...Last Will and Testament for John B. Cook Aimee’ M. Deane Kaplan University Author Note PA106 Writing Assignment Unit 7 Professor Alan Daniel LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN BLAIR COOK I, JOHN BLAIR COOK, of 212 Kings Gate Court, Austin, Texas, being of sound mind and disposing memory, being of legal age, and realizing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, do make, publish, and declare this instrument as my Last Will and Testament, hereby expressly revoking any and all Wills and Codicils made by me at any time heretofore. FIRST: I direct that my legally enforceable debts and expenses, including my last illness and funeral bills, be paid as soon after my death as may be practicable. SECOND: I give, devise, and bequeath all of my personal property and all of my real property, of whatever nature and wherever found, to my beloved wife, MARY KATHERINE COOK, if she shall be living at my death, with the exception of the specific bequests listed in the paragraph titled THIRD. THIRD: I give specifically One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) to my church, the Fifth Avenue Missionary Baptist Church, to aid in missions work. I give specifically Five Hundred Dollars ($500) to my sister, SARAH COOK BURNETT, since she has had a hard time making ends meet since the death of her husband. This is Page 1 of My Will________________ FOURTH: If my wife, MARY KATHERINE COOK, shall predecease me or not survive me by as many as thirty (30) days...
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...The ‘last will and testament’ (source A) is a final version of Henry VIII’s will shortly before his death published in 30 December 1546. This source is mainly focused on the act of succession, and clarifies the line of succession along with revealing the paranoiac state of Henry towards his fear of Tudors losing the throne and therefore suggests that the monarchs was the one who was choosing their successors during the Tudor period. In the last will of Henry VIII, he included Mary and Elizabeth to the line of succession and created ‘conditions’, which they need to follow in order to success when their time comes. The fact that Mary and Elizabeth was forced to ‘forfeit all right to the succession for failing to observe this condition’ shows...
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...SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST SUPPER ACCOUNTS Student’s Name Date In the New Testament, the Last Supper refers to the last meal that Jesus shared with his disciples on the night of his betrayal. This last meal mentioned in different terms in different texts. These terms include the Lord's Supper, Eucharist, communion and mass. The last supper serves as an encouragement and a unifying factor to Christians. It binds them in fellowship of love, trust and mutual acceptance. Sharing of the last supper is one of the orders that Jesus gave to his church. It is ideally Christian’s remembrance of Jesus, acknowledgement of his presence, confident hope in his second coming, fellowship with him and his people, self-examination, thanksgiving and gratitude. 1This paper explores the last supper event as presented by the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and 1st Corinthians. Historical Background of the Last Supper The last supper concept dates back to the early times in the Old Testament where Jews used to celebrate the Passover. The Passover ritual entailed an opening course where the paterfamilias spoke a blessing over the first cup of wine. The preliminary dish comprised green herbs, bitter herbs and a sauce made...
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...235/ESCHATOLOGY/SOTERIOLOGY Semester: One Diploma: Three Year: 2013 Due date: March, Lecturer: Rev. Fox Mark CONTENTS Page 1) Introduction 1 2) Definition of Eschatology 1 3) Traditional Belief to Eschatology in Isabel 2 4) Biblical Foundation to Eschatology in the Old Testament 3 5) Biblical Foundation from the New Testament 3 a) Eschatology from Saint Paul b) Eschatology from the Gospels 4 6) Theological Reflection to Eschatology 4 7) Conclusion 5 8) Bibliography 6 1) Introduction In this 21st century people continue to wonder what their destiny will be after death; perhaps people have many definitions and explanation about it. Hence, people are struggling to reconcile to one common understanding. This questions I believe remain their and our question today. Now, having this understanding in mind I believe there is a great need for a clear and coherent explanation of Eschatology to my people. Therefore, in this essay I will begin to explore and try to instil to my people a clear understanding of eschatology by looking into our traditional belief about the last day. Then, later I will align this understanding to the Biblical texts of eschatology and my Theological reflection. Through these, I certainly believe that it will enrich the minds of my people to fully understand; what eschatology mean to them? Definition of Eschatology Perhaps it is appropriate for me to begin...
