The earliest recorded text teaching Christianity has its roots buried deep within Judaism. ... Paul carried the message of the Messiah to the Gentiles. His missionary journeys and establishment of churches enabled the spreading of the message throughout the Roman Empire. ... We have lost much relative to our belief in Jesus Christ and his message. ... As a whole, I envision the more society advances, the more we move away from the roots of the Lord's message. ...

• Word Count: 949
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Using a wedding banquet as the setting for this parable allows people to apply the message of God to their everyday lives. ... By presenting the text in the form of a parable, the message of God's will is omitted in a historical and cultural context that enables society to comprehend the meaning behind the words chosen by Matthew....

• Word Count: 979
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

You might be saying to yourself "Yeah, the text could have been distorted over the years!" ... Albright quotes saying "The Bible towers in content above all earlier religious literature; and it towers just as impressively over all subsequent literature in the direct simplicity of its message and the catholicity of its appeal to men of all lands and times" (The Christian Century, November, 1958) ...

• Word Count: 911
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School