"The Gospel of Matthew," like all the New Testament Gospels, was composed as a literary work to interpret the theological meaning of a concrete historical event to the people in a particular historical situation " (Boring 89). ... (Brown 665) The servants of the king, symbolically known as the prophets, were sent to complete the King's bidding and to inform the guests of the upcoming wedding banquet. ... The passage encompasses a new tone when Matthew describes the slaughter and mistreatment of the King's slaves. The enraged King ordered the destruction of the murders and their cit...

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Directing the viewers attention to the middle plane where the first King is lifting the infant Jesus out of the manger. This king has deferentially removed his crown and placed it on the ground directly beneath Mary. ... There is little over lapping used to differentiate placement, foreshortening of the limbs is used but over all the significant characters are approximately the same size. ... The third King gazes at the infant and the activity with a look of absorption. ... Giotto has used all the painting conventions available to him to paint a picture in a small space and tell a huge a...

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Although these books are historical, the lesson we learn from them are very much needed today to all Christian believers. ... It is by faith we believe that Jesus is God, and that he died on the cross for all mankind; and that he is the only way mankind can get to heaven. ... TRIUMPHS: For seven years David reined over Judah in Hebron and " the house of David waxed stronger and stronger and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker-, (2 Samuel 3:1), then in chapter 5 he was anointed king over all Israel. ... The reason is the same as king Uziah. ... When things get comfortable we tend t...

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King Hrothgar who sees to the protection of the land could be portraying as Lord. ... For that bitter murder, the killing of Abel, all-ruling Father". ... Jesus Christ was sent by God and he is recognized as the only bigoted son that everyone believes as the intermediary to God so also is Beowulf as well was sent by King Hrothgar to deliver his people and as intermediary to the king. According to John 4:34, In King James version, "Jesus saith unto them, my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work" so also beowulf was sent to do the job of the king who ...

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Balthazar was a Nubian King and ruler of Ethiopia. ... Caspar was Emperor of the Orient and controlled all of the oriental lands. ... The turkey or chicken is seasoned with adobo seasoning with garlic and some sofrito mixed all together. ... The holiday of the three king celebrates the day coming of the three wise men to Christ. ... The three kings followed this sign to all the way to Bethlehem, where they arrived to Christ. ...

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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. ... Following the description of Jesus" genealogy and...

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An example of this would be the prophecy of king Cyrus (Isaiah 44:28;45:1) The Prophet Isaiah, writing at around 700 B.C., predicts Cyrus (by name) as the king who will say to Jerusalem that their city will be built and the foundation of the temple will be laid. ... More than one hundred years later both the city and the temple was destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C. ... (McDowell 165) Psalms 34:20 "He keeps all his bones; not one is broken." ... Their simply is nothing like it in all the literature in the world, religious or irreligious! ... Albright quotes saying "The Bible towers...

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Even today, years after the abolishment of slavery, the writing of the Constitution, and the world-moving speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., we still find ourselves pointing fingers at others out of fear and a misunderstanding of why they are so "different" in their beliefs and ideals. ... In the future may we all heed the wise words of Jean Cocteau, "Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images." ...

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There, all of the military tribunes and prominent male citizens came to listen to Paul. Finally, King Agrippa and his sister/incestuous lover, Bernice arrived. Then Paul was brought in and he proceeded to tell his story to the king. Paul asked to speak to the king because he was "familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews- (Harper Collins Study Bible, Acts. 26.3). ... Despite all this, he still addresses all of the citizens and tells them his story. ...

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The Gospel of John reveals Jesus as an in control, supernatural King. ... Also, Jesus is shown as an in control King when He is on the Cross in Chapter 19. ... We witness Jesus being King as He firmly declares, "it is finished" in verse 30. In the Gospel of John, Jesus is portrayed as a supernatural, in controlled King. ... All the Gospels work together to help provide us a portrait of who Jesus is and all what He has done for us....

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All the people answered, 'Well spoken!'" ... (Strong 77) The name Abner was used in Samuel 1 and 2, he was the commander in chief of the armies of Israel during the reign of King Saul. There were suggestions that Abner was not trying to protect the King's life, such as being ridiculed when David, who was being followed by the army, snuck through the camp after dark and steals a spear lying next to the sleeping King. And the battle at Gilboa against the Philistines, the King and a number of his sons were killed, the army was in defeat and Abner had escaped. ... I believe that Fa...

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One of Babylons" rulers, King Hammurabi, made it clear that although he was not the first to establish law or legal practices, his laws showed traces of where previous laws existed. ... It had a strong belief that all humans are not equals and everyone has their place in society. ... Some people ask, "If the 10 Commands were removed, wouldn't that make it all right to steal, lie, murder, etc.?" ... The New Testament has the sacrifice of Jesus, which can remove all sins so they are remembered no more. ... All in all, the Hammurabi Code of Laws way of an "eye for an eye"...

