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. ... Matthew's version of the Passion story, for the most part, matches the account that is recorded in Mark, except for a few details that are added on. It is revealed in chapter 27 that Judas deceived Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, but soon after feels deep remorse for betraying a man that did no wrong; "'I have sinned', he said; ˜I have brou...

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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. ... The linkage of fundamental theology with conversion does not mean a limit in the scope of the discipline so that it deals only with the initial approach to faith on the part of one who has previously been a nonbeliever. ... In this chapter, however, the ...

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