The theological bias is seen in the way it judges each king of Israel on the basis of whether he recognises the authority of the temple in Jerusalem ( none do, and therefore all are " evil "), and each king of Judah on the basis of whether he destroys the " high places " ( rivals to the Temple in Jerusalem ); it gives only passing mention to important and successful kings like Omri and Jeroboam II and totally ignores one of the most significant events in ancient Israel's history, the battle of Qarqar.

Other factors in the new philo-Semitism include gratitude to the Jews for contributing to the theological foundations of Christianity and for being the source of the prophets and Jesus ; remorse for the Church's history of anti-Semitism ; and fear that God will judge the nations at the end of time on the basis of how they treated the Jewish people.

David M. Scholer, a Biblical scholar at Fuller Theological Seminary, stated that the verse Gal 3: 28 is " the fundamental Pauline theological basis for the inclusion of women and men as equal and mutual partners in all of the ministries of the church.

This passage, along with the phrase in 1 Peter that God did " not leave his soul in Hades ," is the theological basis behind the statement " He descended into Hades " in the Apostles ' Creed.

Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians ( 11: 23-26 ), which was likely written before the Gospels, includes a reference to the Last Supper but emphasizes the theological basis rather than giving a detailed description of the event or its background.

Tertullian's writings cover the whole theological field of the time — apologetics against paganism and Judaism, polemics, polity, discipline, and morals, or the whole reorganization of human life on a Christian basis ; they gave a picture of the religious life and thought of the time which is of the greatest interest to the church historian.

This pursuit of happiness is given a theological basis:

In the West, Falun Gong is frequently classified as a religion on the basis of its theological and moral teachings, its concerns with spiritual cultivation and transformation, and its extensive body of scripture.

Isis was her husband's queen in the underworld and the theological basis for the role of the queen on earth.

Sozzini's theological difficulties turned on the resurrection of the body, predestination, the ground of salvation ( on these points he corresponded with Calvin ), the doctrinal basis of the original gospel ( his queries to Bullinger ), the nature of repentance ( to Rudolph Gualther ), the sacraments ( to Johann Wolff ).

It established the College of Saint Michael in 1582, the theological faculty of which formed the basis of the University of Fribourg.

Evelyn Waugh ( 1903 – 66 ) satirised the " bright young things " of the 1920s and 1930s, notably in A Handful of Dust ( 1934 ), and Decline and Fall ( 1928 ), while Brideshead Revisited ( 1945 ) has a theological basis, setting out to examine the effect of divine grace on its main characters.

Usually abbreviated as Arcana Cœlestia and under the Latin variant Arcana Caelestia ( translated as Heavenly Arcana, Heavenly Mysteries, or Secrets of Heaven depending on modern English-language editions ), the book became his magnum opus and the basis of his further theological works.

The theological basis for this doctrine is founded on the beliefs that ( 1 ) Jesus Christ personally established the one Church ; and ( 2 ) the Church serves as the means by which the graces won by Christ are communicated to believers.

* To replace the blind acceptance of theological beliefs, superstitions and dogmas with the cultivation of spiritual intelligence as the basis for the Religion of Freedom and Friendship.

In 1597 – 98, James wrote The True Law of Free Monarchies and Basilikon Doron ( Royal Gift ), in which he argued a theological basis for monarchy.

Around 1230 the Dominican Hugh of St-Cher proposed the idea of a " treasury " at the Church's disposal, consisting of the infinite merits of Christ and the immeasurable abundance of the saints ' merits, a thesis that was demonstrated by great scholastics such as Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas and remains the basis for the theological explanation of indulgences.

Elsewhere in the New Testament, Apostle Paul's reference in 2 Corinthians 3: 18 to the " transformation of believers " via " beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord " became the theological basis for considering the Transfiguration as the basis for processes which lead the faithful to the knowledge of God.

Origen's theology of the Transfiguration influenced the patristic tradition and became a basis for theological writings by others.

At the same time, the revolution also challenged the theological basis of royal authority.

" This document " contains both separate Jewish perspectives and Christian perspectives concerning mutual communication and cooperation as well as a joint view of a common religious basis for Jews and Christians to work together for a better world .... These considerations are not ' the ' official theological, philosophical nor ideological underpinnings of the ICCJ and its member organisations, but are an invitation to consider what our work is all about.

