Foundation: The Orthodoxy and the Canon 4/25/2016 Submitted To- Professor C Paul King CHHI-301 2 Foundation: The Orthodoxy and the Canon Many in today’s culture follow this sad, but dangerous view: there is no truth that can be deemed as absolute truth. A few years back, I can recall sitting in a classroom at a Union County High school here in Tennessee, as the teacher begins to introduce himself and his stance on philosophy. The teacher, in his introduction states an ignorant
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The title of Exodus comes from the Hebrew word "Elle Sh'mot" meaning "these are the names" or the Greek word "exodos" that translates to "exit/departure" . Aptly named, as Exodus is all about the Israelites' deliverance and the beginning of the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham through the Israelites' journey to the promised land. The central theme in Exodus is salvation. Exodus starts with the calling of Moses. Upon seeing a burning bush, he is filled with curiosity and approaches it to
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Arguments abound concerning the Historicity of the Christian religion, while many has maintained that Jesus had not intended a development of faith from his teachings, the quest to identify the historical Jesus and differentiate between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith is going on. One of those devastating heresies called Docetism appeared in the time of John the beloved, propounded by the Marcions and the Gnostics, a teaching that denied the human nature of Jesus Christ claiming that the
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instantaneous existence of creation and life on Earth (Old Testament Survey Note, pg. 11). Genesis introduces God as the absolute being. He blesses, promises, and speaks the creation of heavens and earth. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The Book of Genesis emphasizes the story of men and women, uniquely telling us the story of Adam and Eve, Noah’s family, and the four key players in the patriarchal history (Hindson &Yate, pg. 52-53). The unique story of Adam
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investigate the Idealism, history, culture and how they related to the relevance of the critical worldview of the Old Testament and the Hebrew belief as compared to the surrounding ANE. Oswalt’s views, thinking and direction have changed completely over his 50 years studying the ANE and the Bible. This book will show the similarities and differences in thought between the Hebrew Old Testament and the ANE. Oswalt will define what a myth is and argue why the Old Testament is not and cannot be considered
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Ulrich Zwingli was a Catholic priest that questioned humanism and Catholicism since they have been abusing power and being tempted by money. As Ulrich Zwingli lost his brother when the plague hit and that drove him deeper into the spiritual side of life which is why he started teaching people about his Religion. Ulrich Zwingli questioned some of the Catholic ways and how they abused their power. As he was a very trusted and well known Catholic priest he was able to lead some people away from the
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Eschatology: Is this the end? 7/7/16 Although there are several areas within theology that spark immense interest, eschatology seems to be the most intriguing. Concerning the majority of the Bible, things have already come to pass, history has already been written. However, with eschatology, this is not the case. Because so much is known about the past and so little regarding the future, eschatology is nonetheless a mystery; When will the end begin? What is to be expected once it
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sinned against God in time and space. The historicity of this event is essential if an analogy is to be seen in Romans 5:12–21. If Adam was not a real creature who brought sin into the human race at one point in history, then there is no point to Jesus’ redeeming humanity at another point in history. Christ’s own testimony, however, confirms Genesis 3 as a historical event (Matt. 19:3–5). Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because
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4 Chapter 4. Transcendence: Basis of Biblical Thinking 5 Chapter 5. The Bible Versus Myth 6 PART II. The Bible and History Chapter 6. The Bible and History: A Problem of Defition 7 Chapter 7. Is the Bible Truly Historical? The Problem of History (1) 8 Chapter 8. Does It Matter Whether the Bible is Historical? The Problem of History (2) 9 Chapter 9. Origins of the Biblical Worldview: Alternatives 10 Conclusions
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Critique Lehman Strauss the author of the article, Why God Became Man, taught Old Testament history for eight years. From there he served as a Pastor of 2 different Baptist churches and then devoted himself full time to a Bible conference and evangelistic ministry. Writing his 19th book, he passed away in 1997. This article provides a very in depth look at why God became man. It is informative, full of knowledge and wisdom. It lays out the incarnation and the virgin birth in detail that helps people
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