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| enhanced jesus: NIV, The Story: Student Edition (Enhanced Edition) Zondervan,, 2011-05-03 “The Greatest Story Ever Told” is more than just a cliché. God has gone to great lengths to rescue lost and hurting people. That is what The Story for Teens is all about—the story of the Bible, God’s great love affair with humanity. Condensed into 31 accessible chapters, The Story for Teens sweeps you into the unfolding progression of Bible characters and events from Genesis to Revelation. Using the clear, accurate, and easy-to-understand text of the New International Version, it allows the stories, poems, and teachings of the Bible to read like a novel. And like any good story, it is filled with intrigue, drama, conflict, romance, and redemption. Features: • The story of the Bible … in its own words • Events, characters, and teachings of the Bible arranged chronologically • New International Version text |
| enhanced jesus: The New Chosen People, Revised and Expanded Edition William W. Klein, 2015-11-25 Controversy rages on about God's choosing people for salvation. Are only the few elect? Rather than typically beginning with the preconceptions of systematic theologies, Dr. William Klein takes up this question by searching for a biblical theology of election. He surveys the OT contexts of God's choosing individuals--prophets, priests, kings--to serve divine purposes, and considers God's election of the nation of Israel as his special people. This OT study proposes that God's election is both individual and corporate, but not always determinative. Individuals entered the people of God by birth, but not all the people found salvation. Faith in Yahweh was required. This book traces these elective understandings through the intertestamental literature, identifying continuities and shifts. The bulk of the study, and the heart of the argument, focus on the New Testament. Klein identifies concepts of election, and relationships between writers in the gospels, the Lucan material, Paul's writings, and the rest. The new covenant, God choosing the church in Christ, emphasizes election as corporate, while the individual election of Jesus' disciples and of Paul raises the question whether such chosenness is necessarily salvific. In closing, Klein discusses the most engaging and divisive questions around God's election, and offers a real challenge to today's church. |
| enhanced jesus: Jesus's Hidden Mission and Our Hidden Uniqueness Stephen Bettum, 2022-08-01 Section one: We know very little because of our limitations. Our limitations have affected all human history, especially religious and scientific. Humanity has actually succeeded because we had to act even in the midst of our ignorance. We developed hubris. Section two: Our mental evolution is different from our physical evolution and is unique to each person. We understand and can think in future time. This, our freedom and our opinions are what give us our hidden uniqueness. Section three: We rely on our opinions. We have very elaborate religions and sciences that are not filled with facts. We have been thinking using opinions for so long, that in our own minds, facts and opinions are equal. Our opinions are sometimes wrong. Section four: We have oversold God. We have made up absolute definitions of God and have trapped God and ourselves in these definitions. Given our real limits, we do not even have the correct words or concepts to grasp God in any significant detail. Jesus bridged the gap between God and humanity. Section five: We have undersold Jesus. The Trinity Doctrine about Jesus is wrong. This led to the Hidden Mission of Jesus. For this mission, Jesus needed to assume human form so that God could completely understand humanity. This is why Jesus is unique and why he changed everything in the relationship between God and each of us. Section six: This is a call for the old People of the Book to become the People of God. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam must realize that they are all worshiping the same God. God is not happy with them fighting and killing each other. Humanity needs to get over itself and get into a right relationship with God and with other people. Then at least humanity has a chance. |
| enhanced jesus: Astounded by His Love a Discipleship Guide for Jesus' Bride Mary Somerville, 2024-06-04 You will be astounded by the love of Jesus Christ in this discipleship guide! It covers topics from your initial marriage to your Bridegroom, to finding your identity in Him, to worshiping Him, to living your life in the light of His grace, and to sharing the Good News with others. All is presented against the backdrop of the author’s over 50-year marriage to her husband, Bob. These truths are the product of their teaching ministry over a lifetime. You will be greatly edified and find real joy as you dig deeply into the Scriptures in this study and hopefully, your life will more and more reflect your Bridegroom, Jesus Christ. |
