DIFFERENT ATTITUDES OF JESUS CHRIST IN COPTIC ART الأوضاع المختلفة للسید المسیح فى الفن القبطى

The Obedience of Jesus Christ

As an examiner for colleges participating in the Australian College of Theology I set a question asking students to explain the importance of the distinction between the active and passive obedience of Christ. To my surprise of the eighty or so students who sat the exam only one tried to answer the question, and he or she had misunderstood it completely. Why would this be the case among student...

On the physical death of Jesus Christ.

Jesus of Nazareth underwent Jewish and Roman trials, was flogged, and was sentenced to death by crucifixion. The scourging produced deep stripelike lacerations and appreciable blood loss, and it probably set the stage for hypovolemic shock, as evidenced by the fact that Jesus was too weakened to carry the crossbar (patibulum) to Golgotha. At the site of crucifixion, his wrists were nailed to th...

Jesus, His Body and Face in Art

During the special showing of the Holy Shroud at Turin in Spring 2010, an art exhibit at the Venaria Reale – the Savoy hunting palace just outside the city – will focus on Western artists’ interest in the body of Christ as subject. With works of painting and sculpture from the late Middle Ages to the Baroque period (and some earlier pieces), the exhibit will parallel the religious event, sheddi...

Digital Preservation at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide Christian church with more than 14.4 million members and 28,784 congregations. With headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah (USA), the Church operates three universities, a business college, 136 temples, and thousands of seminaries and institutes of religion around the world that enroll more than 700,000 students in religious training....

The Faithfulness of Jesus Christ in Romans and Galatians ( with special reference to Romans