‘Genesis’ is the first book of the Hebrew and Christian canon, and as it sets the scene for the rest of Scripture, its theological importance cannot be overstated. Every Biblical book that follows is to be read through the theological and historical lens offered in its foundational narrative. The subject of this exegetical tract is the third chapter of ‘Genesis'; with significant focus on verse 3:6. Within this text the Biblical author is telling of the temptation of the Woman...
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Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth and life of Jesus Christ with loved ones. Or at least that was the point of this holiday, because it seems that many have lost sight of what Christmas is really all about. Between the decorations, the constant advertising, and the millions of Christmas lists made each year, it easy to see why we have lost the true meaning of Christmas. You can't go anywhere without seeing some sort of Santa decoration...
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Within the Holy Bible the role of government is outlined several times for in 1 Peter 2:13-14 it states, “submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution; wether to a king or one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right”. This passage speaks on individuals given authority by the Lord to uphold justice on earth while maintaining morality and eithics. Natural law is...
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Christmas today is happily celebrated by millions of people for whom its religious meaning is not very important. For many people, Christmas is just a happy holiday when they exchange gifts, eat lots of good food and go to parties. But for the Christian community Christmas means much more than this. For most Christians, the most important part of the festival is not the food or the parties, or the presents. It is the fact that they are celebrating the...
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People, especially for Filipinos, celebrate Christmas yearly. Most see it as an opportunity to take a break, while for many it is the season to be stuck in traffic. To some, it is a time to receive gifts and to a few, it means to delight in the real meaning of Christmas. But what is the real essence of Christmas and how do we fully acknowledge it? The matter of celebrating Christmas has been evolving, but what makes it more...
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We know Christmas is a good holiday for many reasons and also it is the most exciting part and wonderful time of year. So after our Christmas Party, I am so excited to go to my hometown Puerto Galera and I have always thought that “I am spending my Christmas with my family” and yes I am so happy. Ofcourse because no one deserve to be sad this Christmas. Being excited I cannot sleep while on my way to our...
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Apocalyptic thought was an important part of religious reform among Christians in early medieval times. Apocalypse in the Middle Ages made a distinctive impact of ideas about time, power, and evil in church and society. Radical preaching, crusading, and prophetic traditions expressed apocalyptic ideas through class in the Middle Ages. The endtime framed a crucial part of the medieval mental landscape. (Baumgartner 56) “The true Church consisted of those who followed the apostolic life, in poverty and simplicity; love of...
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Holidays in countries differ in so many ways, Christmas being one of them. The meaning behind the holiday may not change much, but cultures have specific customs that only apply to them. This is celebrated in honor of Jesus Christ. Since nobody knows exactly when Jesus was born, we tend to celebrate his birthday on December 25th, however, this can vary depending on the country. Jamaica and the Netherlands are good examples on how Christmas is celebrated similarly, yet different....
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Discipleship in Marks Gospel The main character in Marks Story is Jesus and Jesus was his disciples. And this was the main feature in Marks story which he wanted to say to his readers. We see the disciples playing a major role in the Jesus story. Mark talked about the problems of the disciples, some the issues he raised was their lack of understanding of the teaching of Jesus (4.13; 10.13-16, 23-7). When Jesus spoke to them about his suffering...
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Yeats saw the end of the Romantic Era of Literature and the dawn of Modernism in his time of living. Different fields of art were also undergoing transformation due to the worldwide phenomena that included the two world wars. The romantic period saw a change in the thought process of that era. Yeats focused more on the individual than the society. It was a time when personal consciousness became the center of art and imagination became a large part of...
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What is Eschatology? - Eschatology is a derivative of the Greek word eschatos meaning the end, final, destiny and the logy meaning the study of. The oxford dictionary (2016) definition is the theological study of death, judgment and the final destiny of mankind and the soul. Two main thoughts of eschatology separate into; the first being the end of human life, immortality its soul and reincarnation, the second is general eschatology which is concerned with the return of the messiah,...
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The “Gospels” which are better known as the good news biographies of the teachings concerning Jesus Christ. These biographies have been passed down by “oral tradition”. Which include stories of Jesus’s miracles, healings, parables, teachings and death/resurrection. (Lecture 2). Each Gospel proclaims a different interpretation of the Christian message using Jesus of Nazareth as a spokesperson for the evangelists' position.'(PBS, Frederiksen). All four gospels offer a rich plurality of portraits (Lecture 2). History offers us little direct evidence about the...
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Annotated Bibliography Gleeson, B. (2016). The Mission of the Kingdom of God: Ultimate Source of Meaning, Value and Energy for Jesus. The Australasian Catholic Record, 93(3), 326-339. Gleeson explores the meaning of the vocation and mission of Jesus. His actions, his words and suffering is considered as commitment to his purpose. Jesus’s life was centred to the coming Kingdom of God, He proclaimed about the Kingdom but never gave a definition of the Kingdom. He expressed it through parables and...
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Hardwired to connect investigates the theory that all humans are born with an inbuilt desire to seek close attachments to others, starting with our parents. We are all hardwired to connect. The film investigates the youth of America as a case study into how adolescents are suffering as a result of a lack of connectedness; “By every measure there are more youngsters suffering from depression, anxiety, diagnosable emotional illness, in juvenile lock ups, having trouble flourishing, experiencing failure academically. By...
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Is Christmas purely pagan? Fun, family, and plenty of fantastic food are just a few of the things that come to mind when one mentions, what is probably the most widely celebrated holiday of the year, Christmas. Christmas has been assumed to be pagan due to certain factors ranging from its history and past to its absence from actual biblical laws and mandates to the traditions associated with it. Still, it should be celebrated because it is an appreciation of...