| enhanced jesus: Ekbasis Charles L. Nelson DO, 2025-01-22 The religious authorities in the days of Christ had encrusted God's law with so many rules, regulations, and traditions that the beauty of the law was lost, and keeping of the law a heavy burden. The joy of righteousness and salvation had become drudge and dreary. This work is purposed to clear away the rubbish accumulated through the change of the meaning of words through the years since the King James Version was written, the obfuscation occasioned by highly critical theologians, and the difficulty of turning Koine Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew phrases and colloquialisms into common English of today by illuminating principles that can be applied to every test, making the meaning to be clear as sunlight, thereby drawing the reader to appreciate the beauty of holiness and the Jesus who exemplified the true Christian virtues. |
| enhanced jesus: I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die Sarah J. Robinson, 2021-05-11 A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect. |
| enhanced jesus: Tempted for Us John E. McKinley, 2009-07-01 This is an approach to Christ's impeccability and temptation through exploring and evaluating the theological models that have been developed from the early church to the present day. Drawing from tradition and the relevant biblical evidence, John McKinley argues that Jesus was truly tempted in ways that are closely relevant to the temptations common to us. Having been tempted for us in this way, Jesus can provide true help as the credible example to follow and truly sympathetic ally in the fight against sin. Key to understanding how Jesus remained unable to sin and sharply vulnerable to temptation is the role of the Holy Spirit. |
| enhanced jesus: Seeing Jesus Robert Hudson, 2021-11-23 Jesus ascended to heaven. End of story. But then how do we explain the many Christians, in nearly every century since, who claimed to have seen, heard, met, and touched Jesus in the flesh? In Seeing Jesus, Robert Hudson explores the larger-than-life characters throughout Christian history who have encountered the actual face or form of the resurrected Christ--from the apostles Thomas and Paul in the first century to Charles Finney in the nineteenth and Sundar Singh in the twentieth. Hudson combines history, biography, spiritual reflection, skepticism, and humor to unpack awe-inspiring and sometimes seemingly absurd stories, from a surprise sighting of Jesus in a cup of coffee, to Christ appearing to Julian of Norwich during a life-threatening illness to assure her that all manner of thing shall be well. Along the way, he uncovers deeper meaning for us today. Through Hudson's quirky and lyrical prose we get to know people of unflinching faith, like Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Silouan the Athonite, and Sojourner Truth--those who claim radical encounters with Jesus. The result is a fascinating journey through Christian history that is at once thoroughly analytical and deeply devotional. |
| enhanced jesus: Jesus > Religion Jefferson Bethke, 2013-10-14 Abandon dead, dry, religious rule-keeping and embrace the promise of being truly known and deeply loved. Jefferson Bethke burst into the cultural conversation with a passionate, provocative poem titled Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus. The 4-minute video became an overnight sensation, with 7 million YouTube views in its first 48 hours (and 23+ million in a year). Bethke's message clearly struck a chord with believers and nonbelievers alike, triggering an avalanche of responses running the gamut from encouraged to enraged. In his New York Times bestseller Jesus > Religion, Bethke unpacks similar contrasts that he drew in the poem--highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair, and hope. With refreshing candor, he delves into the motivation behind his message, beginning with the unvarnished tale of his own plunge from the pinnacle of a works-based, fake-smile existence that sapped his strength and led him down a path of destructive behavior. Along the way, Bethke gives you the tools you need to: Humbly and prayerfully open your mind Understand Jesus for all that he is View the church from a brand-new perspective Bethke is quick to acknowledge that he's not a pastor or theologian, but simply an ordinary, twenty-something who cried out for a life greater than the one for which he had settled. On this journey, Bethke discovered the real Jesus, who beckoned him with love beyond the props of false religion. Praise for Jesus > Religion: Jeff's book will make you stop and listen to a voice in your heart that may have been drowned out by the noise of religion. Listen to that voice, then follow it--right to the feet of Jesus. --Bob Goff, author of New York Times bestsellers Love Does and Everybody, Always The book you hold in your hands is Donald Miller's Blue Like Jazz meets C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity meets Augustine's Confessions. This book is going to awaken an entire generation to Jesus and His grace. --Derwin L. Gray, lead pastor of Transformation Church, author of Limitless Life: Breaking Free from the Labels That Hold You Back |
