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The Authors Of Mark, Luke, Matthew, And John's Gospel
Number of Words: 522 / Number of Pages: 2
... for the writing of Luke's Gospel is sometime after 70 C.E. and more than liking the unsettled date of 85 C.E. Luke's primary audience was a man named Theophilius who he addressed at the beginning of his writing, however, Luke's Gospel addressed the group of people who ere already Christians. This was to help them in better understanding their faith and its roots. Thus Luke's audience is comprised of Gentiles and Christians. Luke's central theme is focused on Jesus' mercy and compassion. His theme illustrates that the message is for all people. And that great joy is shared by those who experienc ...
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The Roman Catholic Church
Number of Words: 2310 / Number of Pages: 9
... few years. “Today we are seeing more than a hundred and fifty thousand converts enter each year in the United States” (Catholic Answers). From what I can see the Roman Catholic Religion will continue to grow and prosper. It is a well-established religion that has been around for many years. It can be found in many different places all over the world and has many followers.
Jesus Christ is the focal symbol of the Roman Catholics. Without Jesus Christ the religion could not exist, he holds the religion together and is the master symbol. This group also has many general symbols that are also sha ...
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The First Crusade
Number of Words: 1328 / Number of Pages: 5
... the seeds for a Crusade.
"The pilgrims that returned from the Holy City of Jerusalem recounted
tales, often grossly exaggerated, of the horrible pollution of the sacred places
at the hands of the Turks" (Campbell p23). Other stories of the destruction of
the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the burial place of Jesus, by the Turks
surfaced in the early eleventh century. The news of the destruction of the
Sepulcher was mourned in every Christian country. The nations looked to Rome
for a solution to this most serious of Problems.
The Byzantine emperor asked for the aid of the Pope to help him with his
T ...
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Overview And Analysis Of The Crusades
Number of Words: 1292 / Number of Pages: 5
... own
ways to the Constantinople, where they would meet and regroup. They would attack
the Turkish forces in Constantinople and hope to regain control of the city.
The large Christian armies talked to Alexius I Comnenus, the Byzantium emperor,
and agreed to return any of his old land that was recaptured. The armies were
skeptical of this demand but agreed anyway. The first attack by the crusaders
was on Anatolian, the Turkish capital. Meanwhile the Byzantians were also trying
to recapture Anatolian, and later that year, the city surrendered to the
Byzantians instead of the crusaders. The Byzantians ...
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The Importance Of Having Several Different Translations Of The Bible
Number of Words: 239 / Number of Pages: 1
... Having one translation of the Bible would not
make sense , but, several different versions make the Bible able to be
read by almost everyone. If there were not as many translations of this
holy book, the spread of Christianity would not be as great as it now is.
Many interpretations make the Bible easier to understand by using
the everyday language most people use. The Living Bible takes the
confusing phrases that would normally take two or three times to read and
sums them up in simple language. Most people don't have enough time as it
is. Why waste it trying to understand a ...
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Succot: The Jewish Holiday
Number of Words: 449 / Number of Pages: 2
... symbolizes the people who do good deeds, but are not educated.
The Aravah, or willow, stands for the people who have no good deeds and no
education. These plants are carried around the synagogue in a procession while
prayers are recited for blessings on the land and fruit of Israel. In biblical
times, the willow, the palm, and the Etrog were used in decorating the Succot.
At the end of the Autum harvest, on the fifteenth day of Tishri
(September-October) Succot is celebrated. It is believed that the festival
originated with the ancient Canaanite celebration after the grape harvest at the
end of ...
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Greek Gods
Number of Words: 817 / Number of Pages: 3
... somewhat unruly brother. He was god
of the sea, of earthquakes, streams, and horses. Hesta was the sister of Zeus.
She was the goddess of the household. Ares was one of Zeus' sons. He was the
god of war. He loved Aphrodite. Apollo was also a son of Zeus. Apollo drove
the chariot of the sun across the skies. He was the music maker of the gods and
was the god of light, music, medicine, agriculture, and prophecy. He was also
Known as Helios, the sun god. Hermes was the messenger of the gods and the
protector of travelers who escorted the dead down to Hades. He was also a son of
Zeus. Athena ...
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Eve And The Apple
Number of Words: 779 / Number of Pages: 3
... serpent said that he was a beast and after eating the fruit from
the tree of knowledge of good and evil he became more human like. Eve was
enticed by the words of the serpent who said that "If the fruit makes a serpent
like a man, it should make men like gods." (Line 710: "That ye should be as
Gods, since I as man, Internal Man, is but proportion meet; I, of brute, human;
ye, of human, Gods.)
Other arguments that the serpent used to manipulate Eve included; 1,)
You shall not die, look at me, I have touched and tasted and I have not died.
2,) Should man not be allowed a fruit that a beast has? 3 ...
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Voodoo
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... what a
malleable religion it is. Voodoo has spread throughout the world into major
communities on Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, Miami, and New York city. Vodoun
has as many as 50 million followers throughout the world now.
Although varieties of this religion occur in different regions there are
some basic tenets common among them. They all believe that the pulse of life
resides in nature's elements like fire or wind. This force is also in union with
the dead and thus fosters a belief that they should be respected through rituals.
They believe that all things are the creation of the loa, and ...
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Roman Religion
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... icons crowned with flowers representing the gods and spirits of the family.
The two faced god Janus who sat over the doorways watched the entry and exit of
every door in the house. Penates, god of the interior, protected accumulations
of the family in its storerooms, cupboards, and barns. The father and mother,
the child was taught, are the embodimentof Genius and Juno, respectively. Both
had to be treated and nourished divinely. Hung on the walls were death masks of
the Di Manes, warning him to stick to tradition. Other gods included: Cuba,
protector of sheep; Abeona, guiding the first steps; Fab ...
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