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Introduction Poverty is a widespread issue that has been a concern since the very beginning of time. With so many different avenues society can approach poverty, I will focus on a Christian Ethics approach to the moral dilemma of poverty. The question that I will attempt to answer in this essay is,” What can the Church do to help fight poverty?”. Like stated before I will use a Christian Ethics approach to deal with this moral dilemma. Christian Ethics as...
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The Church teaches that the dignity of the human person is at the heart of all Catholic social teaching. Sacred scripture teaches us that God created all human beings in His likeness and image. “Then God said: Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness” (Gen. 1:26). Social justice issues happen in our society by violation of peoples’ human rights by those who exact power and control over weaker members of society. In our world today we...
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A big controversial topic that has boomed in the most recent years is abortion. Abortion has become so controversial because of the two set standpoint categories. The standpoints being prochoice and prolife which is also considered antiabortion or antichoice. People might ask, 'what is abortion?', an abortion is stopping the pregnancy in the female by terminating the fetus, most happening within the first 28 weeks of being conceived. Abortion is viewed in many ways, yet no matter how many times...
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“We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God.” – (Pope Benedict XVI April 2005) this quote expresses the Catholic church's beliefs of people’s lives and clearly shows an example of where the Catholic Church stood during the Holocaust. Hitler's way of “purifying Germany” was seen as a horrific and tragic period of time in this worlds history it was also referred to as an “Hour of darkness”,...
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Historians suggest that The Black Death was a deadly epidemic that hit millions of people spread by the disease known as the bubonic plague. This all happened during medieval Europe, fleas and rats were the cause of to spread of the disease to other people and the bubonic plague did not stop, it was so contagious that it almost killed half of Europe’s population at the time. As the people suffered during this epidemic, they kept thinking as to what...
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The Church played a significant role in the lives of medieval peoples during the Middle Ages. Religion was involved in almost every aspect of daily life, so much so that during this time the laws of Europe were governed by the Church. When the Black Death devastated Europe from 1347 onwards, the damaging consequences meant that the reputation of the Christian church suffered as a result as they were unable to provide any answers or reasoning for the pestilence. The...
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Contraception is a typical thing that most of individuals in our general public all think about and use. For the individuals who aren't mindful of what contraception will be, contraception is a wide range of techniques to forestall origination (getting pregnant). Contraception strategies are incredibly normal and in our present period it is regarded typical to utilize a technique for contraception instead of none. However, to certain religions it is considered 'wicked' or 'naturally underhanded'. The issue these days is...
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The German political atmosphere has changed over the last years. Many people talk about a Rechtsruck - a sudden shift to the right. A new party appeared within some years: Alternative für Deutschland – An alternative for Germany (AfD). It was successful with slogans like those shown above. Yet, the members of the party resist to be classified as xenophobic and right wing. Surprisingly, the party also attracts Christians. Echter published a brochure with empty pages to answer the question...
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Suffering is strictly the response to something – physical or mental – that occurs to a person. Yet, faiths worldwide have sought answers to this phenomenon, in hopes to decipher; why humans suffer and its necessity to life. Eastern faiths such as Buddhism cite that it is due to human’s attachment to material objects (Littlefair, 2017); whereas, Western religions, such as Christianity state suffering is inevitable due to sin, free will and humans needing to be tested for their second...
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According to the Namb.net,” many would say Islam and Christianity are different; they both, however, believe in one God only. They may call them and prays differently, but in the end, it’s the belief in only having one God. Islam appeals to Allah as their one true God. In turn, Christians believe God called God God.”(Namb 2020) In Islam,” Muslims do not believe in the crucifixion; then there is no need for resurrection.” Whereas Christianity, they think that Jesus Resurrections...
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There is a common misconception that the Middle Ages were a wholly Christian phenomenon, and focus often remains on the west, though it is important to recognise that other religions were present across the world during this time. To properly evaluate how tolerant various religions were, it should be considered how they interacted with each other. Christian tolerance was evident, though Christian-Jewish relations were often violent. Both Islam and Christianity can be seen to be tolerant when they interact with...
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The Oxford dictionary defines monotheism as “the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.” The central values of family, charity, and respect for others are shared by three monotheistic religions; Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Although each religion has a different perspective on teachings and beliefs, they all have one thing in common; their belief in a single deity. The three monotheistic religions have developed and adapted ritual over the course of time. This has happened in many ways...
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Religion was invented to express ideas about the world, why unexplainable things happen and what come after death. Others believed it was a way of explaining social behavior amongst human-beings. Regardless if you are religious or not, you cannot deny the impact religion has had on our world with the vast majority of the world practicing some type of religion. In Egypt, the Muslim religion makes up 90% of the population leaving the rest of the 10% of Christians to...
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Islam and Christianity are two religions that both offer a unique view of their respective religions, history, and cultural similarities and differences by the manner in which the artists depicted their respective subjects. The two artworks, the 'Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy (Byzantine)' and the 'Kairouan' are the two artworks I've chosen to compare and contrast. The Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy is an art piece from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey dated back to AD 1350--1400. It is a...
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Many exhibitions devoted to Antiquity cultures have had the intention of revealing humankind's objective to keep on searching. For many years, man has spent some of his precious time answering questions to gain a deeper understanding of other people as well as their cultures. Consequently, the worlds of Islam and Christendom remains to be very fundamental in demystifying some of these issues. The world of Islam, for example, existed at a time that statements emphasizing how East and West are...
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