Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

The Gospel of Luke, the longest book of the New Testament, impeccably researched and written by Dr. Luke, demonstrates how Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, is the perfect Man. Luke’s initial target audience was the Greeks/Gentiles, who with their ancient humanism/hellenism focused on the ideal man. Jesus is more than ideal, He is the Biblical ‘Son of Man.’ Our purpose is to equip you to study of this great Gospel, either alone or in a small group Bible study. In Part 01, we looked at the introduction to Luke, its authorship, its purpose, the portraits of Christ, theme, key verse, and timing. http://majdali.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-son-of-man-why-study-gospel-of-luke.html In Part 02, we examined the distinctive aspects of the gospel, including the gospel itself, great hymns that were derived from it, etc., and began a summary of the Life of Jesus according to Luke. http://majdali.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-son-of-man-why-study-gospel-of-luke.html Here in the third and final part of this In...

The Hardworking Servant Messiah:   The Issachar Teaching eLetter has been offering surveys of every one of the sixty-six books of the Bible, in the order that they are found. Our goal is to encourage personal and small group Bible studies, as a means of growing strong spiritually. As we continue and conclude this introduction to the Gospel of Mark, let’s remember a few main points: It is the oldest and shortest of the four gospels; It was written by John Mark, apostle to Africa, understudy to Barnabas, Paul, and Peter; This gospel shows Jesus Christ as the tireless servant of God; The key Greek word is eutheos, used forty-two times and translated ‘immediately’ or ‘straightaway;’   We also learned why the sometimes disputed verses in Mark 16:9-20 should be considered part of the canon of Scripture. ( Note: If you missed out on Parts 01 and 02 of our Gospel of Mark survey, they can be found on our website: tan.org.au ). Let’s finalise our introduction by offering this Outline of...