Jesus, when he broke bread and shared wine at the Last Supper, said, “This is the new covenant...” (Luke 22:20). In the Bible, faith, bread, and relationship are all connected.Here are 8 Examples of the Significance of Bread in the Bible...
Each time I readBlood Meridian, I seem to notice a new theme or motif. Upon this close read, I was struck by the repeated use of the number eight in the text — and the conspicuous absence of any mention of eight inA Reader’s Guideor any other analysis I am familiar with, so I ...
Question: Elisha’s request of Naaman to immerse himself seven times in the Jordan River in order to be healed[ii] and his “stretching himself” upon a child to raise him from the dead[iii] seem highly unusual. Was there any special meaning to Elisha’s actions? Summary: Like some othe...
Much of Ethiopia’s rich cultural-social heritage lies within the history of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC). After the decline of the Aksumite Empire (650CE/AD), the Zagwe dynasty (Circa 1000 – 1270 CE/AD) arose, establishing its capital in Lalibela-Lasta. This capital, ...
When they are confronted withthe adversity, they should adjust their attitudes, make plans for the future actively, be good at bringing forth new ideas in adversity, and never give up the hope to get out of it, struggle against it indomitably like Robinson Crusoe. If people can follow ...
aRecent studies in accounting regulation have used either the capture argument or the pluralistic notion to describe the enactment of accounting regulations. This paper explores the nature of the impact of public choice in accounting standard setting in New Zealand using the pluralistic notion. To pro...
When they are confronted with the adversity, they should adjust their attitudes, make plans for the future actively, be good at bringing forth new ideas in adversity, and never give up the hope to get out of it, struggle against it indomitably like Robinson Crusoe. If people can follow ...
Eros: Eros is the word often used to express sexual love or the feelings of arousal that are shared between people who are physically attracted to one another. Storge: Storge refers to natural, familial love. Storge (a word not found in the Bible) refers to the type ...
reli- gious statements can be understood in modest philosophical terms, consistent with the thought that they are neither intended as serving to justify or undermine religious beliefs, nor as the expression of any theorizing about the nature of religious belief or the meaning of religious language....
Last Supper, in the New Testament, the final meal shared by Jesus and his disciples in an upper room in Jerusalem, the occasion of the institution of the Eucharist. The Synoptic Gospels and the early traditions of the church affirm that the Last Supper o