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...The Last Supper and The Book Of Genesis Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the most prominent men in history and was the creator of many new ideas. He created many works of art and invented many new technologies that would be considered extreme for the time period. One of the biggest works of art he completed was “The Last Supper”. This painting, done in fresco, plays a significant role in Christianity and depicts Jesus with his disciples. Along with “The Last Supper”, The Book of Genesis was produced to influence belief on a group of individuals. These works of art are cemented in history and can be connected to each other by their significant individual affects on human existence. “The Last Supper” and the creation story in The Book of Genesis are connected to one another by theology and both share themes such as creationism and humanism. To understand how these individual pieces of work are connected to each other, one must first breakdown why these works of art were created. The Last Supper is one of the most thought-provoking and controversial works of Leonardo da Vinci. It is a mural painting, which means that it is directly painted on a wall, and is created by Leonardo in Milan from 1495 till 1498. Da Vinci painted it for his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza who decided that he wanted this religious scene painted. The Last Supper measures 15 feet × 29 feet and covers the back wall of the dining hall at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. Leonardo spent 3 years painting...
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...Theology of Missions Letina Gouge GLST 500 September 12, 2015 Table of Contents Old Testament Relations to Missions……………………………………………………………..3 God’s Relationship to Missions…………………………………………………………………...5 Mission Relation to Other Aspects of Theology………………………………………………….6 Mission Theology…………………………………………………………………………………6 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...7 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………8 Old Testament Relations to Missions In the Old Testament we read about Jonah and he has a whole book about him and titled by his name. Jonah was a minister. This book is about a mission partaken by Jonah. Jonah’s mission was to bring God’s warning of impending judgement to the pagan world, but he refused to go to Nineveh and brings the pagan sailors on the ship he is sailing on with him into jeopardy. The sailors on the ship Jonah was traveling on came from various regions and worshipped pagan gods. The captain and his crew decided to cast lots to find the person who was causing all the trouble and Jonah was exposed by God. Ironically, Jonah is willing to jump into the sea to save the pagan sailors yet has trouble with God wanting to save the people in Nineveh. The sailors realize that the God of Israel is in control at that moment. God caused the storm and He calmed the storm. Again, irony here is that Jonah is showing no fear to God and yet the pagan sailors are in fear of God. Jonah did...
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...Running Head: THE NEW COVENANT FOR ALL MANKIND The New Covenant: New Testament Canionization? Abstract The canonization of the New Testament evolved over 400 years following the death of Jesus, influenced by social upheaval, different cultures, and political pressures of the era. This paper examines how the 27 books of the New Testament were formulated, recognized as Holy Scriptures, and eventually declared for inclusion in the new canon. It will examine how the new scriptures were evaluated using a new four-step criterion, determining which books were divinely inspired. It will also examine a new classification system, created to help determine which writings were acceptable, disputed, or rejected from consideration. Finally, the decision of which books to include in the New Testament is addressed during four major councils held by the church during the fourth century. The New Covenant: New Testament Canonization. After the death of Jesus, the apostles, and other followers, spread the word of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. The primary method of teaching was by way of oral communication, spreading the message by word of mouth. As time went by, and the Apostles started to die, the first efforts were made to capture their life with Jesus into written word. The dissemination of these works was a slow process due to the hindrance in transportation and the inability to mass produce the writings. The ability to capture and fully understand these divine works...
