book of the Bible. Apocrypha: (1) matters secret or mysterious (2) of unknown origin‚ forged‚ spurious (3) unrecognized‚ uneconomical" This definition paints with the broadest strokes what is meant. However‚ it fails to provide any information on development‚ literary style and other key features. It does point out‚ however‚ that apocalypse necessarily implies something hidden. For: "the word apocrypha is of Greek derivation an signifies books that are hidden away.’ from the point of view of those
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Of all the minority groups‚ the African-Americans contributed the most manpower. There were more than nine hundred thousand African- American men enlisted in the military‚ they served in different military branches- Army‚ Navy‚ Marine Corps and the Coast Guard. FDR also gave them the permission to join the Air Corps‚ and to attend officer training schools. The “Tuskegee Airmen” included pilots‚ navigators‚ bombardiers‚ maintenance and support staff‚ instructors‚ and all the personnel who kept the
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PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA Major Therapeutic Categories Antibiotics‚ vitamins and analgesics are the top three therapeutic classes in terms of sales by value. Anti-biotic dominate the market with approximately 24% of the market value. Vitamins and analgesics account for 6.6% and 6% of the market respectively. The vitamins and antibiotics sectors are vital not only because of their large size but also because of their astronomical growth. Sales of antibiotics are growing
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War: a Primer for Christians Expressions of Crusade Approach include conflict between the forces of good and evil. In the Holy Bible it talks about Deborah the prophetess in Judges Chapters 4-5‚ was ordered by God to slay all the people in the land of Canaan. Victory was hers as the judge of Israel and happiness was expressed in songs of enemies perishing. The victory in which the children of Israel had been given‚ seemed to have created in them no sorrow for the enemy/Canaanites at all. The
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Analyse the impact of Christianity in Australia * The proportion of Christians in the Australian population continues to decline. * Internationally‚ the proportion of Christians in developing countries is tending to increase‚ whereas the proportion of Christians in developed countries generally is decreasing. * This paper first provides a brief overview of the current Australian demographic data and trends in relation to Christian denominations and other religious groups over the
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and Christianity Siddhartha Gautama‚ better known simply as Buddha‚ first followed the Hindu religion but then later realized that the cast system from Hindu was immoral and decided to leave his earthly possessions to find what he believed to be nirvana‚ which resulted in the creation of Buddhism. Christianity originated from the teachings of Jesus Christ‚ who created a religion that came from Judaism which attracted all women and minorities and was later spread mainly by the apostle Paul whom
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Shytria Ash October 23‚ 2014 1st hour Contributions from the Byzantine Empire After the fall of the Western empire‚ a new empire rose called the Byzantine Empire. This empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire in many ways. They considered themselves Romans‚ and the true inheritors of the intellectual‚ political‚ and spiritual legacy of Imperial Rome. Over the years the Byzantine formed a culture for itself and developed laws and religions. Even after the fall of the empire‚ what the Byzantine
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Contribution of Aristotle in motion Aristotle’s ideas were believed to be true from 500 BC to 1600 CE. That’s about 1‚100 years of false knowledge. What Aristotle taught‚ appeared to be correct because it seemed obvious‚ but not all things are obvious. Aristotle’s view on motion seems to make sense. Unfortunately‚ it isn’t correct. But because his theories appeared to make sense‚ they became popular and well accepted for a very long time. The key ideas that Aristotle tried to teach were: All
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CONTEXT • Remembrance Day/ Armistice Day- 1993 • Republican debate- ALP- made Republicanism the party line in 1991 under Hawke • May 1993- Republic Advisory Committee set up • Mabo- 1992/ Native title- 1993 • Keating two year into PM role PURPOSE • Dual purpose: -> commemorate those who have died and those who have served for Australia in field of conflict -> political agenda- to unite‚ galvanise and forge new identity for Australia under Keating’s leadership-> for Australians to take
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spread of Christianity Christianity is one of the monotheistic religion built on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. who serve as the core point for the religion. Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the son and the savior of humanity whose coming as the messiah. Christianity arose from three distinct cultural traditions: Greco-Roman‚ Near Eastern (West Asian)‚ and Hebraic. it’s one of the oldest living religion in the western world. But first originally arise from Jewish community. Paul is the
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