Second Assignment - Pols 201 Dear Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis‚ Your last letter has arrived just two days ago‚ since then I have been thinking about your words. I am aware of the importance of your works on the Christian theology and I do respect you by my heart. Yet I write you this letter‚ because I have some doubts about your statements concerning your doctrine of two cities‚ namely civitas dei and civitas terrena. As far as I understand civitas dei is the eternal‚ immutable and transcendental
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The church believes in the two natures Jesus. Firstly‚ he was a man and therefore succumbed to the nature of a human being. He had a human body‚ human emotions‚ a human mind and a human will. He was subjected to pain‚ sorrow‚ and accumulation of wisdom and is submissive to God like all humans should be. This allows us to come to understand Jesus as one among us and assimilate with him and trust in him to guide us. Matthew 4:1-25 shows clearly all the points above with him being tempted but resisted
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Christology in the Gospel of Matthew Christology is the study of Jesus Christ. This paper will discuss the issue of Christology in the Gospel of Matthew. From reading this paper‚ one will essentially grasp better understanding of how Matthew explains Jesus’ divinity and his message. The relationship between Judaism and Christ will also be discussed. In the Gospel of Matthew there are many important aspects of his Gospel that point out to us‚ the crowd Matthews was trying to reach. From the
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Giovanni Bellini’s Madonna and Child and Carlo Crivelli’s Pieta are religious in nature and pertain to the life and death of Jesus Christ. Both works explore different themes on the same subject. Crivelli’s Madonna and Child represents a more human representation as the setting takes place in a room with familiar scenery and objects. The only hint of divine beings is the ever so light haloes around mother and child. Bellini’s Pieta‚ on the other hand‚ is encased in other worldly gold cameo of grief
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Introduction Throughout the New Testament are recounts of the miracles that Jesus performed to give proof that He was indeed the Son of God and the Messiah foretold of in the Old Testament. John chose to recount only seven of the many miracles that Jesus performed. He felt that these seven‚ more than any of the others‚ showed definitive proof that the Messiah‚ the Son of God‚ had come as promised. The First Miracle – John 2:1-11 The first of the seven miracles that John recounts is the turning
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Jesus Christ Superstar‚ a rock-opera‚ emerged from the imagination of Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Time Rice (lyrics)‚which was later brought to life on the big screen by director Norman Jewison in 1973. Filmed on location in Israel‚ the movie is centred around the last seven days of Christ’s life‚ from the time he arrived in Jerusalem up until his crucifixion. The movie is truly from the point of view of Judas Iscariot‚ one of the most infamous of all the 12 apostles. In the film‚ Judas portrays
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situations in my life‚ and He provides and guides my life. Chapter 2 Jesus is my savior. There isn’t anything in the world that loves us more than Jesus. He died on the cross for my sins. My life with Jesus has been so great. When I received Jesus Christ as my savior‚ I have learned more of myself than anything else. It is important that I remember and hold onto Jesus as Lord over my life. Chapter 3 Thomas had a revelation of Jesus and who He was (is). Until I have a revelation of who Jesus is
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and helps us to grasp what it means to be a responsible self according to Augustine. In Book X‚ Chapter twenty-seven‚ Augustine references serval themes that can be seen throughout the book‚ which includes the Prodigal Son and the importance of order. These themes reinstate Augustine’s worldview in that God is in everything and why according to Augustine we must live through God in order to be a responsible self. Augustine addresses the story of the Prodigal Son from the book of Luke‚ in which the
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St. Augustine of Hippo was an influential philosopher during the Late Roman Empire‚ and gave a very compelling explanation for the existence of evil. Before Augustine’s explanation‚ Christians would have to accept that God created evil‚ meaning God is partially evil. Due to Augustine’s belief that evil does not have substance‚ which I will defend‚ it gave Christians piece of mind knowing that God is truly good. Anything created by God is susceptible to corruption‚ all of his creations are good‚ but
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Four Children by Augustine Esteve About a month ago‚ I made a visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art. The museum offered a huge array of pieces and exhibits. After spending a fun filled two hours combing through the museum’s awesome collections (Btw‚ I enjoyed the amulets and relics in the glass exhibits tremendously!)‚ there were three pieces which made quite an impression on me. I left thinking how do I choose from the best of three—each having the power to intrigue or move me in some way.
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