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Joseph and the Way of Forgiveness: A Biblical Tale Retold is a 2019 novel by Stephen Mitchell, retelling the story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis. Written in the style of a midrash , the novel expands on the Genesis narrative as it follows Joseph from adolescence to maturity, focusing on his thoughts and deep belief in Yahweh .
Lewis Benedictus Smedes (August 20, 1921 – December 19, 2002) was a renowned Christian author, ethicist, and theologian in the Reformed tradition. He was a professor of theology and ethics for twenty-five years at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
Although from 1976 to 1988 the LDS Church encouraged missionaries to read the book, since then it has not been part of the "approved missionary library". [9] The book went out of print in 2015. [10] The book is even controversial among LDS Church members for its treatment of masturbation, homosexuality, premarital sex, and rape.
The Epistle to Philemon [a] is one of the books of the Christian New Testament. It is a prison letter, authored by Paul the Apostle (the opening verse also mentions Timothy), to Philemon, a leader in the Colossian church. It deals with the themes of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Marcionism – an Early Christian dualist belief system that originated in the teachings of Marcion of Sinope at Rome around the year 144; see also Christianity in the 2nd century. Development of the New Testament canon – set of books Christians regard as divinely inspired and constituting the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
Robert Tillman Kendall (born July 13, 1935) is a Christian writer, speaker, and teacher who was pastor at Westminster Chapel for 25 years. He is author of more than 50 books, including Total Forgiveness. [1] Kendall was part of the Word, Spirit, Power team, a non-denominational charismatic ministry. [2]
'Publick Baptism of Infants', full-page illustration from the 1845 illuminated Book of Common Prayer, drawn by Henry Warren. Baptism is the sacrament by which a person is initiated into the Christian church. It has the effect of receiving people into the household of God, allowing them to receive the grace of the other sacraments.
In most cases, Christian authors associate each miracle with specific teachings that reflect the message of Jesus. [10]In The Miracles of Jesus, H. Van der Loos describes two main categories of miracles attributed to Jesus: those that affected people (such as Jesus healing the blind man of Bethsaida), or "healings", and those that "controlled nature" (such as Jesus walking on water).