In 1535-1536 he was sent to Germany to discuss the basis of a political and theological understanding with the Lutheran princes and divines, and had several interviews with Martin Luther, who could not be persuaded of the justice of Henry VIII's divorce.

In doing so, it adopted multiple opinions regarding details, including an opinion reaffirming traditional ( Orthodox ) practices and concepts, an opinion adapting certain leniencies including counting seven days from start of menstruation rather than its end, and an opinion reformulating the theological basis of the practice, basing it on concepts other than ritual purity.

To say this, of course, is to take up a position on one side of a controversy going on now for some two hundred years, or, at any rate, since the beginning of the distinctively modern period in theological thought.

There is no justification for systematizing the random statements of Irenaeus about the image of God beyond this, nor for reading into his imprecise usage the later theological distinction between the image of God ( humanity ) and the similitude of God ( immortality ).

During its preparation he became a friend of Cosima Wagner ( then in Strasbourg ), with whom he had many theological and musical conversations, exploring his view of Bach's descriptive music, and playing the major Chorale Preludes for her at the Temple Neuf.

Three more, to contain the Chorale Preludes with Schweitzer's analyses, were to be worked on in Africa: but these were never completed, perhaps because for him they were inseparable from his evolving theological thought.

The Augustinian, Thomist, Lutheran, and Calvinist theological traditions all emphasize the necessity of God's undeserved grace for salvation, and reject so-called Pelagianism, which would make man earn salvation through good works.

The theological term for this submission is kenosis.

Classical Arminianism ( sometimes titled Reformed Arminianism or Reformation Arminianism ) is the theological system that was presented by Jacobus Arminius and maintained by some of the Remonstrants ; its influence serves as the foundation for all Arminian systems.

The question eventually became the focal point for a philosophical issue ( the theory of possible worlds ) and a theological topic on the distinction between God's absolute power ( potentia absoluta ) and His ordained power ( potentia ordinata ).

During a visit of a delegation of Roman Catholic cardinals in Manhattan in January 2004, he said that “ a meeting like this doesn't signify in itself a breakthrough ”, and called for “ a theological dialogue that asks the tough questions, such as whether Catholicism allows for Jews to enter eternal paradise .”

He continued to lead the conflict against the Arians for the rest of his life and was engaged in theological and political struggles against the Emperors Constantine the Great and Constantius II and powerful and influential Arian churchmen, led by Eusebius of Nicomedia and others.

After killing a religious leader during a theological argument, Nehor was tried and executed for his crimes.

The standard theological view of world history at the time was known as the six ages of the world ; in his book, Bede calculated the age of the world for himself, rather than accepting the authority of Isidore of Seville, and came to the conclusion that Christ had been born 3, 952 years after the creation of the world, rather than the figure of over 5, 000 years that was commonly accepted by theologians.

In his own time, Bede was as well known for his biblical commentaries and exegetical, as well as other theological works.

It was for his theological writings that he earned the title of Doctor Anglorum, and why he was made a saint.

Carolyn Pressler, in a recent commentary for the Westminster Bible Companion series, suggests that readers of Joshua should give priority to its theological message (" what passages teach about God ") and be aware of what these would have meant to audiences in the 7th and 6th centuries BCE.

The two Books of Samuel () are part of a series of historical books ( Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings ) that make up a theological history of the Israelites and affirm and explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.

It concludes a series of historical books running from Joshua through Judges and Samuel, the overall purpose which is to provide a theological explanation for the destruction of the Jewish kingdom by Babylon in 586 BCE and a foundation for a return from exile.

Kings is " history-like ," but it mixes legends, folktales, miracle stories and fiction in with the annals, and its primary explanation for all that happens is God's offended sense of what is right ; it is therefore more fruitful to read it as theological literature in the form of history.

The Book of Lamentations reflects the theological and biblical view that what happened to Jerusalem was a deserved punishment ; and its destruction was instigated by their god for the communal sins of the people.

This theological viewpoint was also widespread among Judah ’ s neighbors of differing religions who believed the destruction of a particular city could be attributed to the city ’ s deity who was punishing the city for some communal sin or wrongdoing.

Thus there were two classes of baccalarii: the baccalarii cursores, theological candidates passed for admission to the divinity course ; and the baccalarii dispositi, who, having completed this course, were entitled to proceed to the higher degrees.

Known as Tractarians after their production of Tracts for the Times on theological issues, they advanced the case for the Church of England being essentially a part of the ' Western Church ', of which the Roman Catholic Church was the chief representative.