Francis Sch眉ssler Fiorenza develops a fundamental theological approach to Jesus' resurrection that takes seriously the contemporary critique of foundationalism. He first discusses two different contemporary approaches within fundamental theology to the resurrection of Jesus: one emphasizing probability and ...
The early establishment of the Vatican began with Constantine’s St. Peter’s Basilica, which stood where the current Basilica stands today. Jesus gave Simon the name Peter when he first met him and said, “You’re the stone upon which I will build my church.” After Constantine...
He needs to reread the accounts in Genesis about the sin involved there as well as such passages as Leviticus 18:21-29; 20:13, etc. These sins were an "abomination" to God. 11. References to such miracles as the virgin birth of Christ, the bodily resurrection of Jesus, a literal ...
The death of jesusFor roughly three years, Jesus preached in Judaea and Galilee, drawing large, excited crowds. Many of his followers pressed him to lead a revolt against Roman authority and reestablish the kingdom of David, even though he insisted that the kingdom he would establish was ...
the removal of thebreasts of female martyrs renders their bodies male; but Paul’smomentofbe-heading with the spurting of milk from his body renders him, perversely, fe-male–just as medieval accounts of saints drinking the breast milk of Christrenders Jesus as female. Milk, therefore, is mo...
of the biblical accounts. If this king lived up to 5 B.C. or later, which may be possible, he could have been then one of the kings that visited Jesus at his birth. Or if this coin was carried by the Magii, his coin could have came and visited Jesus. Since these kings may have...
For instance, as to Christ’s resurrection, if we had signed, sealed, and indubitable testimony from one of the soldiers at the tomb who saw him emurge, it would have a certain value, of course; but it would not be a religious authority. It would not be equal in that respect to ...
His resurrection proved to contemporary witnesses that his teachings were true and inspired many of those who originally rejected him to follow him. While the movement originated as a movement within Judaism, it ultimately floundered in Judea but quickly spread throughout the Greek-speaking world—...
-A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. So teachings are based on New and Old Testament.-Jesus is believed to be the son of god, although not said ...
The multiplicity and variety of papal titles themselves indicate the complexity of the papal office. In theAnnuario Pontificio, the official Vatican directory, the pope is described as bishop of Rome, vicar of Jesus Christ, successor of the prince of the Apostles,pontifex maximus(“supreme pontiff...