The phrase "a city upon a hill" is a reference to the Book of Matthew in the Bible and suggests a community gathered together in God's light. The phrase was used by John Winthrop in his sermon "A Modell of Christian Charity" to his fellow Puritans near the start of the Massachusetts ...
Most of Jesus’ life is told through the four Gospels of the Bible’s New Testament, known as the Canonical Gospels, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These are not biographies in the modern sense but accounts with allegorical intent. They are written to engender faith in Jesus as...
The Ideal of Kingship in the Writings of Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien: Divine Kingship is reflected in Middle‐Earth. By ChristopherSca... A Hobbit Journey: Discovering the Enchantment of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. By Matthew Dickerson. Pp. xxii, 260, Gran...
(Luke 2:1 ff.); the coming of theMagiand the flight to Egypt (Matthew 2:1 ff.); thePassovervisit toJerusalemwhen Jesus was 12 years old (Luke 2:41 ff.); the marriage at Cana in Galilee, although her name is not used (John 2:1 ff.); the attempt to see Jesus while he was...
St. Jerome was a biblical translator and monastic leader who is traditionally regarded as the most learned of the Latin Fathers. He is known particularly for his Latin translation of the Bible, the Vulgate, and has been designated a doctor of the church.
Henry's reputation rests upon his renowned commentary,An Exposition of the Old and New Testaments(1708-10, known also asMatthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible). He lived to complete it only as far as to the end of the Acts, but after his death other like-minded authors prepared...
Philip was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, the founder of Christianity, whose teachings influenced the Greco-Roman world and Middle East in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. Although Philip is included in the lists of the disciples in the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark, and the Gosp...
"The Matthew Henry Study Bible" blends his ... H Bibles 被引量: 0发表: 2010年 "God Found His Moses" A biographical and theological analysis of the life of Joseph Smale (1867-1926) These research findings are also innovative with regard to the connections between CH Spurgeon and Smale, ...
Matthew 6:33 What is the Kingdom of God? Where do we look for it on earth? How does God reward those who trust Him?Are you blessed and stressed?Why racial discrimination in Christendom?Why does Satan hate me and want us to continue in our sinful lives? What are the keys to building...
One controversial 2003 special was based on bestseller "The DaVinci Code".Another was her 2004Matthew Shepardmurder story on 20/20, which reported that the murder may not have been a gay hate crime. Some dubbed her a "lying homophobe" for her reporting. ...