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...Inheritance Law in Belgium and Switzerland Marieke Martens We live, we work and we die. People basically work to make money and spend it but also save it. After somebody has died what will happen to the money and the possessions? Firstly the division of the money and possessions takes place, according to the will. But what if there is now will? If there is a will or not, the possessions and money will not be inherited for free. The inheritance law is a collection of articles, which explains what happens to and with the inheritance of the person who died when there is no will and when there is a will. In this paper two countries will be compared based on their inheritance law. The first country is Belgium, which is part of the EU and has no specific advantages if it comes to being a tax paradise. The other country, which will be used in this research, is Switzerland, which is not part of the EU and is very famous for being a tax paradise. Both countries do have one thing in common: they are both West-European countries. Because Switzerland is a tax paradise it can be assumed that the inheritance law in Switzerland is more favourable than in the Belgium. This statement basically states that in Switzerland you have to pay less inheritance tax, there are better condition if it comes to making wills or not, than in Belgium, which results in a higher inheritance than in Belgium. These are the fields of Inheritance law that will be covered in the paper in order to answer he...
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...The Canonization of the New Testament When we think about the New Testament in our Bibles today most of us pay little attention to, or have little regard for the history that surrounds how it came to be. This is partly because of the high position we as Evangelicals have for our Bibles. We are taught that the Bible is infallible and never contradicts itself. I agree whole heartedly that the Bible is God's Holy Word and infallible non contradictory. But two weeks ago if you were to ask me how the Bible was put together or "canonized", I would have told you that there was some sort of council that decided which books should be in there, but ultimately it was God's sovereign will. Now the last part would be correct, but the rest is at best debatable. So how was the Bible put together? Since the argument is extremely complex and much of the details are lost or were never recorded, we will be exploring the different events that drove the movement, along with several different opinions of when the Bible was Complete or Canonized. There were two particular movements during the second century that made the Church realize a need to have a compilation of books that were universally accepted. The first movement, although not as well know, was Marcionism. This heretical sect was started by Marcion who was born into Christianity but had a deep dislike for Judaism and the material world. He believed that the God and Father of Jesus are not the same as the creator Yahweh, and it was...
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...A STUDY ON THE KINGDOM OF GOD A PROJECT SUBMITTED TO DR. JOEL AJAYI IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE OBST 592 OLD TESTAMENT ORIENTATION II BY JAMES D. PERKINS Student ID: 3437129 jdperkins3@liberty.edu LOUISVILLE, KY 5 OCTOBER, 2012 08 Fall 08 Fall Introduction The angel Gabriel visited the Virgin Mary and heralded one of the most debated and controversial eschatological statements in all of Scripture. "With breathtaking brevity, in one vast, glorious, revelation Gabriel succinctly summarized the entire ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ". There was nothing theologically new in the angel's announcement for much of it had been the subject of the Old Testament prophets, yet there is little agreement among scholars regarding its fulfillment. Gabriel, having come from the presence and glory of God (Luke 1:19), no doubt relayed the words of God in precise detail: "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end" (Luke 1:30-33 ESV). These words would have rung with Messianic overtones to any Jewish person living at that time, and Mary probably understood this to mean the inauguration of the anticipated Jewish...
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...BIBL104 27 NOV 11 Summary of the books of the Old Testament Books Matthew The book of Matthew genre is gospel. The gospel of Matthew bridges the old and new testaments to the prophecy, that Jesus is the messiah. Matthew used more quotes of the Old Testament than all other gospels combined, thus indicating that it was written to a Jewish audience to convince them that Jesus is the savior. Matthew started his gospel by tracing Jesus back forty-two generations from Joseph and Mary to Abraham. Matthew becomes one of the twelve disciples and along with the other eleven they learn about Jesus’s death was coming near. They were also taught what to expect and how to live before Jesus returns. This gospel highlights the Sermon on the Mount, summarizing the ethical standards Jesus established to those that belong to the kingdom of God. The final chapters cover the detail of the last supper, Peter’s denial of knowing Jesus, Jesus’s last words on the cross, and the resurrection of Jesus. LUKE The book of Luke is a genre of gospel. Luke was a missionary associated with the apostle Paul. Luke was also the only known Gentile Christian in the New Testament. Even though Luke was not a witness to Jesus, Luke provides the best complete picture to life of Jesus. Luke in tells the knowledge of Jesus, how at a young age of twelve he was able to understand his unique mission as the son of God. How Jesus came to know John the Baptist and was baptized before gathering his twelve disciples. Jesus...
