Prester John The legends of Prester John (also Presbyter Johannes) were popular in Europe from the 12th through the 17th centuries‚ and told of a Christian patriarch and king said to rule over a Christian nation lost amidst the Muslims and pagans in the Orient. Written accounts of this kingdom are variegated collections of medieval popular fantasy. Prester John was reportedly a descendant of one of the Three Magi‚ said to be a generous ruler and a virtuous man‚ presiding over a realm full of
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THE TRAVELERS AND THE PLANE TREE Two men were walking along one summer day. Soon it became too hot to go any further and‚ seeing a large plane tree nearby‚ they threw themselves on the ground to rest in its shade. Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other: “What a useless tree this is. It does not have fruit or nuts that we can eat and we cannot even use its wood for anything.” “Don’t be so ungrateful‚” rustled the tree in reply. “I am being extremely useful to you at this very
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I used three Bible commentaries to better understand this passage. Those commentaries were Ellicott Commentary (online)‚ Barnes Commentary (online)‚ and the Benson Commentary (online). Ellicott Bible Commentary Ellicott’s Bible commentary tries to pinpoint in what village Jesus visited. Ellicott points out that one of the lepers was a Samaritan. Since one was a Samaritan it is probable that the village this story took place in was on the border-land of the two provinces. Ellicott finds it significant
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The book of Judges is the sequel to Joshua. It is the seventh book of the Old Testament. It recounts stories and events from the death of the hebrew leader and prophet Joshua to the birth of the hebrew Samuel. That is roughly‚ from the end of the Israelite conquest of Canan in the 13th Century B.C to the beginning of the monarchy in the 11 th century B.C. It tells about the hebrews from Joshua’s Death to the time of Samuel. It was written in about 550 BC‚ on tablets named the Ras Shamra tablets
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NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION Done in partial fulfillment of the course: Fundamentals of Christian Education Research on: Bible Teaching and Study June 24‚ 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………… 3-4 What does it mean to teach or be a teacher ……………………………………..…………….. 5-6 Why study the Bible …………………………………………………………….…………….. 7-8 Conclusion …………………………………………….………………………………………… 9 References ……………………………………………………………………
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Literary Criticism of ‘Journey of the Magi’ The ‘Journey of the Magi’ is a poem written by T.S. Eliot in 1927. The inspiration for this poem is adapted from the story of the Three Magi who traveled from far away to pay homage to birth of Christ under the guidance of a star. The theme revolves around their search of faith narrated in the point of view of the Magi. The poem has no set rhyme or meter and is constructed in free verse. Unsatisfied and regretful with the times that they have wasted
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Journey of the Magi’ has been penned down by Nobel prize winner TS Eliot an is a contrast of experiences based on the nativity of Christ. The monologue describes the journey of the Magi to Bethlahem in search of spiritual pacification and is an account of Eliot’s own conversion to Anglican faith‚ making the journey and objective correlation for Eliot. As per the Gospel story‚ the Magi were the three wise men namely Balthazar- King of Chaldea‚ Gaspor - King of Ethopia‚ Melchoir -King of Nubia who
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Without an understanding of the time period when a poem is developed‚ we fail to fully appreciate and understand the purpose and messages within such compositions. While the contextual detail of some poems may be fairly simple‚ the way poets put words together often makes these themes‚ messages and forms abstract and confusing. A reader must attempt to delve deeper and study the context of society‚ culture‚ and that of the writer at the time of composition‚ or they will interpret and push away composed
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My Mother‚ My Hero My mom Waleska Lourido is my hero. She is a wonderful wife and mother. She always there when I need her. She is the most responsible person I have ever seen in my life. She always was working cooking and cleaning the house. My mom is a strict woman‚ but very loving and understanding. My mom has changes my life in a positive way. She taught me responsibility and respect. I learned to respect other people especially to the adults. I remember when my mom come from work very tired
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El Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): When the Spaniards first arrived in Mexico more than 500 years ago‚ they encountered the native people (Aztecs) practicing a ritual that appeared to mock death. The native people had been practicing this ritual for over 3‚000 years prior to the Spaniards arrival. At first‚ the Spaniards attempted to convert the natives to Catholicism and eradicate this ritual; however‚ they were unsuccessful. Instead‚ the ritual has been merged with Catholic theology‚ and
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