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- 2461: The Roots Of Christianity
- ... when left on their own--they did not have to create a new culture, they already had one. Islam had incredibly wealthy traders, and scientists making huge advances in astronomy, medicine, and mathematics. Arab dignity lived more comfortably than medieval kings and lords. Their palaces were made of white plaster, which reflected the sun's strong rays and kept the lavishly furnished interiors cool. The splendid work of Arab artisans was ...
- 2462: The Role Of Women In The Church
- ... learned man who came to Ephesus and began teaching from the scriptures in a knowledgeable way although lacking in one of the fundamental teachings. Another Case in point is a business woman named Lydia who lived in Philippi. She accepted the Gospel message from Paul and Silas while at a place of prayer. After this incident is recorded, a strong church is mentioned in Philippi later in the Bible. We can ...
- 2463: The History Of Anti-Semitism Starting From The Bible To The Holocaust
- ... Pogroms, they all helped build up a hate for the Jews . One of the first major anti-Semitic massacres took place during the Crusades. It was a period in which much of the civilized world lived under a feudalistic government. In such a system priests, bishops, and most of all, dukes, had power over the people (Rosenthal). In this time, many Christian authorities blamed Jews for killing Jesus and took the ...
- 2464: Burial Rituals In Judaism
- ... natural process. Our deaths, like our lives, have meaning and are all part of God's plan. In addition, Jews have a firm belief in an afterlife, a world to come, where those who have lived a worthy life are rewarded. Mourning practices in the Jewish faith are extensive, but they are not an expression of fear or distaste for death. Jewish practices relating to death and mourning have two purposes ...
- 2465: Religions
- ... ago, when Islamic peoples first threatened the western world. As they slowly undermined Byzantine authority, Christians became terrified of their presence, resulting in widespread animosity and aversion. Hindus and Buddhists of the South Asian subcontinent lived under Islamic law for hundreds of years (Ahmad, et. al., 186), and eventually, in the twentieth century, split the region into angry factions (Ahmad, et. al., 207). Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, was a great ...
- 2466: Who Was Jesus?
- ... was that the teachings of Jesus were not very well understood/followed during the formation of The Church years later. Issues I discussed before, like 'punishment and Fearing God's wrath', 'wealth re-distribution' (Jesus lived as a peasant), 'the position assumed by certain influential apostles' seem very foreign to Jesus. It seems that many of the new beliefs in the New Testament can only be backed-up if you belive ...
- 2467: Greek Gods
- ... many weaknesses. The gods could be jealous, envious, spiteful, and petty. The gods were held to be immortal, but they had a beginning. The rites of many gods came from Egypt. Most of the gods lived on Mt. Olympus. the first gods The first gods were the Titans. They were before all the other gods. The Titans were the brothers Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Cronus. Also the sisters Thea ...
- 2468: Dionysus
- ... upon a god in his natural state. However, Zeus saved the unborn Dionysus by sewing him up in his thigh, thus incubating him. What happened next is different in every story. Some myths say he lived with a king and queen loyal to Zeus until Hera discovered him, and, in a jealous rage, warped their brains. In this version of the story, Dionysus was turned into a goat by his father ...
- 2469: Time's Oldest Debate
- ... carcass is by counting how much radioactive material remains inside the carcass. Carbon dating is useful for dating remains less than fifty thousand years old. Using carbon dating, scientists have discovered fossils of animals that lived five times as long ago as creationists say is possible. Uranium dating is similar to carbon dating except that it is used for dating things much older than fifty thousand years, such as the earth ...
- 2470: The Sacred Divine
- ... I was little, nor do I attempt to solve all the problems that any one day presents. However, I am ever growing and through growing so is my faith in the religion that I have lived my life for. As I wait for Jesus to walk in this world again and all my answers of the divine are answered. Then the mystery will be solved. Until that day arrives I will ...
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