| enhanced jesus: The Holy People of God Svetlana Khobnya, Arseny Ermakov, Deirdre Brower Latz, Peter Rae, MiJa Wi, 2024-03-13 This collection of essays addresses aspects of Christian identity formation as God's holy people in a global context in the midst of various challenges. The contributors offer interdisciplinary explorations on what it means to live as God's holy people in different settings and consider challenging questions from biblical, historical, theological, missiological, and pastoral perspectives. |
| enhanced jesus: Exploring Eternal Principles Jimmy D. Davis BS Med ThD, 2015-11-11 When was the last time you stopped to consider the fact that you are going to dieor thought about what might take place after your death? When you stop to consider these critical issues in your life, you must set your mind to discovering the absolute truth. In Exploring Eternal Principles, author Jimmy Davis helps us understand that denying these principlesdenying the truthwill not change the fact that, regardless of what you believe now, nothing changes the absolute truth. It remains the truth no matter what anyone says or does to the contrary. God Almighty has established some very profound and sacred principles for lifea set of fundamental rules and laws that have an eternal impact on your life, whether you believe them or not. Sadly enough, the real truth of God has been distorted and perverted in our world today. Perhaps you believe the world and its lies; the time has come for each of us to learn and understand the real truth and what it means. Now you are able to explore the Eternal Principles and discover for yourself what you must do to follow them with absolute faith and understanding. |
| enhanced jesus: Religion and Human Enhancement Tracy J. Trothen, Calvin Mercer, 2017-09-17 This collection vigorously addresses the religious implications of extreme human enhancement technology. Topics covered include cutting edge themes, such as moral enhancement, common ground to both transhumanism and religion, the meaning of death, desire and transcendence, and virtue ethics. Radical enhancement programs, advocated by transhumanists, could arguably have a more profound impact than any other development in human history. Reflecting a range of opinion about the desirability of extreme enhancement, leading scholars in the field join with emerging scholars to foster enhanced conversation on these topics. |
| enhanced jesus: Another Christ Andrew Mayes, 2014-10-16 Growth in Christlikeness is a goal for all Christians and especially for those in leadership. But the images of Christ that have become the institutional norm refer to a model of pastoral ministry that seems to allow no scope for innovation or eccentricity. In this riveting book, Andrew Mayes explores how the first century setting of Jesus reveals his identity as builder; hermit; rebel; mystic; reveller; jester; iconoclast; revealer and enigma; liberator; traveller; and mentor, brother and trail-blazer. The aim of Another Christ is to encourage us to see how these images can inform the practice and spirituality of leadership today, and to this end, each chapter ends with a set of penetrating questions and ideas for further reading. |
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| enhanced jesus: Secrets of Greatness Dr. Barrington O. Burrell, 2014-05-27 In Secrets of Greatness, Dr Burrell provides us with a route map to success of the very highest order, consistent with the greatest model of success known to us, Jesus Christ. Based upon an intimate study of the Old and New Testaments, and a lifetime’s work as a pastor, and drawing together such disparate threads as psychology, biology, history and motivational dynamics, Dr Burrell gives his readers a meticulous and definitive explanation of the essence of greatness and how it is within the capability of each and every one of us to achieve more than we ever thought possible. A thorough and passionate exploration of what it means to be great, using examples of great men and women through the ages, Secrets of Greatness decries the notion that true success lies in power, money and status, and illustrates instead that the pinnacle of human achievement is attainable only through the transformative and healing power of our relationship with God. In each chapter and section, the author shines a light on a different aspect of the process of becoming what we are destined to be in the Creator’s great plan for us, and illuminates the spaces through which we all must travel on our journey to greatness. Dr Burrell explores his subject with the keen mind of a scholar, the compassion of a man of God and the tenacity of a warrior, and has written a book which is as uplifting as it is useful. It is a book which can only fill us with hope for the future. Secrets of Greatness is a corrective for our secular age – a spiritual book in materialistic times - and a tonic for all those who thirst for a different measure of success than is commonly presented in our media. |
