| Religious tradition study | HSC studies of religion 1 assessment 2 | | | 10/5/2012 | Paul of tarsus Christianity today has over 2.18 billion adherents throughout the world and is well established as the universal‚ monotheistic religious belief system that has developed since the life‚ death and resurrection (around 32 AD) of Jesus Christ. However‚ as Jesus was a Jew‚ the beginnings of Christianity revolved around the fact that Jesus had adapted the strict rules of Judaism to focus
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The metaphor of SONG and homiletic Contextual homiletic in patristic age The metaphor of song and music turns up here and there‚ over several millennia‚ in the terminology of preaching. In the following essay I attempt to show through the metaphor of singing how Hungarian homiletics is related to the so called aesthetical homiletics‚ which appeared both at the beginning and the end of the 20th century in international theological discourses‚ the effects of which also reached Hungary‚ albeit to
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Book Report: Antietam The book I read is called Antietam. It was written by James M. McPherson. Published by Oxford University Press. Antietam—the battle that changed the result of the Civil War. In November 1860‚ Lincoln was voted to be the president of America. Lincoln’s election to the interests of the southern plantation owners was a serious threat to the southern plantation slave manufacturing division. South 11 states have seceded from the union‚ he announced the establishment of
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the Greek word “orthodxia”‚ to show that they retain the original teachings and traditions. Every Church in the Eastern Orthodox system can trace their roots back to the five early Christianity center—the Roman Church‚ the Jerusalem Church‚ Antioch‚ the Alexandrian Church and the Church of Constantinople. Although all Orthodox Churches recognize the Patriarch of Constantinople as the ecumenical Patriarch and the supreme leader‚ the Churches are independent of each other in the mutual recognition
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The Silk Road: Past and Present Starting from the 2nd century BC‚ to the end of the 14th century AD‚ a great trade route stretched from Chang ’An in the East and ended at the Mediterranean at Antioch in the West‚ linking China and the Roman Empire. Ferdinand von Richthofen – a well-known German geographer‚ named it the Silk Road in 1877. The Silk Road has been one of the most important trade routes since the connection between Europe and Asia was established; however‚ what are the differences
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What we know today as the New Testament was compiled over a period of many decades. It was first referenced as the “New Testament” by Clement of Alexandria. It is believed that the books that comprise what we know as the New Testament canon were in existence no later than the end of the first century. The included books varied by different sources until the fourth century when the Bishop of Alexandria‚ Athanasios‚ included them in a letter to his flock in AD 367. His list was approved by councils
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was much of his theology that did not‚ in fact‚ find immediate favour and acceptance. The Church Triumphant: The Primacy of Rome The 4th & 5th centuries constituted the epoch of the emergence of the great Patriarchates: Rome‚ Alexandria & Antioch [all recognised at the Council of Nicea (325)]; Constantinople [recognised at the Council of Constantinople in 381] and Jerusalem [recognised at Chalcedon (451)]. However‚ all through the patristic era Rome’s prestige & pre-eminence was undisputed
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Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday‚ celebrated generally on December 25 A feast central to the Christian liturgical year‚ it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide‚ which ends after the twelfth night. Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world’s nations‚ is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians‚ and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season. While the birth
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The Venus de Milo is one of the most iconic works of all time. It is a nude standing marble statue at 6’7" tall‚ the piece was discovered on the Greek island of Melos. It is believed to have been created around 150 BCE by the sculptor Alexander of Antioch. The statue is renown for its missing arms and the strong display of sensuality‚ critics have described the statue as being erotic in nature. The statue was intentionally created to arouse its viewers and to depict the goddess of love as an object
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Bibliography: Antioch‚ John D. “Spotlight on Israel:.” The Future of the Global Muslim Population. Pew Research Centre‚ 27 Jan. 2011. Web. 11 Feb. 2013. <http://www.pewforum.org/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-regional-middle-east.aspx>. Fromm‚ Erich. "Afterword
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