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An exegetical analysis on the use of Tsitsit in prayer in Numbers 15:37-41
(2021)
This study used exegetical method to analyze the use of tsitsit in prayer in Numbers 15:37-41, its origin, function, and meaning. Books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other on-line materials were used as relevant references. Results of the study revealed that the commandment of wearing the tsitsit was given by God through Moses while the Israelites were still in the wilderness, after they had gone out from Egypt and before they entered the Promised Land. This commandment was ordained for all generations. A blue thread or cord was specified to be placed on the borders or comers of their garments. The tsitsit (tassels or fringes) serves as a visual reminder to obey the commandments of the Lord. The color tekhelet (blue) was expensive because it came from a rare sea snail that must be harvested by hand and many snails were needed to produce a single drop of dye. In the course of time, garment fashion has changed and the Israelites developed a particular garment called tallit (prayer shawl) on which the tsitsit could be attached. is primarily used in their daily prayers, worship, and other religious ceremonies, and they wear a small tallit for their ordinary daily living. This garment never parts from the wearers until death that it is worn even during burial. Up to this day, Israelites wear the tsitsit attached to the tallit....
The implications of the non-traditional worship style to the liturgical flow of worship as practiced by the United Church of Christ in the Philippines
(2020)
This descriptive study was conducted to describe the traditional liturgical flow of the UCCP and the non-traditional worship style that has been adopted by some UCCP local churches using content analysis as a tool. Results ...
Bingawan Baptist Learning Center: Its history and contribution to the community
(2015)
This historical-descriptive research was conducted to gain deeper understanding of the Bingawan Baptist Learning Center: Its History and contribution to the community, In order to achieve the overall objective, the following ...
Attitudes and perceptions of adults towards Sunday school in Badiangan Convention Baptist Churches
(2017)
This descriptive study determined the attitudes and perceptions of seventy-six adults towards Sunday school in Badiangan Convention Baptist Churches. The attendance of adults in Sunday school were assessed, also its ...
Pastoral ministry among problem students in Filamer Christian College
(1999)
The past few years have witnessed a growing concern for Pastoral Ministry through counseling. A ministry that concerns healing, sustaining, guiding and reconciling a person who is in crisis situation. Pastoral counseling ...
A portrait of a Philippine Baptist pastor 1898 - 2002
(2002)
After more than one hundred years of Baptist history in the Philippines there is still a lack of a comprehensive written history on Philippine Baptist pastors focusing on their pastoral identity, their contributions in ...
Resurrection through the lens of Paul
(2016)
The resurrection, a word which has developed and solely attributed to the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth also known as Christ, has always been felt to be vital in connection with Christianity. Christian faith emphasizes, as depicted from the very early preaching in Jerusalem recorded in Acts 1:22; 2:24,32; 3:15, that resurrection revolves around the belief that Jesus rose from the dead after He died on the cross. This faith confession is found also in the Nicean Creed and in the Christian doctrines today. It is safe to assume that from the earliest time until now Christian Churches were built on the belief in the Resurrection. One of the vital propagators of resurrection faith is no other than Paul.
For Paul, without it [resurrection] Christian preaching and faith were in vain and empty as reflected in his letter to the Corinthian church “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith” (1 Cor 15:14). Paul realized that understanding what resurrection really is, its spiritual implications as well as its faith value, is a vital importance in the propagation of Christian faith.
It should always be taken in consideration that resurrection as the raising of an individual from death is not a unique idea in the Christian faith. In Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Celtic faith traditions resurrection plays a vital role though it has a different spiritual implication and faith value compared in Christianity. In Philippine culture, especially in Iloilo, resurrection stories are also common tales in folklore and epics. For instance, the story of Maranhig that talks about dead people resurrecting from their graves and roaming the villages stealing corpses for their consumption is a widely circulated story in the rural areas of Iloilo. It is even said that the tradition people keeping watch in the wake of their loved ones originated in the fear that the Maranhig would steal the corpse of their loved ones and replace it with a banana trunk. With this knowledge in hand, it is inadequate to preach and teach resurrection to Filipino congregation with the assumption that they would readily understand resurrection as Paul understood it in his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus.
Paul was born in a different region with a different culture, different society and different beliefs. This paper would like to narrow this contextual gap between Paul and the Filipinos by viewing resurrection through the lens of Paul in order to better understand the spiritual implications and the faith value of resurrection. In order to do so the researcher utilized biographical, historical, and exegetical studies in the entire course of the research work.
Statement of the Problem
What is the Pauline theology of resurrection? How did the Pauline theology develop? What are the lenses that contributed to the biases of Pauline theology of resurrection?
Objectives of the Study
The General Objective of the the Study is to view Resurrection in the lens of Paul.
The Specific objectives are the following:
1. To determine Paul’s concept of Resurrection in his letter to the Corinthians (I Corinthians 15).
2. To determine the educational influences that contribute to Paul’s theology of resurrection.
3. To determine the cultural influences that contribute to Paul’s theology of resurrection.
4. To determine the personal experiences that contribute to Paul’s theology of resurrection.
5. To view resurrection in the line of Paul’s educational, cultural and personal background....
Case studies of two Baptist churches in conflict
(1997)
I started to work as a pastor in 1985 in a local church that was still recovering from a conflict situation. Membership then, had thinned down to more than 50%. The atmosphere of superficiality and distrust could still be ...
The Kingdom of God in the teachings of Jesus
(1973)
This thesis deals with the topic, "The Kingdom of God in the Teachings of Jesus." It is a historical and biblical study of the term "Kingdom of God" which is considered the central theme of the message of Jesus.
The aim ...
Church, a model for change: A transformation among T’boli tribe at Desawo Christ Church in South Cotabato
(2016)
This study attempted to interpret the development of the T’boli people under the care of the Desawo Christ Church in relation to its holistic-oriented program. Specifically, the study aimed to trace the historical development ...