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Christ in the Synoptic Gospels: An Independent-Study Textbook is unavailable, but you can change that!

This course is an introductory study of our Lord’s life and times according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It examines the background of the world into which Christ came “when the time had fully come.” It focuses on His life from the Annunciation to the Ascension. It also stresses His message and His method, including His parables and His miracles. Organized around three themes—the...

The Samaritans attempted to worship God and, at the same time, to reverence the gods of the new people the Assyrians had brought in. Since one cannot worship God and serve idols at the same time, the Samaritans were neither good Jews nor good Gentiles. You may recall that a Gentile is anyone who is not a Jew. Jews viewed all Gentiles as pagans and strictly avoided them. Because of this pagan influence, orthodox Jews viewed Samaritans as an idolatrous people. We will learn more about the Samaritans
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