Introduction In this paper‚ the author will try to compare the logos of Heraclitus and Jesus. Heaclitus is one of the most famous Greek philosophers. Some theologians said that God prepared his incarnation philosophy by Heraclitus. The apostle John also used this logos philosophy to teach the gospel of Jesus to those who were influenced by Heraclitus’ philosophy. In this paper‚ therefore‚ the author will mention first the life of Heraclitus and his philosophy. And then the comparisons to Jesus
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The Red Fort‚ Delhi The Red Fort‚ with a circumference of over 2.2 kilometers‚ was laid out by the banks of the Yamuna river in the 17th century. The Mughal emperor Shajahan built it with the ambition of concentrating the Mughal power in one monument. Monument is perhaps not the right word. A mini-city is more like it. Unfortunately for the emperor‚ before he could move his capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad in Delhi‚ he was taken a political prisoner by his son Aurangazeb. The fort is a delight
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Getting What They Deserve: Punishment in Dante’s Inferno Dante’s The Inferno is his own interpretation of the circles of hell. The people that Dante places in hell tried to validate their offenses and have never seen the injustice of their crime or crimes. They were each placed in a specific circle in Hell‚ Dante has nine circles in his hell. Each circle holds those accountable for that specific crime. Each circle has its own unique and fitting punishment for the crime committed. There are
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reign of terror‚ where he lost his innocence‚ his God and his father. “The night was gone. The morning star was shining in the sky. I too had become a completely different person. The student of Talmud‚ the child that I was‚ had been consumed in flames” (pg. 34). Enduring the first night at camp was the toughest for Wiesel‚ his denial to belief people were being burned alive led him to think it was all a dream. Unconsciously that night apart of Elie died‚ the innocent Jew boy that arrived at Auschwitz
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1. Paradise Lost emphasizes imagery in the descriptions of Hell. John Milton‚ the author‚ describes Hell as “whirlwinds of tempestuous fire.” The motif of fire illustrates the scene in frustration and agony. Satan resides in a fiery‚ dark place away from inhabitants. Usually‚ fire is depicted as a warm comforted glow in literature. However‚ the depiction of Hell is seen as intense and unsettling to Satan. 2 a) John Milton describe Adam and Eve‚ the first humans‚ turning away from God and committing
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One genocide that affected many was the Holocaust‚ out of the survivors there was Elie Wiesel‚ who valued God over many things in his life. When he was forced into Auschwitz‚ he struggled to maintain his grasp with God. Like others‚ Elie began to develop a feeling of hatred against God because it seemed that God had abandoned them and allowed for all the pain to occur. Elie Wiesel’s connection with God changed during the years he left his home until he was liberated in Buchenwald. His journey with
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comprehend why he should glorify God’s name and praise Him while such horrible acts were taking place right in front of him. On page 33‚ he said “for the first time‚ I felt anger rising within me. Why should I sanctify His name‚ The Almighty‚ the eternal and terrible Master of the Universe‚ chose to be silent. What was there to thank him for?” Elie’s faith in God is reasonably tainted after he views these babies being burned alive. He begins to think about how God would allow babies lives to be taken
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we think with our soul and mind‚ we would reach The Good because knowledge is eternal and we would then understand reality. This is connected to Plato’s Allegory of The Cave (Book VII – The Republic). In the Allegory of The Cave‚ Plato analyzes individuals untrained in the Theory of Forms to prisoners (soul) in a cave (body)‚ chained to the wall with no possibility of turning their heads and moving their hands. With flame smoldering behind them‚ they could only see the wall of the cave and the shadows
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Grendel and Cain In the story of Beowulf you get a glimpse of many different themes throughout this epic. Those themes range from good and evil to those of death and glory. The story itself depicts a period in history when life was lead "blind" through the teachings of the book of the lord and his spoken words. At this same period in history traditional pagan religious practices and beliefs have slowly given way to the ideals and philosophy of Christianity. Many of the themes held within the pages
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In the name of Allah‚ the most beneficent the most merciful. The concept of Satan in Christianity and Islam are most times different although there are some similarities. The noble Qur’an has more detailed description about who Satan is than the Bible which lack a great deal of information about Satan’s history. In this write up‚ we shall be looking at Who is Satan from the Islamic and Christianity point of view‚ where they agree and where they are not in agreement. In Islam‚ Shaytan is also known
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