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...A sacred text is used by a religion to understand their worldview and their religion better. A sacred text is what a religion believes is holy and authoritative. Religious texts help its followers to worship and pray. Both Christianity and Judaism are monotheistic and as such there are similarities but also differences within each religion. The sacred text for Judaism is the Tanach while Christianity has the Bible. The essay will explore the structure of each sacred text, what type of literature is in each canon, authorship of the text and how it is used in practice. Structure of each canon Christians believe the Bible is their sacred text. The Bible is a library of 66 books and is made of two parts, Old Testament (39 books) and New Testament (27 books). The Old Testament...
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...Orlene Parks Draft Author White’s writings also serve as a Biblical interpretative aide in the 21st Century Seventh-day Adventist denomination. Those of her books most taken advantage of for biblical interpretations are the Seventh Day Adventist Bible Commentary, Patriarchs and Prophets, Prophets and Kings, Acts of the Apostles, The Desire of Ages, the Great Controversy and Steps to Christ. While the Bible is of it's self, self-interpretive, Author White’s writing is only or should only be used as an aide. Her writing should not be used to substitute the need for the illumination of the Holy Spirit, or to eliminate individual exegesis of the scripture under consideration. Author White’s writings are use by various categories of people for various reasons. Pastors and scholars used her writings for additional enlightenment; church members use them because they provide good readings for Christian growth, and even her critics read her writings in order to discredit her. Lastly, there are those who use it just to prove a point. For example in 2001when the USA experienced the 911 terrorist attack, a lot of non Seventh-day Adventist started to purchase her writings hoping to find the reason and interpretation of the madness that had just transpired. The reasons these book are considered beneficial for biblical interpretation is because her writings have proved to be inline with the Bible, her predictions come to past and her ethos/character complements her work and ministry...
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...The Arguments For And Against The Inerrancy of The Bible D’Angela Carr Liberty University Professor Long Theology 201 The Arguments For And Against The Inerrancy of The Bible The Bible is a collection of writings which consist of sixty six books. These books are divided into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. Testament refers to the covenant between God and his people. 39 of the books are the Old Testament and 27 of them are the New Testament. The Bible also has multiple authors that composed their writings in different time frames. It took over 1500 hundred years to put the final writings together to compose what we know as the finished Bible. The Bible is one of the oldest religious text that date back over 3000 years ago. Around 1450 BC Moses authored the first five books of the Bible, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Leviticus. These first five books are called the Torah or Pentateuch. Around 95 AD, John authored Revelation which is the last book of the Bible. Approximately 1,545 years passed between the first writings and the last. The validity or inerrancy of the Bible is expressed by its ability to withstand the test of time, hold up to extreme scrutiny and ability to predict the future. Test of time Unlike other books or authoritative texts the Bible has multiple authors that wrote in different eras but maintained a continuous theme. Moses and Isaiah both prophesied the coming of the Messiah and were both dead before...
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...by the Holy texts of the religion; making religious literature a central aspect of religion and any affects that follow from a person’s belief. The Old Testament and the New Testament has greatly shaped the modern world since the advent of these Abrahamic religions. The Old Testament and the New Testament make up the holy text of Christianity, the Bible; however by itself the Old Testament is the holy text of Judaism. The Old Testament speaks about the relationship between God and his chosen people the Israelites. This relationship begins when God makes a covenant of blood with Abraham, father of the three major world religions. Throughout the text, different patriarchs of the Jewish faith interact with their God, following his commandments in exchange for protection. Offerings of meat and grain are often given, and began when Abraham first made the covenant with God. After receiving a vision from God telling Abraham of the land he will give to him, the text tells us, “But Abram said, ‘Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?’ So the LORD said to him, ‘Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.’”(Genesis 15:8-9). This established the practice of giving offerings to God. The nature of the relationship between man and God changes with the New Testament, which literally means ‘new covenant’[1]. Being that Christianity uses the Hebrew Bible as a part of their holy texts, there a many...
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