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John 20:17. John 20:17 is the 17th verse of the twentieth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament. It contains Jesus' response to Mary Magdalene just after he meets her outside his tomb after his resurrection. According to the longer ending of Mark's Gospel ( Mark 16:9) Mary Magdalene is the first person to whom Jesus shows himself ...
The Jesus Seminar was a group of about 50 biblical criticism scholars and 100 laymen founded in 1985 by Robert Funk that originated under the auspices of the Westar Institute. [1] [2] The seminar was very active through the 1980s and 1990s, and into the early 21st century. Members of the Seminar used votes with colored beads to decide their ...
Sermon on the Plain. In Christianity, the Sermon on the Plain refers to a set of teachings by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, in 6:20–49. [ 1] This sermon may be compared to the longer Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. [ 2] Luke 6:12–20a details the events leading to the sermon. In it, Jesus spent the night on a mountain praying to ...
John Dominic Crossan. John Dominic Crossan (born 17 February 1934) is an Irish-American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity and former Catholic priest who was a prominent member of the Jesus Seminar, and emeritus professor at DePaul University. His research has focused on the historical Jesus, the theology of noncanonical ...
Jesus[ d] ( c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, [ e] Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. [ 10] He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.
New York City, U.S. Died. April 12, 2013. (2013-04-12) (aged 78) Occupation. Theologian. Richard Francis Xavier Manning, known as Brennan Manning (April 27, 1934 – April 12, 2013) [ 1] was an American author, laicized priest, and public speaker. [ 2][ 3][ 4] He is best known for his bestselling book The Ragamuffin Gospel .
Divine Truth is a controversial new religious movement based in Queensland, Australia, taught by Alan John Miller, also known as A.J., who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus of Nazareth, and his partner, Mary Suzanne Luck, who claims to be the reincarnation of Mary Magdalene. The couple describe Divine Truth as non-religious.
Dhinakaran was involved in evangelical activities for some time prior to leaving his job at the bank in October 1962 to evangelise on a full-time basis. He founded the Jesus Calls Ministries that, by the time of his death, had more than 20 bases in India and abroad and during his lifetime was the most influential and best-known of the Charismatic evangelists working in India.