| enhanced jesus: Better Tim Chaddick, Craig Borlase, 2013-09-01 “What does it take to find satisfaction? Will I ever find something in life that’s better than this?” Most people live a life they never would have planned. The good news is that coming to the end of their expectations means they’re on the brink of great wisdom, peace, and joy. That’s what the ancient author of Ecclesiastes helps us figure out—it is quite possible to face detours and dead-ends in life and still find more satisfaction than you ever could have imagined. Better explores the mysteries, scandalous lines, and deep truths of Ecclesiastes and applies them to life today. Better seeks to show how the questions of the heart find their answer in the person of Jesus. Here you will find a vision of life that is neither naive nor cynical, but realistic and hopeful. Because the truth is, when God answers the questions, you finally realize what is better. |
| enhanced jesus: The God-Image Lionel Corbett, 2021-11-01 This book describes the development of images of God, beginning in antiquity and culminating in Jung’s notion of the Self, an image of God in the psyche that Jung calls the God within. Over the course of history, the Self has been projected onto many local gods and goddesses and given different names and attributes. These deities are typically imagined as existing in a heavenly realm, but Jung’s approach recalls them to their origins in the objective psyche. This book shows how Jung’s approach avoids many of the philosophical problems produced by traditional anthropomorphic images of God and describes the myriad symbolic ways in which the Self may appear, independently of doctrinal images of God. By focusing on the empirical, psychological manifestations of the Self, Jung’s approach avoids arguments for and against the existence of a metaphysical God. |
| enhanced jesus: Healing, Weakness, and Power Audrey Dawson, 2008-12-01 Healing by Jesus and the apostles is not a popular subject for biblical studies today, but the importance of healing in the first-century eastern Roman Empire was enormous. In the New Testament writings of Mark, Luke and Paul we find considerable variation in their use of divine healing. With respect to Jesus' healing, Mark and Luke both emphasize it, but differ in their representation of its purpose and source. Also, Mark's accounts of Jesus' healing combine with his overall description in the Gospel to underline his theological view (a theologia crucis), while Luke depicts healing as showing primarily the glory of God (although a theologia crucis is also present) and he presents the theological aspect of Jesus' healing within each healing narrative. Healing in the early church is then compared in Acts and Paul's undisputed letters. Luke continues to emphasize the power and evidential value of healing in spreading the gospel. Paul, instead, emphasizes the 'essence' of Jesus' ministry, love and compassion, and underplays healing, both by himself and by members of the churches he planted. The main reason for this seems to be because of his 'thorn in the flesh'; his physical weakness demonstrates that the gospel truth shines only because of Christ's influence. Paul's illness probably also sensitizes him to the risk of healing becoming a power which could compromise a fellowship based on love and equality. Finally, the legacy of Jesus' healing is considered briefly over the subsequent few centuries. |
| enhanced jesus: Hoping for Something Better Nancy Guthrie, 2014-09-26 Who wants to merely go through the motions of religion? We long for something authentic—something worth opening our hearts to, filling our minds with, and giving our lives for. We hope for something better than the “churchianity” of our parents and the vague spirituality of our neighbors, something better than guilt-induced, holier-than-thou morality, better than here-and-now, health-and-wealth promises. In her thought-provoking and authentic style, Nancy Guthrie shows that Jesus himself offers the something better we've been looking for, applying the truths of Hebrews to real-life issues such as guilt, shame, disappointment, hardship, unhealthy obsessions, personal ambition, and fear of death. |
