THE BIBLE
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The Sermon on the Mount was given by Jesus of Nazareth in about 30 AD. This sermon is according to the Gospel of Matthew. It was in the early days of his ministry that Jesus spoke to his disciples and gave the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus spoke on a mountainside overlooking the Sea of Galilee.
The most popular piece of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount was the “Beatitudes.” The Beatitudes are the parts found at the beginning of the section including the “Lord’s Prayer,” as well as Jesus’ version of the “Golden Rule.” It is believed by many Christians that...
Found at the southern end of the Jordan Valley in 1947, The Dead Sea scrolls are among the most important archeological finds of the 20th century. Written around the time of Jesus, the Dead Sea scrolls hold precious secrets about early Judaism and the birth of Christianity Overtime, more scrolls have been unearthed by archeologists. Still others, reached first by profiteers have surfaced in Middle Eastern bazaars.
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls begins in 1947 with a Bedouin; groups of Arabs who wandered the hills with their sheep and goats. The story goes that a young man known...
John the Baptist is considered to be a prophet in Christianity, Islam, and Mandaenism, a monotheistic religion primarily prominent in southern Iraq and a small region of Khuzestan. Yet information on John the Baptist differs from one religion to another. Christians consider him to be a forerunner to Jesus and Isaiah 40:3-5 is commonly read by Christians as a prophecy to his arrival. Luke 1:36 state that John was related to Jesus through their mothers, Elizabeth and Mary but Mandeans dispute the blood ties between Jesus and John. To Mandeans, John the Baptist was the Messiah. The Gospel of Luke...
Events leading to the crucifixion of Jesus began five hundred years after the Lord led the Jews to the Promised Land where they lived under Roman rule. The Jewish priests had prophesized that a savior would come to rescue the people from the sins of mankind. Many people began to believe that Jesus was that savior because he performed countless miracles like walking on water and curing a people of serious illnesses. The Jewish priests became fearful that the Romans would punish the Jews for following Jesus’ teachings, so they planned to kill him. Jesus’ crucifixion came about because he...
