion of Christianity was founded by Jesus. The religion of Islam was founded by the prophet Muhammad. These two religions are the largest in the world ranging from 1.1 to 1.8 billion followers. These men have had a powerful way of affecting humanity with their beliefs. With them being religious leaders they have shared their teachings and principles to live by. There has been many times where scholars have confused Jesus and Muhammad to
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The Importance of the Passion of Christ in Your Life
The importance of the Passion of Christ in your life Mel Gibson's Passion film of eight years ago, besides directly affecting the millions who found it devout, also occasioned a myriad of religious artistic, and political pro-and-con reflections. The Theology of The Passion of the Christ has given many of us a better idea of what Jesus must have gone through. Have you ever heard of Jesus Christ? Ever wonder why people go to church
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Jesus as the only Messiah
Christianity, from the very beginning, has been centered on one man. Jesus Christ. Many believe that He is an important prophet of the God of Islam, but some believe that He was the Son of God and rose from the dead after being crucified. Is this Jesus really the only messiah, or could there be another?Christianity, from the very beginning, has been centered on one man. Jesus Christ. Many believe that He is an important
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Charismatic and the Jesus People Movement
Charismatic and the Jesus People Movement Almost forty years have passed since the movement known as the Jesus People first made its existence felt on the West Coast cities in the United States. It was able to influence and impact some of the smaller cities, also, through its short-lived movement. This paper will consider the nature of the transitory movement and its historical contribution to Christian revivalism (Hunt 1). Throughout history religion has undergone many
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Jesus Case
I love jesus christ he is my lord and savior. and and and and and and and and andThere is an overabundance of atheists in the world today. We claim atheism today to be the belief or the rejection that there is no existence of a deity. It is simply the belief that there is an absence of a god. Many people are either born an atheist or have gone through struggles that have turned
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Jesus Walks on Water
After discussing several scriptures of the New Testament, our group decided to write our paper on Jesus walking on water (Matthew 14:22-33). This is the story were Jesus after feeding the 5000 sends the disciples ahead of him across the Sea of Galilee where they encounter a storm. It was out there in the storm where Peter experiences his true test of faith. It was the miracle of Jesus walking on the water that convinced
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Film Analysis of the Passion of the Christ
Film Analysis of the Passion of the Christ Kimberly Mongold ENG 225 Introduction to Film Instructor Deborah Cunningham August 13, 2012 Film Analysis of The Passion of the Christ The Passion of the Christ is the story of Jesus Christ who led people into one of the world's leading religions, Christianity. The film is based mainly on the final hours, the suffering, and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The film also shows a dramatic and
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Niebuhr's Schools of Thought on Influence of Christ on Culture
Niebuhr Paper In Christ and Culture, Niebuhr attempts to differentiate between the various concepts of the relationship between Christ and the culture of mankind, while detailing the strengths and deficiencies of each. Niebuhr argues that there are five main schools of thought regarding the influence of Christ on culture: Christ Against Culture, Christ and Culture in Paradox, Christ Transforming Culture, Christ Above Culture, and Christ of Culture. Each of these concepts offers a unique perspective
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Biography of Jesus
Biography of Jesus When Jesus was a man on this Earth He lived such an important life that it needed to be recorded for all of history to read. Jesus himself didn't keep a record of His life himself but there was four men who recorded the events of His life. The four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have raised a lot of questions not only in the secular community but in the
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Did Jesus Claim to Be God?", "did Jesus Need to Be Born of a Virgin?", and "does the Bible Have Authority?
I. Introduction In today's world, there are many questions concerning the validity of the Bible, as well as the validity of Jesus himself. I hope to answer three such questions; "Did Jesus claim to be God?", "Did Jesus need to be born of a virgin?", and "Does the Bible have authority?" II. Section One: Did Jesus Claim to be God? Although Jesus did not come right out and say, "I am God," it was implied
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Feasts of the Lord: Jesus Revealed in the Old Testament
Danielle Flaherty REL 151 062112 Feasts of the Lord: Jesus Revealed in the Old Testament Old Covenant Israel's holidays were events prescribed by the Lord. There are seven of them. These seven holidays are discussed throughout the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments. In Leviticus 23 all seven of the holidays are listed in chronological order. The seven holidays are called Feasts of the Lord. "These are the appointed feasts of the LORD,
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The Meaning of Jesus - Book Review
The Meaning of Jesus, The Leading Liberal and Conservative Jesus Scholars Present the Heart of the Historical Jesus Debate. When we reflect on the meaning of Jesus, some may consider the birth of a baby to a virgin, due to the vastly celebrated Christmas story; some may think of the crucifixion and possibly the resurrection; whilst others may reflect on the 'fictional' character in a storybook entitled 'The Holy Bible'. Borg and Wright's 1999 book
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Mark Aims to Show His Readers That Jesus Is the Messiah
Mark aims to show his readers that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. He states this in Mark 1:1 from the start. The word messiah is the english derivative for the hebrew word Maschiach which means "the anointed one". Messiah was the one who the Jews waited for who would rule the coming Kingdom of God. Messiah is the equivalent to the greek word Cristos which in english is the title Christ. In
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Why Was Jesus Not the Typical Messiah the Jews Expected?
Why was Jesus not the typical messiah the Jews expected? First, for the people who worshiped the one only true God, the arrival of the Messiah was an event that had been foretold and everyone that worshiped the one god expected and wildly anticipated it to happen. It was a time were those living in the first century were excited that the prophecies involving the Messiah were actually going to happen in their lifetimes so
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Freedom in Christ from the Burden of the Law
Freedom in Christ from the Burden of the Law From the very first chapter of John's Gospel account we read this staggering polemic, "law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." The rest of John's gospel is written for the express purpose of belief in Christ (John 20:31). If then, as Christians, our identity is based upon our belief in Christ, what is our relationship to the Law of God given
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