| enhanced jesus: The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread Richard Booker, 2008-04-28 It is the story of the blood of Jesus through the entire Bible. It is about why Jesus had to be crucified, shed His blood and be raised from the dead, and what it all means to you. The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread explains in easy-to-understand, reader-friendly language, the central story of the Bible. It makes the complexities of the Bible simple. It connects Bible stories and shows how the Old Testament and New Testament fit together, telling in one complete story, the wonderful promise God has made to mankind. Dr. Richard Booker has years of study and experience, in preparation of this incredible book. Thousands have come to a clearer understanding of God and the Bible by reading The Miracle of the Scarlet Thread. If you want to understand the Bible, you have to read this book first! |
| enhanced jesus: His Passion Eric Scott, 2014-08-28 A Fictional Account of Christ’s Final Week Employing cultural nuances, non-biblical historical references, credible archeological data, and the four commonly accepted gospel records, Eric Scott creates a moving fictional account of the final week of Jesus Christ's earthly life. His Passion fills in the gaps of Jesus’ journey to Calvary in a way that will make it seem as though you were with Him each step along the way. |
| enhanced jesus: The Power of Constant Prayer and Communion With God William Jeynes, 2024-07-01 Billions of people in the world want a sound basis for improving the amount of fulfillment and personal success in their lives. Over the years, many have lauded the importance of prayer in one’s life. To whatever degree that is true, how much more is constant prayer even more powerful than Sunday or Saturday prayer or even daily prayer. Communing with God throughout the day is one of the most underestimated means of experiencing peace and joy in one’s life, as well as having God’s love flow from one’s heart and lips. Countless numbers of people around the world pray in order to have some of the key advantages in personal serenity, purpose, and insight that will enable them to have the edge in life necessary in order to have victory and fulfillment. How much more will constant prayer and communion with God enable people to have a permeant advantage and edge. This book examines how the practice of constant prayer and communion with God can fill a person with more love, joy, peace, self-discipline, faith, direction in life, humility, sensitivity to God, consistency, and purpose. It is intellectually stimulating, but immensely practical. By applying the many principles shared in this book, it can literally change your life and make you stronger in virtually every area of your life. |
| enhanced jesus: Treasure in the Wilderness Andrew D. Mayes, 2023-06-29 This exciting resource on desert spirituality is quite unlike any other: at once a physical journey to outstanding deserts of the planet and an odyssey of the soul. A journey of discovery takes us across five continents as we venture to places few pilgrims reach: the Gazan desert, the Sahara, the Australian outback, the Athos wilderness and the Ordos Desert of China, and the Syrian desert, among others. Evocative descriptions by early travelers and by the author immerse us into a diversity of wilderness landscapes, stimulating the senses and the imagination. Physicality leads to spirituality as we listen to compelling voices that speak to us poignantly across space and time--including spiritual writers long-forgotten or not well-known. These unearth for us the treasure we seek: we uncover the distinctive charism of each desert, offering us different and challenging ways of looking at the world and at the spiritual life. We discover the unpredictable desert to contain unexpected, priceless treasures of transformative wisdom that speak uncannily into our own contemporary spiritual search. We see how these gems can energize and inspire our discipleship or spiritual practice. As we embark on this spiritual quest, we may never be the same again! |
| enhanced jesus: Answering Jihad Nabeel Qureshi, 2016-03-08 From New York Times bestselling author of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Nabeel Qureshi—a former Muslim—comes his deeply personal, challenging, and respectful answer book to the many questions surrounding jihad, the rise of ISIS, and Islamic terrorism. San Bernardino was the most lethal terror attack on American soil since 9/11, and it came on the heels of a coordinated assault on Paris. There is no question that innocents were slaughtered in the name of Allah and in the way of jihad (meaning warfare against the enemies of Islam, in this case). But do the terrorists' actions actually reflect the broader religion of Islam? The answer to this question is more pressing than ever, as many Muslim refugees are still migrating to the West, seeking shelter from the violent ideologies of ISIS, Al-Qaida, and other radical Islamic groups. Setting aside speculations and competing voices, Qureshi explores the answers to difficult questions like: What is Islam, and is it a religion of peace or violence? Is there a clear definition and doctrine of jihad? How are we to understand jihad and radical expressions of Islam in relation to our Muslim neighbors and friends? Why is there such a surge of Islamist terrorism in the world today, and how should we respond? How does jihad compare with Old Testament calls to warfare? In Answering Jihad, bestselling author Nabeel Qureshi answers these urgent questions from the perspective of a former Muslim who is deeply concerned for both his Muslim family and his American homeland. |