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Many times in the poem Nowlan slips in subtle literary devices to suggest the bull moose is imperial, almost like the King of the Forest to the readers. In many ways, he relates to Jesus, the King of the Jews. ... Perhaps the most significant similarity between Jesus and the bull moose is that the people killed Jesus so they could be free, so the author could be suggesting that the people killed the bull moose, a creature of nature, as a sign that it could be nature that saves humanity after all. ... It is surely no mere coincidence that the royal color, purple is used twice and that as the b...

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., The New King James, New International, New Living, New Century, and New American etc. ... The King James Bible is the most widely used bible amongst Christians. ... A seasoned Christian might use the King James Version because of their strength and maturity in Christ. ... In conclusion, the Bible is God's sacred word for all Christians. ...

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Messiah means anointed king. David was an anointed king. ... Through the King David we can grasp history or a whole of Gods history, and his plans and promises for all. ... She lost her husband and child all in the same year. ... Sometimes we forget it all about God and His word which is His promises has said the blessings of God maketh rich; according to His promises that He has promise to all that will serve Him. ...

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Jesus taught the people of God and all of his glory. ... King Nebuchadnezzar made a statue of gold that was 90 feet high and nine feet wide, it portrayed a false God. ... The king was furious and decided to throw them into a burning furnace. ... It is better to have a religion to believe in than not believe at all. Christians, Muslims, and Jews all believe in an afterlife. ...

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Frequent references to Jesus as the Son of God and King of the Jews remind the reader that Jesus? ... Speech is Restored As a result, the author establishes himself as a witness to the power of the King. ... If the Old Testament prophecies were not enough to establish Jesus as King of the Jews, Matthew's author incorporates a genealogy of Christ that is nonexistent in Mark and largely different from the one in Luke. ... His genealogy, baptism, messages, and miracles all point to the same inescapable co...

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The Gospels were written to persuade men of all times and places to believe that Christ died in order to destroy all death, and that he rose again in order to restore all life. ... It was written by Matthew, to clearly illustrate that the "King" has arrived. ... As their king, he would rule the world with justice. ... "How could this humble carpenter's son from Nazareth be their king," they thought, but Matthew believed that Jesus was the King of all the earth, and took it upon himself, but not alone, to spread the word. ... As you read this Gospel, Matthew's message sounds clea...

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The piece focuses on the life of an African king's grandson, Prince Oroonoko who demonstrates several similarities to Jesus Christ. ... Upon arriving at the plantation, Oroonoko was immediately seen by the slaves as a king and they soon began to worship him (Behn, p. 941). ... (King James Bible, Luke 23:3) Another similarity is observed in the manner of Oroonoko and Jesus Christ's death (Chibka, p. 523). ... As a slave, Oroonoko was brought to the Surinam plantation, where he was greeted with psalms of 'Live, O King!' ... Deception and betrayal leads to destruction as sho...

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In this case that someone is King Louis XIV. ... He saves the day, and Orgon and his family get to keep them home and everything that belongs to him, because this King makes the choices or decision, and went with reason. ... King Louis XIV is the representative of this story and he saves the play. ... Therefore all types of things feelings came out of Phedra because of that. ...

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And when he saw me all his body writhed, and through his beard he heaved out sighs of pain" (111. ... He states "Dazzling gilded cloaks outside, but inside they were lined with lead, so heavy the capes King Frederick used, compared to these, were straw.... This refers to King Frederick because his traitors were given a lead cape that was melted onto their bodies. ... However, after talking to the hypocrites, he falls for their games and begins to feel sorry for the sinners "I began: "O Friars, all your wretchedness" but said no more, I couldn't, I saw" (109. ...

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In the Qur'an, we learn that Egypt is taken over by a king who starts to persecute the Jews. ... In the Qur'an, the king's wife finds the baby, and adopts him as a son. ... To free his people, Moses had to return to the king and plead him to let his people go. When the king refused, plagues were sent down upon all of Egypt. ... Jesus is all-human with no divinity at all. ...

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The actors all entered in a procession and took their places. All the actors were on stage all through the production, and they would stand to present their lines. It was all fairly simple; with simple costumes and scenery. ... They laughed and spit and hit his head repeatedly: "Good morning, King of the Jews!". ... They wrote the words Inri on the very top of the cross (which means: The King of Jews). ...

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Every Friday thousands of worshipers come for prayer and it has become a centre of worship and learning, attracting great teachers from all over the world (The Noble Sanctuary). ... During Muslim rule of Israel, Jerusalem was never made the capital of the country, but the Jews felt that the city was important to them and for that reason King David made Jerusalem the capital city of Israel. When the city was under Jewish rule, King Solomon built the First Temple at same location of akeidat Yitzchak. Jerusalem should belong to all three religions as all three have significant historical relig...

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Jesus, the model of all Christianity, was in fact a philosopher. ... What about the Bible ad the stories it tells; aren't they all myths too? ... We have Martin Luther King Jr., who died for what he believed in. ... In reality, all of us could be considered philosophers, for we all, in one way or another, peruse truth almost everyday of our life. And that is essentially what philosophy is all about pursuing knowledge and truth. ...

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