E. How does the Council of Nicaea provide an orthodox expression of Jesus’ share in the divine nature while simultaneously avoiding equating Jesus with God the Father? How did Hellenism influence the Council’s teaching‚ and why is the teaching significant? In the years leading up to the Council of Nicaea‚ there have been many heretics claiming the “truth” about Christianity. One of the leading arguments was about the orthodoxy of Jesus’ share in the divine nature while simultaneously avoiding equating
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important in conquering them. The first impulse to the Crusade came from an appeal of the eastern emperor‚ Michael VII to Pope Gregory VII for aid against the Seljuks. (Walker 2) Alexius I‚ a stronger ruler tan him immediate predecessors in Constantinople‚ saw the divisive squabbles among the Seljuk chieftain as an opportunity to take the offensive. (Walker 2) He‚ therefore‚ appealed to Pope Urban II for assistance in raising a body of western knights to help him recover his lost Asiatic provinces
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Gregory was so attracted to the religious life that he gave up his post as the prefect of Rome‚ and founded a number of monasteries‚ becoming a monk. After a diplomatic period in Constantinople he returned to Rome‚ where he wrote letters on the books of the Bible. Then he set out as missionary to England‚ but he was recalled and later elected Pope. He was a good administrator and increased the authority of the See of Rome‚ and made the
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aerial perspective‚ blending in any rough paint strokes‚ and his use of light and the contrast it has with the rest of the painting. The content of the painting includes a rainbow which has biblical meaning‚ a mosque in the distance referring to Constantinople and the Christian mosques that were built in Istanbul. The Aegean Sea painted by Frederic Church in 1877 has many elements that show the style of luminism as a representation of nature. On the left side of the painting there are rocks depicted
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Chapter 16: The Two Worlds of Christendom Chapter Outline The quest for political order The Early Byzantine Empire The City of Constantine Caesaropapism Justinian (527-565 C.E.) and his legacy; Theodora (empress) Rebuilt Constantinople‚ including Hagia Sophia Justine’s Code Codified Roman law Corpus iuris civilis (The Body of the Civil Law) Byzantine Conquests Muslim Conquests and Byzantine Revival Muslim Conquests The Theme system The Rise of the Franks Germanic Kingdoms The Franks
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Constantine Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ who would become Roman emperor Constantine I‚ was born on the date of February 27‚ circa 280 (sources range from 272 to 284)‚ in Naissus‚ Moesia (now Niš‚ Serbia).His father‚ Flavius Valerius Constantius‚ was an officer in Rome’s army. Constantine’s mother‚ Helena‚ was from humble beginnings; it is unknown whether she was the wife or concubine(or a mistress) of Constantius. In 289‚ Constantine’s father left Helena to marry the stepdaughter of Maximian
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Business practices are important for maintaining the status of every civilization. Efficient business practices help organize the financial structure of every culture. If a culture lacks standard business practices‚ it will be almost impossible for that specific culture to remain economically sound. Several ancient cultures during the medieval times utilized fascinating business practices: two cultures in particular were the Chinese and people the land of Ceylon. Though the Chinese emperor‚ and
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Roman Catholicism were once branched from the same body of religion “the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. In 1054 AD a formal split occurred when Pope Leo IX (head of the Roman Catholic Church at that time) who ignored the Patriarch of the Constantinople‚ Michael Cerularius (Leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church at that time). The main beliefs of the Orthodox Church include Baptism‚ Eucharist‚ Holy Spirit‚ predestination and salvation. Orthodox Christians all believe that Baptism is the start
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This is probably the darkest moment in Christian history as Catholics besieged Constantinople and stormed it by pillaging‚ plundering‚ raping‚ and burning the city‚ cutting off any chance of the two churches coming back together. The next crusades were for the most part flops that did pretty much nothing and the only crusade that
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"The Crusades: series of wars by Western European Christians to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims." (Encarta "Crusades") The Crusades first began in 1096 and ended in the late 13th century. The term Crusade originally meant that the European’s would use all their efforts to regain the power from the Muslims. They wanted to retake the city of Jerusalem‚ which was holy to Christians because that’s where the crucifixion of Jesus Christ occurred. Europeans later used it to allocate any military
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