| enhanced jesus: The Sermon on the Mount W. D. Davies, 1966 Professor Davies here discusses the Sermon in five settings: in the setting of how Matthew intended it to be understood; in the setting of Jewish Messianic expectation; in the setting of contemporary Judaism; in the setting of the early church; and in the setting of the ministry of Jesus. |
| enhanced jesus: Africa Bible Commentary Zondervan,, 2010-08-03 The Africa Bible Commentary is a unique publishing event—the first one-volume Bible commentary produced in Africa by African theologians to meet the needs of African pastors, students, and lay leaders. Interpreting and applying the Bible in the light of African culture and realities, it furnishes powerful and relevant insights into the biblical text that transcend Africa in their significance. The Africa Bible Commentary gives a section-by-section interpretation that provides a contextual, readable, affordable, and immensely useful guide to the entire Bible. Readers around the world will benefit from and appreciate the commentary’s fresh insights and direct style that engage both heart and mind. Key features: · Produced by African biblical scholars, in Africa, for Africa—and for the world · Section-by-section interpretive commentary and application · More than 70 special articles dealing with topics of key importance in to ministry in Africa today, but that have global implications · 70 African contributors from both English- and French-speaking countries · Transcends the African context with insights into the biblical text and the Christian faith for readers worldwide |
| enhanced jesus: The Feasts of the Kingdom Maurice A. Fetty, 2002 For Christians there is no more important meal than Holy Communion -- yet there are many occasions in the Bible where Jesus taught his friends and disciples as he ate and drank. These 26 messages address a wide variety of sacred meals in scripture, and connect them to our mealtimes today, where we can develop a sense of community and Christian fellowship that is emblematic of the spiritual feast at the heart of the Church's worship. |
| enhanced jesus: Reading the Bible in Ancient Traditions and Modern Editions Andrew B. Perrin, Kyung S. Baek, Daniel K. Falk, 2017-11-17 A collection of essays commemorating the career contributions of Peter W. Flint An international group of scholars specializing in various disciplines of biblical studies—Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, Second Temple Judaism, and Christian origins—present twenty-seven new contributions that commemorate the career of Peter W. Flint (1951–2016). Each essay interacts with and gives fresh insight into a field shaped by Professor Flint’s life work. Part 1 explores the interplay between text-critical methods, the growth and formation of the Hebrew Scriptures, and the making of modern critical editions. Part 2 maps dynamics of scriptural interpretation and reception in ancient Jewish and Christian literatures of the Second Temple period. Features Essays that assess the state of the field and reflect on the methods, aims, and best practices for textual criticism and the making of modern critical text editions Demonstrations of how the processes of scriptural composition, transmission, and reception converge and may be studied together for mutual benefit Clarification of the state/forms of scripture in antiquity and how scripture was extended, rewritten, and recontextualized by ancient Jewish and Christian scribes and communities |
