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Roman Judicial Procedure With Reference To The Trial Of Jesus Christ, A C. Hahn
Roman Judicial Procedure With Reference To The Trial Of Jesus Christ, A C. Hahn
Bachelor of Divinity
A concession of the greatest importance was this, that the Sanhedrin was permitted to continue and exercise its power in the internal government of Jewish affairs. In the days of Jesus, the Sanhedrin had legislative, executive, and judicial powers. It commanded a body of police for the purpose of making arrests, (Mat 26,47; Mark 14,43). It had the power to prefer charges and try cases of a religious nature, in which the procurator would not meddle. From its decision there could be no appeal; it was the highest court. In connection with the Great Sanhderin, there was an organized system …
Lessons To Be Learnt From The History And Development Of The Halle-Leipzig Mission In India, H Earl Miller
Lessons To Be Learnt From The History And Development Of The Halle-Leipzig Mission In India, H Earl Miller
Bachelor of Divinity
We may, without doing violence to truth, speak of the unbroken continuity of the Halle-Leipzig mission from the days of Ziegenbalg down to the present time, a period of 222 years. In more than one respect, this mission has been the outstanding force in the history of missionary endeavor in India, and we may well expect to profit from an examination of its history and development.
Church Polity Up To 325 A.D. With Special Reference To The Apostolic Succession, Hugo Ness
Church Polity Up To 325 A.D. With Special Reference To The Apostolic Succession, Hugo Ness
Bachelor of Divinity
Differences in church organization today are directly proportional to the differences in doctrine. As the actions of a man are bit the result of his beliefs we are justified in ascertaining his tenets by observing his actions. But in any system of church organization the arrangement should be that by which the motive principle, i.e, faith, reaches its maximum of efficiency. And here, if anywhere, the doctrine lends the distinctive mark to the organization. Thus, if fault is to be found, the root of the evil lies in false doctrine. And yet, to argue Church Polity on the grounds of …