Of all the terrible ways to die, most people say that death by fire or death by drowning are the worst. If you lived 2000 years ago however, you most certainly would disagree. Throughout world history, one of the most feared deaths was that of crucifixion. This article will guide you through the medical, psychological, and emotional aspects of crucifixion. The death of the man called Jesus Chri...

Kathleen Montgomery looks no further than the founders of her employer for L inspiration as manager of the Mercy II Women's Center in Sacramento, Calif. "I 'm so honored to work for the Sisters of Mercy. It's the first thing I say when someone asks me what I do," Montgomery said. "[The sisters] are an amazing group. The founders were a gusty group of women. The sisters today have just as much f...

— Some insight into the theological assumptions and intentions of the Emmaus story can be gained by reading Luke 24 in light of Second Temple traditions about the “glory” of the protoplast, of Moses, and of other elect individuals. This article reads the Emmaus story in conjunction with the Lukan Transfiguration account, Mark’s “Longer Ending”, 2!Baruch, and the Liber!Antiquitatum! Biblicarum, ...

The Turin Shroud (TS) is a linen cloth commonly associated with Jesus Christ, his crucifixion and burial. Several medical specialists have debated the injuries of the TS Man, nevertheless there are no detailed and quantitative data about the anatomy of the TS face. The purpose of this study was to analyse the cephalometric measurements of the face image of the TS. The TS face image was acquired...

Risk factors, such as parental smoking, are commonly associated with increased asthma symptoms and hospitalizations of children. Deseret Mutual Benefits Administrators (DMBA) is the health insurer for employees of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their families. Due to religious proscription, employees abstain from alcohol and tobacco use, creating a cohort of children not ex...

The article inquires critically into the operative understanding of “unity” when motto WCC assembly speaks love Christ uniting world. What does this mean for relationship between Christians and other religions, especially Islam? Muslims repeatedly refer to “Common Word” mentioned in Surah 3:64 as basis Muslim–Christian interactions. author shows that dispute over what “to be lord” means precise...

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, The Townsville Hospital, Douglas, QLD. Tieh-Hee Koh, FRCPCH, Neonatologist; Marion R Koh, Mother. Reprints will not be available from the authors. Correspondence: Dr Tieh-Hee Koh, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, The Townsville Hospital, Douglas, QLD 4814. [email protected] hr us az nearby M C istmas for us this year will be the ual 20-minute ferry trip acros...

This article discusses the relationship between the divine promises in the Abraham narrative and the use made by this Old Testament material in the New Testament. It is argued that the New Testament's reinterpretation of the Abrahamic Covenant (e.g. relating the promise of blessing to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and applying the promise of multitudinous descendants to the Christian Church) is fu...

Special thanks to my instructor Prof. Dr. Tech. Heikki Hyötyniemi who helped me in all theoretical question in spite of sickness. His support is remarkable and his ideas helped me to broaden my cyber-netic horizont. I wish him the best for his health. I would like to mention Dr. Tech. Kai Zenger, too. He helped me a lot by correcting and questioning my thesis. Thanks to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank All...

Evangelical studies of Matthew 24 tend to emphasize either the A.D. 70 destruction of Jerusalem (preterist view), the eschatological return of Christ (futurist view), or some combination of the two (preterist-futurist views). This study evaluates evangelical approaches, stressing recent treatments. It is concluded that a substantial portion of the chapter describes the present age. The A.D. 70 ...