| enhanced jesus: In the Beginning: Hijacking of the Religion of God Sami M. El-Soudani, 2009-04-27 This Book presents a uniquely critical and candid outlook on religion documenting the last three thousand years of religious history showing how hijackings of all three religious persuasions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam led to all three religions being exploited and manipulated over the entire course of their history. Our book shows that men who practiced hijacking long before they had wings have been quite busy for the last three thousand years engaged in the lucrative business of hijacking the religion of God. No irony intended in calling it a business and indeed a lucrative one, because it brings the hijackers power, enormous wealth, and often glory, all of which in the sight of God translate, respectively into arrogance, greed, and infamy. Sadly enough all three religious persuasions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, without exceptions suffered the dire consequences of such heinous infractions angering God. Volume 1 – Judaism presents two hijackings of Judaism: the first hijacking upon worship of the golden calve lasting several centuries, followed by a second hijacking in modern times with Judaism currently being hijacked by Zionism. Volume 2 – Christianity also documents two hijackings of Christianity with the first executed by Saint Paul as he morphed Jesus into the Son of God then replaced him with Paul-invented “Mythical Christ.” This was followed by a second hijacking of Christianity with the Roman pagan Emperor Constantine ordering 300 Christian bishops to a Conference in Nicaea to “define their god” by launching a debate and actually voting on the invention of the “Trinity God: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit” on May 20th, 325 C.E. In Volume 3 – Islam, the reader will explore the Seven Operating Principles of Islam with respect to each of which attempts at hijacking Islam have been made both during early Islam, and in modern times. |
| enhanced jesus: Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus Jonathan L. Reed, 2002-05-01 Drawing on his years of field experience in Galilee, the author illustrates how the archaeological record has been misused by New Testament scholars, and how synthesis of the material culture is foundational for understanding Christian origins in Galilee and the Jewish culture out of which they arose. |
| enhanced jesus: Mockery and Secretism in the Social World of Mark's Gospel Dietmar Neufeld, 2014-04-24 Having established the context of mockery and shame in Ancient Mediterranean cultures, Dietmar Neufeld shows how Mark presented Jesus as a person with a sense of honour and with a sense of shame, willing to accept the danger of being visible and the mockery it attracted. Neufeld also considers the social functions of ridicule/mockery more broadly as strategies of social sanction, leading to a better understanding of how social, religious, and political practices and discourse variously succeeded or failed in Mark. Finally, Neufeld investigates the author of Mark's preoccupation with 'secrecy', showing that his disposition to secrecy in his narrative heightened when the dangers of scorn and ridicule from crowds or persons became pressing concerns. In a fiercely competitive literary environment where mocking and being mocked were ever present dangers, Mark, in his pursuit of authority gains it by establishing a reputation of possessing authentic, secret knowledge. In short, the so-called secrecy motif is shown to be deployed for specific, strategic reasons that differ from those that have been traditionally advanced. |
| enhanced jesus: I Knew Jesus Before He was a Christian Rubel Shelly, 2011 Asking why Christianity is unattractive to so many people, this book contrasts a revolutionary Jesus who changed the world with a marginalized church that is being ignored by our culture. The book explores how churches can do a better job of representing Jesus to the world. |
| enhanced jesus: Horizons in Hermeneutics Stanley E. Porter, Matthew Malcolm, 2013-04-25 From essays that focus on the horizon of the text through to essays that consider the horizon of the twenty-first century church, this collection invites reflection on the illumination that hermeneutical awareness brings to biblical interpretation. This Festschrift in honor of Anthony C. Thiselton aims to consider, exemplify, and build upon his insights in philosophical hermeneutics and biblical studies, particularly in relation to Paul and his writings. |
| enhanced jesus: Theology of the New Testament Georg Strecker, 2012-10-25 Contents are the theological conceptions of the authors of the New Testament, considered from systematic viewpoints, in the following sequence: Paul, the synoptics (Jesus, the saying-source), the Johannine literature (including the Apocalypse of John), the deutero-Pauline writings, the catholic epistles. |
| enhanced jesus: Maternal Child Nursing Care - E-Book Shannon E. Perry, Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, David Wilson, Kathryn Rhodes Alden, Kitty Cashion, 2017-09-09 Maternal Child Nursing Care - E-Book |
| enhanced jesus: The Unknown God Thomas G. Grenham, 2005 This book explores the idea of religious and theological interculturation from a Christian perspective as an approach to evangelisation. It explores aspects of culture and pluralism as these have been interpreted in post-Vatican II approaches to mission and evaluates interculturation from a number of perspectives, including language, symbol and metaphor. It draws insight from two New Testament encounters of Jesus with women, in Samaria (John) and in Tyre (Matthew and Mark), and goes on to explore some historical sources of interculturation in the missionary endeavours of the Jesuit Matteo Ricci. A particular case study is made of the contemporary experience of an African people (the Turkana of Kenya). |
