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    Christian symbolism in Beowulf within the poem Beowulf‚ the poet utilizes the Christian religion to symbolize the elements of good and evil and Heaven and Hell. Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem. The manuscripts date back to about 1000 A.D.‚ when two scribes wrote it down for posterity. The poem was handed down from the Anglo-Saxon period‚ and through the retelling of the poem‚ it changed a little each time. The poem creates an oral depiction of an epic hero who strived to fight against

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    -Karl Marx. This quote shows how he is against the idea of there being a god and us owing him and paying for our sins in purgatory. It’s a great quote because it shows how he views Catholic Beliefs. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1:1 Catholics believe God made the earth in ‘six days’ and that the universe was made from nothing so therefore if the "Big Bang" theory is true‚ then God created this event. “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made‚ and all their

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    inexplicable happens‚ people start to take advantage of their own religious beliefs to falsely accuse others. In the Age of Faith‚ there were several problematic issues in the Puritan society: they had to constantly worry about their behavior because they didn’t want to upset God or the community‚ they could not speak their mind or contradict authority‚ and harsh punishments were delivered without concrete proof. The Puritan belief system influences their lives to the extreme. The Puritans

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    organization that was around in the first and second centuries CE (Hermetic). Gnosticism is believed to first surface in the late Hellenistic period among Jews (Harper ’s Bible Dictionary 380). There was little knowledge about Gnostic life and their beliefs until 1945 when an Egyptian farmer named Mohammed Ali stumbled upon earthen jars in Nag Hammadi‚ Egypt (Religious Tolerance 2B). These large clay jars contained large numbers of Gnostic scrolls and manuscripts that were written in a Greek form of

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    Genesis‚ Exodus‚ Leviticus‚ Numbers‚ Deuteronomy Narrative History Structural / Legislative Law = ? Instruction / Teaching Nature of Creator – Relationship of Created to Creator “what does that god does‚ or gods‚ where do they operate‚ is it a god to trust” Nature of Creation – Relationship with each other “human to human‚ human to god” GENESIS Introduction Composite Documentary Hypothesis (J‚ E‚ D‚ P) 1ST word became the title bereshith (Hebrew) = Genesis (Greek) = “In beginning” Etiology

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    Architect‚ physician‚ statesman‚ astrologer‚ minister‚ God. Known to many in ancient Egyptian history Imhotep (pronounced im-HO-tep) meaning “He Who Comes In Peace” was said to be related or linked to the Gods with his skill in medicine‚ attention to detail in architecture‚ and political standing in the Djoser’s court. His statue shows his bald as a priest with a piece of parchment in his hands. With so many titles to his name‚ many find themselves asking “who is Imhotep?”. A valuable question indeed

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    Joaquim Domingos Baptista Dr. Peter Patton Western Arts and Culture 11/28/2012 Rastafarianism Beliefs and Rituals The incorporation in many modern societies of dread locks amongst youths‚ the ever increasing efforts to legalize marijuana; what started out as an entirely black oriented religion spread throughout the world‚ particularly in the 1970s because of the popularity of reggae music‚ and currently has around one million followers in Japan‚ New Zealand‚ and elsewhere (Simpson 96) ‚ along with

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    Stephanie Allen The Early Christians and Judaism When Christianity was created‚ there were two different perspectives of what was deemed correct. The early Christians believed Jesus Christ was the chosen one‚ and comparatively‚ those who followed Judaism believed the chosen one had yet to arrive. The earliest Christians inherited many of their central doctrines from Judaism‚ including monotheism and the belief in a covenant between God and humanity. The most important difference that Christianity

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    Explore afterlife beliefs in a variety of cultures and religions. What similarities and differences can you find in beliefs about an afterlife? Focus on either ancient or modern cultures. Compose a written report exploring and comparing these beliefs. Haiti & Ukrainian The similarities between Haiti and Ukrainian cultures are that they both believe and obey in Christianity. Haiti is famous for its popular religion‚ known to its practitioners as "serving the lwa” but referred to by the literature

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    4 Cornerstones of Faith

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    CORNERSTONES OF FAITH Faith is a very difficult thing for many people to maintain. Just like a building‚ in order for it to become stable‚ reliant‚ and dependent‚ you must start from somewhere. Building blocks and‚ “cornerstones” are a necessity in constructing a strong relationship. The four cornerstones of our Catholic Faith are Jesus‚ Eucharist‚ Reconciliation‚ and Prayer. In an article written about faith‚ Monsignor McNamara spoke about the four cornerstones and how they relate to Faith. Monsignor

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