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Rabbis
Number of Words: 619 / Number of Pages: 3
... master of the Bible.
Moses was the writer. He had no say in what it meant or contained. Rather
he was the first to interpret the words of God and write them. The fact
that God put in the Bible, obscure text for future Rabbis is a symbol that
he expected them to pick apart at even the most minute pieces of grammar.
The Rabbis are expected to find what is necessary in the Bible.
The story of Elizer shows that God's word is secondary to the
Rabbis' interpritation of the Bible. There are two important events in
this story. First, when God says "[Jewish law] always agrees with Eliezer"
and the Rabbi ...
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Bodily Resurrection And 1 Corinthians 15: 42-54
Number of Words: 1551 / Number of Pages: 6
... Corinth was a highly urbanized and religiously diverse city which
made it very conducive to the early Christian movement. Paul's first letter to
the Corinthians was written as a response to a letter he had received (which did
not survive) from the Corinthians in which Paul was asked to settle various
disputes that were arising within the struggling congregation. Writing in
apostolic fashion to the congregation he had founded, Paul's letter while
pastoral, answered numerous questions and demanded numerous changes ranging
from: the rich eating with the poor at the church suppers (11:18-22); to curbi ...
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Religion In Japan
Number of Words: 489 / Number of Pages: 2
... that reside in all natural objects, are forces of nature and are to be worshipped in Shinto shrines, where worshippers ask for blessings. Today in modern Japan, no one really believes in Shintoism, but the effects are present. Love of nature is present everywhere in Japanese culture. Architecture, art, landscaping, and poetry all express nature themes.
Buddhism originated in India and was spread into Japan by the Chinese in the sixth century AD It focuses on honoring family ancestors and it promises the possibility of an afterlife in paradise. The family is the main focus of Buddhism, not the indiv ...
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Popes
Number of Words: 4033 / Number of Pages: 15
... persons of all ranks. Military
plans were drawn up but, in the end, no great army ever assembled or departed
from Europe's shores. Instead, in a twist of irony, the Vatican wound up hosting
an infidel in the form of Prince Djem, the sultan's brother. This arrangement
confused the general public and the papal status fell in the eyes of the public.
Papal status was further weakened by Innocent's successor Alexander VI.
Alexander thrived on simony. He acquired the office of pope by buying out his
chief rivals and openly boasted about this feat. Alexander went on to sell a
total of 43 cardinalship ...
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Prayer In Public Schools
Number of Words: 320 / Number of Pages: 2
... is unfair, divisive, or just plain dumb, but it is not unconstitutional, and apparently it will take an amendment to make that clear.
Finally, there is the issue of church and state. Some people feel that religious beliefs have flourished in this country, not in spite of, but because of the constitutional separation of church and state. The first amendment does not separate God and government, but actually encourages religion. It reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof". It says nothing about "separation of church and s ...
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Why Does Man Create Anyway?
Number of Words: 431 / Number of Pages: 2
... or chaos in my opinion. Religious orders, specifically,
differentiate from contemplative cloistered to active, or a little of both.
Once I visited a different church with a friend and I found it incredibly
hard to accept the way born again christians prayed so freely and openly
compared to quiet contemplation, in a contemplative cloistered monastery
with Benedictine Nuns. I questioned how one could really pray with so
much yelling, crying and loud music, especially when I was so use to
Gregorian chant or complete silence. The way that born again christians
pray would not have been accepted as it ...
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The Bible
Number of Words: 320 / Number of Pages: 2
... There also is no historical record of Moses’ existence outside . And there also is no physical trace of the Israelites’ 40-year journey across the Sinai wilderness.
There has been little evidence of ’s origin and most of the facts uncovered about are contradictory to what is stated within its pages. Most of ’s defense is mere conjecture and theories of scholars and theologians. However, enough faith is inserted into that several religions have been formed and many cultures follow it the same way they have for hundreds of years. is an enigma that with the help of history and science can maybe ex ...
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Mind Over Matter
Number of Words: 1298 / Number of Pages: 5
... the practice.
The first place I attempted to meditate was outside my dorm next to a
tree. This proved to be a comfortable place, yet full of distractions. I have
meditated before in my martial arts classes, yet it was difficult calming my
mind. While concentrating on my breathing, I was easily distracted by outside
occurrences such as leaves falling and people walking by. The more I attempted
to shut out the outside world, the more my mind focused on the little things
around me. I gained immediate appreciation of the Buddhist monk's ability to
shirk the outside world and focus on his inner self. When ...
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Christianity
Number of Words: 2991 / Number of Pages: 11
... of the Renaissance started to take hold, and the church's power
gradually began to dwindle. The monarchies of Europe also began to grow
replacing the church's power. Monarchies, at the close of the Middle Ages and
the dawn of the Renaissance, did not so much seek the guidance of the church as
much as it sought their approval. However, the Church during the Age of
Discovery was still a major influence. The discovery of the New World and its
previously unknown inhabitants presented new problems in the Catholic Church in
the late 14th and early 15th century. When Spain's rulers and emissaries decided
t ...
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The Existence Of God
Number of Words: 1557 / Number of Pages: 6
... that even a fool can grasp or understand the concept of “a being than of which nothing greater can be conceived.” He continues to state that a fool would say that the concept of this being’s existence is only in his mind and in the mind of others but not in reality. However he also admits to the possibility of this being existing in reality. Whatever is understood by the fool is argued that than which nothing is greater can be conceived cannot solely exist in the mind but also in reality, hence, God exists. This personally sounds like a salesperson's pitch to confuse and conquer for a sale. Gaunilo ...
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