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The Purpose of Christian Missions – Seven Essential Tasks of

The Purpose of Christian Missions – Seven Essential Tasks of Effective Christian Missions There are many important responsibilities applicable to Christian missions. Yet, of all that can be listed, there are seven essential tasks that are most central. This article outlines and briefly discusses the seven main points pertinent to Christian missions. Christian Foreign Missions exists to: 1. Exalt the Name of the One True God 2. Exemplify the Body of Christ 3. Evangelize Unbelievers 4. Educate Disciples 5. Establish ...

The Gnostic Gospel of St. Thomas: Meditations on the Mystical Teachings

Of all the “lost” gospels of the early Christian Bible, the Gospel of St. Thomas is the most well known. According to Tau Malachi, each verse of this Holy Scripture is like an “endless well of Wisdom.” Drawing upon the Holy Kabbalah, contemporary Christian thought, and wisdom of the gnostic tradition, Malachi guides the reader into a true gnostic experience-a first-hand and completely unique exploration of the sacred secrets and spiritual insights in this important gnostic text. Both intuitive and ...

The Bible, Old and New Testaments, King James Version

The Bible refers to the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity, usually compiled in a single volume. The Hebrew Bible of Judaism contains 39 books. The Christian Bible adds to the Hebrew Bible 27 New Testament books, and particularly in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, some additional Old Testament books, giving a total of between 66 and 77 books.The Christian Bible is divided in two, roughly in a two-third to one-third proportion. Christians call the first two thirds, mostly inherited ...

An Introduction to the New Testament (The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library)

From the experience of a lifetime of scholarship, preaching, teaching, and writing, Raymond E. Brown covers the entire scope of the New Testament with ease and clarity. He walks readers book by book through the basic content and issues of the New Testament. While a wealth of information is contained in these pages, the work’s most impressive features are the basic summaries of each book, a historical overview of the ancient Greco-Roman world, discussions of key theological issues, and the ...