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comes from soter, which is translated as savior (Keathley, 2007). Christ saved humankind with His sacrifice. In other words, Chris...

only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...

covenant between God and humanity, a covenant that was the fulfillment of prophecy but also one that included all of humanity. T...

at that time. It was always in turmoil with one battle or one war or another being waged. The Greco-Roman world consists of the al...

and glorification. By a calling a person essentially is pulled out of a world "of sin and into union with Christ. This gives him a...

It might be contended that the development...

managers, it actually has its roots in the Bible. Jesus is the quintessential example of a servant leader and He taught His apostl...

20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...

This essay draws upon three writings from the second century to discuss the way in which Roman authorities perceived Christianity ...

This essay presents a discussion of specific traditions and beliefs relevant to the Hinduism and Christianity. Seven pages in leng...

The ideas of three theorists are explored in this 3 part paper. The first part of the paper explores the rise of capitalism, and ...

Christianity expanded and grew exponentially in the early centuries. There were many reasons for this quick growth including its m...

Tickle writes that there is an upheaval in Christianity about every 500 years and we are going through one now. It is called the G...

This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...

The document suggests that there is the notion that Greek philosophy is in opposition to Christianity. Many call Greek doctrines h...

leader of the group told him that was not based on love but on rewards form God. He left the group. He made the leap to Christiani...

ethically necessary to offer the right of sanctuary to individuals who are fleeing political oppression (Voice of America, 2009). ...

newly unchanging societal conditions, and passing this culture down to their children, who largely lived in the same geographical ...

the universal models there are ideas of the way that good will reveal the good news, before death or after death at either immedia...

Soares Prabhu discussed the religious pluralism in India at great length, noting that all religions can find a home in India, even...

of his text The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation. Justin Gonzalez discusses "The C...

Mission In this chapter, Justin Gonzalez elaborates further on the history of the early Christian church, as recorded in Acts, re...

5, "First Conflicts with the State," begins by pointing out that early Christianity had a violent beginning.i The first section ex...

Pliny and Trajan This is the first section of chapter 6, "Persecution in the Second Century," and it deals with the actions of Pl...

Lofty Criticism As mentioned in the previous chapter, due to the Roman policy towards Christianity throughout the second century ...

this chapter is on describing the variety of backgrounds and experience that informed early interpretations of the gospel message....

chapter by explaining that the writings of the apologists were all in response to specific topics, such as issues dealing with per...

of Early Christians Gonzalez begins this chapter by pointing out that surviving documents by the leaders of the church or those d...

Gonzalezs text, "The Great Persecution and the Final Victory," focuses on Christian persecution under Diocletian, which is charact...

Constantine, Chapter 13 From Rome to Constantinople: This section describes the rule of Constantine from his initial victory and ...