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War I (Kazin, 1998, p. 16). As this suggests, pinning down the cultural meaning of Judeo-Christian tradition and scriptural teachi...

discover which hermeneutical key to open each door (Blowers, 2004). Alexandria was based on a soteriological theology, which mean...

sacrificed consorts who was killed by the Father Zeus after the fertility rite that coupled him with his Mother (Graves 89). Also ...

became less sure of their eternal salvation (Council, 2004). Thus, the tenuous relationship between government and Christianity m...

understand the draw to the marginalized groups such as the converted Jews, but to see the evidence which supported the recruit of ...

that they were in contrast to many of the characteristic elements of Japanese culture (4). By 1564, some say that the missionarie...

ordinary Jewish resident who grew up in Nazareth in Galilee (Attridge, 1998). He lived and died as a Jew and He had to have been i...

date). In order to fit into the economic Western world, many Jews have forsaken their heritage and do not rigidly practice the t...

but with the passage of time and the emergence of Christ, this necessitated that their ideology allow for both Jew and Greek to me...

laborer such as a farmer, a tradesman or one in the military3. Like in any other profession, in order to obtain his goal, a monk m...

and was replaced by Claudius (41-54), the emperor whose forces conquered Britain. Nero followed him and when he was overthrown, Ro...

By the 5th century, Christianity in the West was guarded by the bishop of Rome, the pope, who was the "final custodian of the doct...

points of doctrine, particularly in regards to controversy over whether Judaic custom was still applicable to Christians. Missiona...

(Constitution, Apostles, 1996). The creed derived its name from the initial belief that it was written by the Apostles on the tent...

this might be. What is most astonishing is that in the past those Christian states did not provide the best of possible climates f...

she stands at the coast, watching the stormy sea, hoping that her lover would return" (The French Lieutenants Woman (1981)). Fr...

where "The hand of the Lord prevailed and the forces of Maxentius were routed (Lactantius 8). Maxentius was driven into the Tiber ...

very important fact when considering the relationship between the classics and Christianity in Miltons poem by stating the followi...

weighing over 2.5 tons, this structure covers over 13 acres and so carefully surveyed so accurately that it aligns perfectly with...

To understand however how different Christian groups understand evolution, it is important to understand the two different formula...

the sun, mountains, lakes, other aspects of nature and even some animals and humans and because of this Shinto is referred to as a...

They believe that there is only one acceptable religion and that is theirs. Things are beginning to change in modern society, how...

of art etched into wood tablets, metal and on engraving plates. The religious overtones were highly pronounced and most of the wor...

evil, was literally personified in the body of evil curses, evil spirits and superstitions. Now, of course, for the most part peop...

of this passage implies that humanity resembles God, that is, that the human race is similar "in kind" in a manner that is analogo...

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...

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

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). ...