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3 days ago · In the New Testament, Jesus’ body is used as a metaphor for the church. Both the apostle Paul (Ephesians 2:19–22) and the apostle Peter (1 Peter 2:5) draw parallels between the church (the body of Christ) and a holy temple built by Jesus.
Sep 1, 2024 · Walking north from the Temple of Zeus and site of the Great Altar of Pergamon, one encounters the remains of the Temple of Athena, constructed at the end of the fourth century or beginning of the third century B.C., and dedicated to the city’s patron goddess.
Sep 5, 2024 · Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem’” (John 4:19–20, NRSV). From this passage in the Bible and other historical texts, we see that the Samaritans viewed Mount Gerizim as their primary place of worship.
2 days ago · 00:00. 00:00. Don Carson focuses on Jesus’s message to the church in Laodicea and the parable of the 10 virgins to illustrate the importance of understanding biblical texts within their historical and cultural contexts. Carson teaches the following: How Jesus uses Laodicea’s economic symbols to critique spiritual lukewarmness.
Aug 24, 2024 · Acts presents the evangelizing apostle and church leader Barnabas as a model of integrity and character. Calling him a good man (Acts 11:24), a prophet and teacher (13:1), an apostle (14:14) and one through whom God worked miracles (15:12), Acts loads him with accolades.
Sep 13, 2024 · The burning bush Bible story appears in the book of Exodus 3:1-14 -4:17. Moses was about 80 years old when God appeared to him in a burning bush and called him to return to Egypt (Exodus 7:7; Acts 7:23, 30).
Aug 25, 2024 · Broadly speaking, the Church sees Beulah Land as a metaphorical representation of the devout Catholic's journey towards God, encapsulating the process of sanctification and the aspiration for eternal communion with our Heavenly Father.
