How Did Juodo Christian Culture Influence Germanic Culture

Modern western civilization as we know it has taken years to develop. Similar to America, western civilization is the result of a melting pot of different cultures and their influences on one another. Amongst these cultures specifically to influence each other were the Judo-Christian and Germanic cultures. To reiterate the Judo-Christian culture influenced Germanic culture through devout faith and trust in God, furthermore Germanic culture influenced the beliefs of Judo-Christians by providing an argument in support of God’s decision to create a fully human god in the form of Jesus.

To begin, we must first look at Judo-Christian’s relationship with God and how that shaped Germanic culture. To do so we must look at the works of the religious
In the very first book of Confessions Augustine writes “You stir man to take pleasure in praising you, because you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you” (Augustine, 3). Augustine wrote this passage to depict the unwavering servitude Christians have towards their God and creator. He believes that God created man in a way that he could encourage them to fulfil his purpose and find satisfaction in carrying out his commands. Germanic culture adapted this same belief and placed great importance on being loyal to one's king or ruler. This attribute that Germanic culture adapted is especially prevalent in the work “Beowulf”, “So every elder and experienced councilman among my people supported my resolve to come here to you, King Hrothgar, because all knew of my awesome strength” (Heaney, 29). Although Beowulf’s people needed his protection and strength they supported him in his decision to go fight Grendel. As their leader the Germanic people found great honor in supporting Beowulf’s decision. Furthermore Beowulf expresses his servitude to God as he prepares to fight a dragon and protect his
Germanic culture placed heavy importance on the idea that society functioned best when there was constant, equal trade accuring between individuals. In “Beowulf” this cultural trait is most obvious when Beowulf repays his swordsman for their services. “The chieftain went on to reward the others: each man on the bench who had sailed with Beowulf and risked the voyage received a bounty, some treasured possession” (Heaney, 69-70). Even though treasure was given to Beowulf he felt as though it was not his to keep but rather was owed to the men who had accompanied him. Beowulf was in debt to his men from them being at his side during times of turmoil, and in response he gave to them the splendors and spoils of their journey. It was this same belief that helped provide a logical answer to one of Judo-Christianity’s early questions. St. Augustine raised the question initially in “Confessions” during the time he identified with a christian sect called Manichaeism. “... is God confined within a corporeal form? has he hair and nails?” (Augustine, 49). The question St. Augustine and many other speculators of early christianity had was: Why would God, who is the creator of all things, subject himself to the earthly needs of a tarnishable human body? This question raised a lot of controversy and was best answered after the Germanic idea of equal exchange was