Although these books are historical, the lesson we learn from them are very much needed today to all Christian believers. ... This prophecy is also confirmed in the prophetic books first in Isaiah 11:1, "A shoot will come up from the stump' of Jesse, from his roots a branch will bear fruit-. ... The first 10 chapters shows the greatness of David as a military general, and wise ruler. ... In chapter 11:4, " David sent messengers to get her (Bathsheba). ... In conclusion we can see that the Old Testament books are still very much needed to our Christian faith today. ...

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In considering the twenty-eight chapters of Matthew, it is clear that a major section flanks each end. In Chapters 1 and 2, we are introduced to the Infancy Narrative, which tells not only of Jesus? ... The later books of Matthew, Chapters 26-28, describe the passion narratives of Jesus? ... These chapters can be divided into five sections, each comprised of a narrative and a discourse (The Open Bible, 971): I. ... Some experts believe that Matthew adopts a five-fold structure and rigid form in an attempt to emulate the books of law, or the Pentateuch (Bacon, Studies in Matthew). ...

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Also, Jesus is shown as an in control King when He is on the Cross in Chapter 19. ... In this book of Matthew, Jesus reflecting Moses is shown through the gathering of Matthew chapters 18, 17, 5-7, 13, and 24-25, which are the 5 discourses which equivalent the five books of Moses. ... Christ is understood as authoritative over everything in chapters 4 and 5. ... A large portion of these miracles happen between chapter nine and four in the book of Luke. ... Jesus is shown as harmless in Chapter 23 by Pilate, Herod, and two thieves. ...

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The longer chapters are called the Medinian chapters because it is believed that Mohammad received them in Medina. ... The Christian Bible consists of two books: the Old Testament and the New Testament. ... The first five books are called the Five Books of Moses, which tells the origin of the Jewish people and the set of beliefs the Jews hold. ... Similarly to the Old Testament, the New Testament contains twenty-seven books. ... The length of each chapter bears no relevance to its place in the Bible. ...

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The next few chapters of Matthew are very similar to the ones in Mark's Gospel. ... Chapter 13 pf Matthew shows all the parables and explains why Jesus spoke in them. ... In Chapter twenty three the scribes and Pharisees seem as if they are getting attacked by Jesus. ... Chapter eighteen of Matthew's Gospel is completely the opposite. This chapter shows how you should forgive fellow man no matter what. ...

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Doctrine of Scripture The doctrine of scripture was very inspirational in that it brought God words, books, and scriptures to newer and higher levels of understanding for me personally. ... The Old Testament has 39 books dealing with the history of God, our creation, and the nation of Israel. ... The New Testament has 27 books dealing with the Revelation of God's will for Mankind through Christ. These 27 seven books are broken down into five parts: the 4 four Gospels; Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; Acts (Book Of History), Romans - Hebrews, the 14 books of Paul's Epistles, Jame...

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There are actually four whole books wholly devoted to just his life. Through these four books we get a very in depth look at his life. ... Every once and a while we notice that more than one of these books have the same story in them. ... There is one story within these books that I have taken time to study. ... The next place we find the story of Jesus" temptation is in the book of Mark, chapter 1:12-13. ...

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They all seemed to have the ambition of diverting attention away from themselves and giving the main character of their books the centre stage. ... It goes straight into the action with the very first chapter containing miracles. ... Chapter 8 of Mark's Gospel brings a turning point in the Gospel. ... Shortly after this we have the transfiguration and in Mark chapter 9 Jesus again speaks of his death. ...

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The passage is right after chapter 6, which talks about the twelve disciples and much of their travels in which he did not mention much of Jesus. This chapter made Mark realize that Jesus needs to be involved in the next chapter, so that is what he did. ... So he decided in Chapter 6 to give out background information on the disciples before he introduced to the miracles of Jesus. ... By reading some of the books in the Old Testament, one might understand the readings better. ...

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Today the word "gospel" is used to describe the four New Testament books (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that present the life of Christ. ... Another example of silence portrayed in the Gospel of Mark is the beginning of chapter 15 when Pilate asked Jesus quite a bit of questions and Jesus never replied to him, which shocked Pilate (MK 15:2-5). ... The first theme in the Gospel of Luke is divine plan which is obviously displayed in chapter one when the angel Gabriel came to Mary to tell her about her pregnancy. ... For example in chapter two of Luke verses 41-52, Jesus is a boy who gets los...

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For example, Acts chapter 8 we read the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch. ... One may read the books, chapters, and verses that tell one how to go to Heaven, but without correct hermeneutics, one may not understand these passages. ...

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The first five books of the Old Testament written by Moses, (the five chapters of the Torah), are collectively one book called the Torah. Some argue that the Torah is law written for man to follow, while others argue that the Torah is meant to be hope of man's return to God's grace, via a Messiah f...

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Many people throughout the Old Testament books made the prophecies in astonishing detail. ... An example of Jesus being in a situation in which sin would probably be a result was when Jesus cleared the temple in John chapter two. In this chapter, Jesus sees that people are making a mockery of the temple by using it for financial gain and not for worship. ...

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After a time of contemplating the books I have read relating to this topic, I have come up to a decision in writing this article. I believe that by compiling all the good ideas from the different books written by the best Sheikhs of our time, this will bring about enlightenment especially to our non-Muslim readers. ... Additionally, the 19th chapter of the Qur'an was named after the Virgin "Mary " while there is no chapter in the Qur'an bearing the name of Prophet Muhammad's mother, any of his wives or daughters. ...

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Their third book is the doctrines and covenants, which are 135 revelations and statements that are restating in updated terms the first few chapters of the Bible. The fourth book; The Pearl of Great Price, restates the next chapters in newer terms. In these books they tell you many doctrines that diverge sharply from Christian Orthodox. ...

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In the first chapter of book IV of Mere Christianity, Lewis says, "A man who changed from having Bios to having Zoe would have gone through as big a change as a statue which changed from being carved stone to being a real man. ... Actually one of the best resources for becoming better educated about Theology is through other Christians, either in study groups, churches, or books written by Christian Theologians. ...

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When you end up going back to the beginning of the chapter it says; "Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. ... The older brother in this story is the person who does everything right and by the books to make his father proud but in the end is just jealous when he sees how happy his dad is when he sees his youngest son has returned home. ...

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