The Pharisee authorities and the synagogue held very hostile views towards all whom believed in and or favored the teachings and divinity of Jesus. ... An example of this relationship in the text appears when King Herod gathered all the "cheif priests and scribes of the people" and "inquired of them where the Christ was to be born" (Matthew 2:4). ... In both stories, Jesus is born to Mary and Joseph in the Town of Bethlehem and spends the majority of his life in the land of Galilee; all other aspects of the two narratives are not shared. ...

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1 Enoch is one of the foundational texts of Jewish apocalyptic literature. 1 Though not an official part of the Jewish canon, Enoch's journey into the realm of angels, and God's revelation of "all mysteries" (Enoch 59:2) regarding the end of days and the salvation of the elect do form an important scaffolding upon which subsequent Jewish apocalyptic literature is built. ... Not all scholars of Judaism's influence on early Christianity agree with Gruenwald, Couliano and Frankfurter's analysis of Enoch's minimal influence on Revelation. ... Aune.12 Seven, in J...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done" (Genesis 8:21). ... I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you" (Gen.12:2-3). ... If they chose to obey His law, they would be blessed overwhelmingly, "Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (Genesis 19: 5-6). ...

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Klassen believes that the use of references to the biblical word are all to common in politics. ... God purposely sacrificed his own son to spread these teachings to all civilizations. ... His death was to be the ending factor to all human conflict and hate. ... His plays aimed at upholding moral values (love) and learning to appreciate the fullness of them rather than resulting to a meaningless and barbaric slaughtering of men. ...

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• Grade Level: High School