When Paine opens up his third chapter with the statement that he does not mean to write in disrespect of Jesus Christ, it is obvious that he truly believes that the man, Jesus Christ, was a virtuous, moral, and benevolent man. ... However, he says, the book does not claim itself to be a work of poetry. ... For example, he states in chapter four that only most of the stories about Jesus Christ are unbelievable. ... Proving that Addison's poem is more powerful than the book. Listing countless scientific discoveries from the wheel to the universe should recognize the fact that Paine argues w...

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Ehrman points out in chapter 5 of the book A Brief Introduction to the New Testament, a Greco-Roman biography about the life of Jesus written by a Greek-speaking Christian, presumably aimed towards an audience of Roman Gentiles. ... There is much emphasis on the fact that Jesus is the King of the Jews because the book of Matthew includes a genealogy of Jesus that traces all the way back to Abraham, the father of the Jews, and David, indicating his royal heritage (Ehrman 79). ... It is revealed in chapter 27 that Judas deceived Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, but soon after feels deep remor...

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In his book "The Craft of Theology," Avery Dulles (1992) starts chapter four; "Fundamental Theology and the Dynamics of Conversion," by making reference to one of the best known essays by Bernard Lonergan where he states that, Theology is entering a new age it is changing from a deductive science into an altogether empirical discipline. ... In this chapter, however, the author is concerned with the process by which people are brought to explicit Christian faith, that is to say, to an acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. ...

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