| enhanced jesus: Questioning the Historicity of Jesus Raphael Lataster, 2019-07-01 This volume moves beyond the mainstream scholarly scepticism over the Christ of Faith and considers if there is sufficient evidence to establish the existence of the more mundane Historical Jesus. Using the logical tools of the analytic philosopher, Lataster finds that the relevant sources are unreliable as historical documents, and that the key method of those purporting that the Historical Jesus existed is to appeal to sources that do not exist. Considering an ancient hypothesis suggesting that Jesus began as a celestial messiah that certain Second Temple Jews already believed in, and was later allegorised in the Gospels, Lataster discovers that it is more reasonable to at least be agnostic over Jesus’ historicity. |
| enhanced jesus: The Comprehensive Commentary on the Holy Bible: Matt.-John. 1834 William Jenks, 1834 |
| enhanced jesus: The Relationship Principles of Jesus Tom Holladay, 2008 The book walks you day by day, step by step, through how to live out six fundamental truths taught by Jesus. |
| enhanced jesus: Biblical Hermeneutics Milton Spenser Terry, 1883 |
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(of the quality, value or status of somebody/something) increased or improved. Definition of enhanced adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, …
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To enhance something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness. They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad. To intensify or increase in quality, value, power, etc; improve; …
Enhanced - definition of enhanced by The Free Dictionary
To improve or augment, especially in effectiveness, value, or attractiveness: exercises that enhance cardiovascular health; spices that enhance the flavor of a sauce; renovations that …
ENHANCED - Definition & Meaning - Reverso English Dictionary
Enhanced definition: in a version improved or made better than before. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like …
Enhance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
When you enhance something, you heighten it or make it better. "Hance" is not a word, but the addition of "en-" does something to enhance it and improve its sound. You can enhance the …
Enhanced Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
Enhanced definition: In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
ENHANCE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ENHANCE is heighten, increase; especially : to increase or improve in value, quality, desirability, or attractiveness. How to use enhance in a sentence. Enhance Has Latin Roots.
144 Synonyms & Antonyms for ENHANCED | Thesaurus.com
Find 144 different ways to say ENHANCED, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
ENHANCED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ENHANCED definition: 1. better than before: 2. greater in value than before: . Learn more.
ENHANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
verb (used with object) enhanced, enhancing to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify. The candlelight enhanced her beauty. Antonyms: lessen, diminish to raise the value or price of. Rarity …
enhanced adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...
(of the quality, value or status of somebody/something) increased or improved. Definition of enhanced adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, …
ENHANCE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
To enhance something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness. They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad. To intensify or increase in quality, value, power, etc; improve; …
Enhanced - definition of enhanced by The Free Dictionary
To improve or augment, especially in effectiveness, value, or attractiveness: exercises that enhance cardiovascular health; spices that enhance the flavor of a sauce; renovations that enhance the …
ENHANCED - Definition & Meaning - Reverso English Dictionary
Enhanced definition: in a version improved or made better than before. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "enhanced oil …
Enhance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
When you enhance something, you heighten it or make it better. "Hance" is not a word, but the addition of "en-" does something to enhance it and improve its sound. You can enhance the size …
Enhanced Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
Enhanced definition: In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
