The author Ronald Youngblood observed the preface of the Old Treatment in the book, The Heart of the Old Testament by demonstrating the basic outline of the Scriptures is to trace the development of certain key ideas from one end of the Bible to the other. This book serves a great purpose that lays out nine themes that constitute the heart of the Old Testament. The nine themes are monotheism, sovereignty, election, covenant, theocracy, law, sacrifice, faith, and redemption. Dr. Ron Youngblood has achieved his purpose in an admirable layout before us the heart of the Old Testament in a careful and practical manner. Dr. Youngblood links the key theological strands of the Old Testament to the New in a style that is biblically sound, highly readable,
The book of Philippians was written by the apostle Paul and it was written towards the Philipian Church. The Primary purpose of this book was to thank the Philipian Church for the gift that they had sent him during his imprisonment in Rome. Throughout the letter, he encourages the church telling them to stay strong in the faith and to let them know how he is handling his circumstances. Interestingly enough, We see Paul warn the church that their are religious leaders in the midst of their congregation that seek to divide the church through religious ways. " Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh.
He continues to state the problems the Church has encountered by the culture they live in. At the time in Corinth, there was a lot of sinners and the Church was being corrupted. St. Paul urges the Church to stay strong and to chase away evil by providing a moral example. He establishes certain guidelines for the people in the Church. For example, he says that men do not need to be circumcised and women should cover their head when praying in public.
In the early churches, many didn't agree with the spread of the Christian religion. However, Paul was a high Pharisee and persecuted Christians. Until Paul had encountered with Jesus he made Paul believe in the Lord. With Paul having his own churches he many had to question his work and Paul had answers to defeat the Christian works.
Paul understands that Catholics must give what they can to those in need as a gift of charity. Paul was a Catholic priest, so truly understood God’s idea of charity towards the poor, especially after the Catholic Reformation when the idea of all poor deserved help was established. Without the Catholic Reformation taking place, there would be no distinct opinion of how the poor should be treated. Eventually, Catholics would come to some conclusion as to how the impoverished should be treated. Past 1700, the
Paul composed no less than four unique letters to the congregation at Corinth, three of which are incorporated into the New Testament. In what is presently called 1 Corinthians, there is a reference to a previous letter in which direction was given concerning the sort of behavior that ought not go on without serious consequences in a Christian church. 2 Corinthians is comprised of two distinct letters. Sections 1–9 are composed in a propitiatory tone that shows that they were formed after Chapters 10–13 were gotten and acknowledged by the individuals from the congregation. Sections 10–13 fit in with what is regularly alluded to as the "difficult letter," in which Paul answers to the numerous false charges made concerning him and his work.
“The New Testament’s variety of literary genres is paralleled by the diversity of its author's thoughts. Modern scholarship has increasingly come to realize that early Christians not only were an ethnically and theologically diverse group but also produced a literature, including the New Testament books, reflecting that diversity” (Harris, 2014). Paul’s letters were mainly written towards the Gentiles and how they are free of the Mosaic Law, that they are no longer in bondage. Matthew, taught the opposite to the Jews of Antioch to convert them to Christianity by obeying the Mosaic Law.
There was also division and carnality among the believers. Paul addresses these issues by teaching the corinthian believer about unity in Christ and how to operate in the gifts that were in the church. Paul also adresses the issue of the Lords Supper and how it should be handled he remains the believer that they must examine themselves to make sure they are worthy to partake
The Acts of the Apostles or more simply known as the Acts, is the fifth book in the Bible. The book Acts tells us how the Christian movement came into beginning. It is the historical link that ties the life of Christ with the growth of the Christian church. The people of the Bible primarily lived in the pagan culture.
For someone to read the New Testament today without understanding the cultural context would be challenging. Reading the parables and tales from the New Testament, some may sound like myths. Wright mentions how the idea of God in this time would not refer to what we would think as our heavenly father but a “supreme or ultimate reality” which is why many people in his time get confused with him. The Jewish people had been waiting for a King and the promise land that was declared to them. Jesus came announcing the kingdom of God and his proclamations, he went around telling the people what the world would look like if God was king.
The book of Acts, or Acts of the Apostles, tells the story of the early church’s rise and expansion from Jerusalem to Rome. Also the book records the transition of how the church went from being primarily a Jewish institution to becoming a Gentile and International institution. Acts reveals that the God who was sovereign over his ancient people in Israel, bringing them salvation, is the same God who is at work in the church today. Christians can use the book of Acts to receive a firm grasps of life after being saved. Going out into the world telling all the good news of Jesus and what he had done, making disciples of all nations.
The Gospels in the beginning through to the Revelations, are groupings of the literary styles and are not set to the time line of events throughout. The literary styling used in the New Testament is astounding
Since the beginning of modern human history, people from many races, creeds and religions have passed on stories. The ancestors of the Bible are no different, they told the stories of the Bible to their descendants. So in turn they made sure the stories of their time and the faith of their time would always stay safe through their descendants. A full understanding of the Old Testament is so dependent on reading the Pentateuch that the textbook states, "The first five books of the Bible (both Hebrew and Christian) are foundational to all of Scripture and rank as one of the most important portions of the Word of God".
The first five books of at the Bible are known at the Pentateuch. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy each have their own distinct way of telling stories that occurred in the Old Testament. “The composition of the entire Pentateuch is its final form continues to be s subject of debate among biblical scholars” (Varughese, A., 2003, p.62). The origination of these five books has been questioned and scholars have researched the sources of these findings of the Old Testaments. Each book serves a purpose and tells a story of how God operated during that time.
Because of his attribution to the New Testament as writing 13 books in the total of 27 books, Paul even considered himself “as little more than an ambassador or emissary for Jesus” (Powell, 231). Paul is the person who had oppressed the church. After that, on the road to Damascus, when he experienced a rendezvous with Jesus, he became a Christian missionary. Discussing particular theological issues, Paul’s epistles are written to a specific person or a specific group of people. Paul’s epistles are to Romans, two to Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, two to Thessalonians, two to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.
