There was an urgent need for this, as the apostles were beginning to die off, and the christian community needed to have a written record of their preaching. ... In the meantime his preaching had been recorded. ... Papias also records that Mark wrote down accurately Peter's account of the sayings and doings of Jesus, though not in order. ... The heavens are torn apart (Schizo), the Spirit descends on him like a dove and a voice proclaims, "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased" (1:9-11). ... This is also recorded in the other Gospels but not in the same frequency....

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The Qur'an was written by Muhammad after the Angel Gabriel appeared to him and revealed what was to be written and recorded. Because the Qur'an is the written record of the revelations Muhammad received, it is seen as the actual word of God and therefore viewed by its followers as perfect in every way. The Bible is seen as ultimate truth as well, but unlike the Qur'an, the bible was recorded by multiple men of the Jewish religion through the teachings of Jesus and the revelations given by Angels. ... In the Bible, Moses referrers to God as Yaweh, which translates into I am Who I...

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I am certain in knowing that it will, but I had to do much research to find out how I know this. ... So, what I am wondering is, why wouldn't the teachings of Jesus be able to last into the new millennium when the basis of his teachings have already lasted for 6000 years. ... Jesus" teachings were recorded for the whole purpose of our reading it and applying it to our lives. ... Paul, who studied Jesus, knew very well about the love of Jesus which followed Paul all his life until he was able to say: "And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from...

• Word Count: 1627
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Hundreds of years before Jesus' birth, the Old Testament of the Bible recorded the words of the prophets of Israel predicting His coming. ... Jesus claimed, I and the Father are one (John 10:30), He who has seen me has seen the Father (John 14:9), and I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me. ...

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In the bible it recorded that while Samson was journeying to Timnah with his father and mother, a young lion attacked him. ... I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. " (2 Samuel 1:25-26) Finally, there is the similarity of the quest for immortality/eternal life: After the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh had grown afraid of death. ...

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Christianity was introduced into Africa in the last half of the 2nd Century AD, probably by missionaries from Rome, and then spread through the other African provinces. Baptism as the initiatory rite of Christianity holds the first place among the sacrament. The word baptism is derived from the Gree...

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As he arose from the water God spoke and said "You are my Son, whom I love, with you I am well pleased.... And whilst he was tried for claiming to be Messiah, as far as we can tell no other records indicate the Jews ever tried anyone else for such a crime. ...

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Iblis said: "I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You created from clay. ... All sins and good deeds a man is performing are noted by two angels, that will present the records at the final judgement: Behold, two guardian angels appointed to learn [man's doings] learn and note them, one sitting on the right and one on the left. ... And when thy Lord said to the angels, 'I am setting in the earth a viceroy.' ...

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I've also read that Jesus" words were passed down by oral tradition and weren't actually recorded until someone felt like writing them down. It is hardly likely that people in Jesus" day accurately recorded what he said word for word, decades after he said it. ... But if I did ask him a question I would ask him the most obvious one "Jesus am I going to heaven or hell?" ...

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Here is where God presented himself to Moses as Yahweh (I-AM-WHO-AM). Yahweh went on to tell Moses, "I am sending you to Pharaoh, for you are to lead my people the children of Israel out of Egypt....

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However, the earliest recorded passion play was written in 2000 BD and was not based on Jesus Christ or any biblical stories, instead, it was based on the Egyptian king Osiris. ... Pilato raised his hands to his head and said: "I am innocent of the blood of this man. ...

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For today's Christian, the Origin of Christmas is, and should be, the birth of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible, nothing more, nothing less. ... "I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me." ...

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It also seems that Washington's wife Martha was also a very strong in her walk with God as she recorded her habit of getting up at five a.m. and spending an hour in the morning "getting off on the right foot" by reading her Bible. ... And as this class progresses, this is how I am learning to wade through biases and skewed arguments- by taking the most factual and reliable accounts and going with them, because there is always more than one side of a story....

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Introduction Why should a Christian embark on an examination of rabbinic literature? Despite all the misunderstandings that Christians have about these Hebrew writings, there is still so much beauty to be discovered in the way Jewish people view life and God and the study scriptures. One of the ways...

• Word Count: 3136
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