TRADITION STUDY - CHRISTIANITY Origins Students learn about: The historical and cultural context in which Christianity began Students learn to: Outline the historical and cultural context in which Christianity began Judaism in the 1st century It was in the first century that Christianity branched off from its parent religion Judaism. The authority of Judaism was divided amongst a number of groups who sought to control the direction of the religion. The most influential group during
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Gladiatorial Contest in Rome Rome was a warrior state. Since the state was a great fighting state in their time‚ the wars sort of formed the gladiatorial contest in ancient Rome. The Romans were fascinated and pleasured by violence‚ bloodshed‚ and human suffering the gladiatorial games. The gladiatorial contests began at the reign of their first emperor Augustus to pay tribute to their warrior traditions. The Romans built artificial battlefields within amphitheaters in cities and towns
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In any play by the well-known William Shakespeare‚ there is bound to be plenty of meat on the bone in regards to the script. Underneath the concrete elements of character‚ plot and theme there are very complex and unique ideas and images. Throughout one of Shakespeare’s more established plays‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ many images are evoked through the playwright’s mastery--one of the key ones being the violence that envelopes the world of Verona. Shakespeare produces fantastic visions of violence in the
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~ame _ Date . _ DBQ 3: FALL OF THE WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE Historical Context In the third century c.E.‚ Rome faced many problems. In addition to internal decay‚ the invasion by Germanic tribes seemed to sound the death knell for the Western Roman Empire. Historians have examined both the internal conditions that weakened the expansive empire and the external force of the barbarian invasions. From this‚ historians have developed a variety of explanations for the fall of the Western Roman Empire
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Christianity emphasises justice‚ while others emphasise compassion; this statement is fundamental in the belief of Christians. Justice means to have moral rightness that is based on ethics‚ civil laws‚ natural laws and religion. One of the Ten Commandments states‚ "Love thy neighbor as thy self". This Statement was repeated seven times in the Bible‚ once in the Old Testament and six times in the New Testament. It is quite clear to me that our capacity to have this kind of love must be foremost in
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Buddhism Buddhism and Christianity have some slight similarities‚ but are vastly different in respect to the spiritual perspective and approach to healing. Buddhism does not necessarily encompass a spiritual perspective and is based on The Four Noble Truths set forth by founder‚ Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama achieved self-salvation through meditation and had an epiphany about how to be free of suffering. In doing so‚ he became the “Enlightened One” and was hence known as the Buddha. The truths
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Tacitus’ The Burning of Rome Tacitus’ “The Burning of Rome” translated by George Gilbert Ramsay shows its significance‚ style‚ and beliefs of the burning of Rome. A large portion of Ancient Rome flares during the Emperor Nero ’s reign. Rather than rebuild the city to it ’s old plan‚ Nero built a gigantic palace where the burned buildings had been. Rumors were told that Nero started the fire. To put an end therefore to this rumor‚ he shifted the charge onto others‚ and inflicted the most cruel tortures
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Although there may be several theological disagreements between most denominations and Christians‚ there is one continuity‚ one thread‚ that is found in all of Christianity: the belief that the Bible is the infallible word of God‚ inspired by the Holy Spirit. This divine authorship is paramount in Christianity for multiple reasons. One reason being is that if the Bible‚ which is an authoritative and foundational collection of scripture‚ is the word of God given to His church‚ then the Church has
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2. Gnosticism‚ Retrieved July 27‚ 2006‚ from http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/g/Gnosticism.html 3. Gnosticism: Beliefs and Practices‚ Retrieved July 23‚ 2006‚ from http://www.religioustolerance.org/gnostic2.htm 4. Gnosticism: History & Ancient Sources of Information‚ Retrieved July 23‚ 2006‚ from http://www.religioustolerance.org/gnostic1.htm 5. Reincarnation and the Early Christians‚ Retrieved July 23‚ 2006‚ from http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen06.html 6. Gnosticism and Apocalyptic
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used to make decisions but so were reasons. In the age of early Christianity‚ the religion of Jesus was forbidden and illegal for many years. Then‚ Emperor Constantine just simply turned to Christian and made it official. He claimed that he saw a vision that turned his life around. In contrast‚ his conversion gained him absolute political power. Until these days‚ it is still debatable whether Constantine’s conversion to Christianity was due to political reason or religious one.
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