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- 41: The Spread Of Christianity
- The Spread of Christianity By: Ryan Ku The Apostle Paul had four missionary journeys. These journeys are responsible for the spread of Christianity and created many churches throughout countries of the Mediterranean. On his first journey, Barnabas, Saul, and Mark, church leaders, accompanied Paul travel to the island of Cyprus and parts of Asia Minor. Paul would preach ... the city of Seleucia and concluded in Antioch of Syria. The first missionary journey was around the year of 46-48 AD. After separating with Barnabas from a disagreement they had, Paul chose Silas, a Christianity follower, to accompany him on his second missionary journey. They traveled north to Asia Minor. Their goal for this journey was not to start churches, but to encourage the existing churches to have strong ...
- 42: The Differences between Judaism and Christianity
- The Differences between Judaism and Christianity The Jewish people are very devoted to their God and seek the meaning of life in their understanding of God. Judaism originated in the land of Israel (also known as Palestine) in the Middle East ... and the destiny of all nations. I'm not going to delve any further into the history of Judaism. At this point in time I will simply state that there are many differences in between Christianity and Judaism The Jews believe in "anointed prophets," or someone who speaks for God. The majority of Jews rejected Jesus Christ because Jesus claimed to be God. The Jews believe that Jesus was just a ... of Jesus Christ. The core of the Christian message is that "All have sinned." Even in the sinful state though, every human being is still worthy of God's love. The Old Testament said about Christianity, that the law is good, but it could not save you. Failing just one in life is failing them all. Laws function to show that people are sinful and need a savior. Jesus Christ ...
- 43: Beowulf - Christianity Vs. Pag
- Beowulf-Christianity or Paganism Beowulf was written in England sometime in the 8th century. This provides us with an idea that the poem that was written during a time when the society was in the process of converted from paganism to Christianity. The Christian influences were combined with early folklore and heroic legends of German tribes and we try to look at whether or not Christian and biblical influences were added later to originally pagan poem or not. The fact that Christianity and Paganism are so closely intertwined in the poem is the reason Beowulf has both Christian and pagan influences. The pagan elements in the epic poem Beowulf are evident in the characters superhuman personifications. ...
- 44: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
- Christianity, Islam, and Judaism This day on Febuary the sixth, was started off with slides. The first slide represents Christianity. The picture was of a group of people walking and carrying crosses walking along the path that Jesus took. The second slide was a slide of the Kabah. It represents the Islam religion. The Kabah ... they believe in only one God, the God of Abraham. Although they have the worship the dame God, they have a few differences between them. One of which is the choice of the main prophets. Christianity believes that Jesus was God's son and was the savior for all. Islam believes that Muhammad lead the ideal life and everyone must base their lives on him. In class we handed in ...
- 45: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
- Christianity, Islam, and Judaism This day on Febuary the sixth, was started off with slides. The first slide represents Christianity. The picture was of a group of people walking and carrying crosses walking along the path that Jesus took. The second slide was a slide of the Kabah. It represents the Islam religion. The Kabah ... they believe in only one God, the God of Abraham. Although they have the worship the dame God, they have a few differences between them. One of which is the choice of the main prophets. Christianity believes that Jesus was God's son and was the savior for all. Islam believes that Muhammad lead the ideal life and everyone must base their lives on him. In class we handed in ...
- 46: Christianity and Racism
- Christianity and Racism Science, Tech, and Values Dr. Unander "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, red and yellow , black , and white, they are precious in His sight…" and most of us ... of the church who have the most objection interracial marriages. They say to me "love all races, just don't marry outside of your own." These days we are All receiving two different messages concerning Christianity and racism. How did God intend his people to interact with one another? For that we must turn to God's word, the Bible. Genesis 1-2 gives the account of God's creation of ... but are accepting and loving and concerned with who they are and their worth simply as a person. One of the main themes of the New Testament coincides directly with the issue of race and Christianity. Many times it is said that now that Christ has come and redeemed creation, bringing God's kingdom back to Earth, the walls dividing Jews and Gentiles and Greeks have been broken down. Because ...
- 47: Christian Evidences
- Christian Evidences CHRISTIANITY AND BUDDHISM Buddhism was spawned in a Hindu environment, and therefore has some similarities to Hinduism. Just as is the case for Hinduism, there are countless forms and expressions of Buddhism. Many of the same ... when we come upon this final and most important step of the eightfold path. Buddhism looks upon this state of enlightenment as the ultimate answer to the problems of existence. As we compare Buddhism to Christianity it becomes immediately apparent that, even to a greater degree than Hinduism, Buddhism diagnoses beautifully the problem of human existence. Consider, for instance, the following comments on the First Noble Truth from The Word of ... and not to get what one desires, is suffering.7 Buddhism struggles for an answer to this problem, and does so as well as can be expected apart from revelation from God, but once again, christianity supplies the missing ingredient. It is the solution to the problems so clearly delineated by Buddhism. Of course the human condition is miserable. If, as it says in Genesis, man fell and brought the ...
- 48: A Comparison of the Status of Women in Classical Athens and Early Christianity
- A Comparison of the Status of Women in Classical Athens and Early Christianity Since the beginning of time the treatment of women has improved dramatically. In the earliest of times women were mere slaves to men. Today women are near equals in almost all fields. In 411 B ... While the women stayed home, the men were usually out fighting, and when they weren't fighting, they were entertaining their friends and having sexual favors performed by courtesans. The rights of women in early Christianity were a far cry from today, although they were much better off than their Athenian counterparts. In the Christian church, women were treated as equals. The first evidence of this is when the woman with ... in tongues, or even speaking at all (I Corinthians 14:36). Speaking in tongues was thought to be much like talking from the angels, which was considered to special talent. Overall the women of early Christianity had a better quality of life than those in classical Athens. They were not only allowed to leave the house more, but they were also treated more as equals in society's view of ...
- 49: Beowulf - Christianity Vs. Paganism
- Beowulf-Christianity or Paganism Beowulf was written in England sometime in the 8th century. This provides us with an idea that the poem that was written during a time when the society was in the process of converted from paganism to Christianity. The Christian influences were combined with early folklore and heroic legends of German tribes and we try to look at whether or not Christian and biblical influences were added later to originally pagan poem or not. The fact that Christianity and Paganism are so closely intertwined in the poem is the reason Beowulf has both Christian and pagan influences. The pagan elements in the epic poem Beowulf are evident in the characters superhuman personifications. ...
- 50: The Christianity Of Beowulf
- ... ll. 14), "holy God, who sent him victory, gave judgement for truth and right, Ruler of Heavens " (Beowulf, ll. 1554), and many that vary in length. There is a very simple way to take the Christianity out of Beowulf. Everywhere the word "God" is written, just substitute the word "fate", which is already often used in the poem, for it. There is usually no other changes needed to make the poem ... the story was changed more then just a little bit. If they were just coincidence then maybe its true that all that has to be done is change the word "God" to "fate" and all Christianity is gone and we see the poem in the relative original form, before the Christian influence was added. It is something we will never know unless an earlier version of Beowulf, before it may have ...
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