... last appearance as the living resurrected told the apostles after they receive the power of the Holy Spirit they would spread the Good News starting in Jerusalem then Judea and then to the ends of the earth. On the day of Pentecost all the believers were filled with the Holy Spirit, just ... the Good News. His first sermon about 3,000 believers were added to the church and then his second about 5,000 (Acts 2:41; 4:4) He filled all of Jerusalem with the teachings about Jesus and the believers greatly increased (Acts 5:28; 6:7). Then Stephen a preacher was arrested on false charges for bla...

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• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

... for God can only be used to describe a woman writhing in labour pains. It has no other meaning in Hebrew. It's interesting to note what the Jerusalem Bible translators did with this verse. It reads, "You were unmindful of the rock, who gave birth; you forgot the God who fathered you ( emphasis ... "man- is not the generic "mankind- or "human- but one that means-male-. Perhaps after all it might be more accurate to call God "She- Psalms 91:4 uses the image of a mothering bird- "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be ... 23...

• Word Count: 3877
• Approx Pages: 16
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• Grade Level: High School

... prophets), which describes the history of the Israelites, the stories of heroes, kings, judges, and wars, and the @choosing of David as leader of the Israelites; and the Writings (including Psalms, Job, Song of Solomon, and Ruth, among others), which @describes the reactions of the people to the laws and covenant! s, as well as prayers and praises of the covenant. Some ... Old Testament, the followers of Jesus are an international family. Less significant are national festivals commemorating national events like the Passover, national laws like Jewish food laws, a national shrine li...

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... that Jesus was still alive. Jesus quickly vanished, though the Disciples would proceed to gather everyone together in Jerusalem for prayer. It is here that Jesus visited them all. He said, " everything about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled" (CSB 145). As is written in the Bible, Jesus completed the predictions. He then ... ...

• Word Count: 1086
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• Grade Level: High School