Jesus & Mohammed Paper Debra A. Moore HUM 130 May 27‚ 2012 Eric Hammen Jesus & Mohammed Paper Christianity and Islam are two religions that are monotheistic‚ meaning they believe in only one God. Christianity believes in Jesus‚ while Judaism believes in Mohammed. While the two religions are monotheistic‚ it does not mean they believe in the same beliefs nor have the same beliefs about their Gods. While Christianity believes Jesus to be the son of God‚ Islam believes in Mohammed; a
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think about the way Jesus is portrayed in the different gospels? I think Jesus is portrayed as a righteous man who has a lot of power and influence. In the Gospels Jesus is also portrayed as God. In my understanding of the Gospels I believe Jesus is portrayed as the only perfect person to ever walk on the face of the earth. I believe that Jesus is portrayed as having some prophet-like knowledge‚ and he never goes out of his way to explain who he is. The Gospels portray Jesus as a divine being and
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Was Jesus real? Though some may not believe Jesus was the divine Christ that Christianity venerates as the Son of God and savior of the world‚ and may regard accounts of the miracles and wonders attending him as mere legendary accretion; nevertheless they certainly believe there had to have been a central figure that began Christianity. Perhaps he was just a wandering teacher‚ or an exorcist‚ an apocalyptic prophet or a zealot who opposed the Romans. Perhaps he was all these things‚ or even
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The Maori Jesus I saw the Maori Jesus‚ Walking on Wellington Harbour He wore blue dungarees His beard and hair were long His breath smelt of mussels and paraoa When he smiled it looked like the dawn. When he broke wind the little fishes trembled. When he frowned the ground shook. When he laughed everybody got drunk. The Maori Jesus came on shore And picked out his twelve disciples. One leaned toilets in the Railway Station; His hands were scrubbed red to get the shit out of
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familiar experience which is told in order to illustrate a spiritual truth. An earthly story with a heavenly meaning. The word comes from Greek‚ parabole‚ which means comparison or analogy. A parable is thus a comparison drawn from nature or daily life‚ which is designed to illuminate some spirtual truth. The parable is a mode of speech which applies a metaphorical process to a narrative form. This metaphor is not the pictorial mode of expression‚ it does not consist of clothing an idea. It is
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The Crucifixion Of Jesus Crucifixion is a form of execution or punishment for those of the worst crimes. It was a very popular form of execution throughout Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Many groups such as the Indians‚ Scythians‚ Celts‚ Germani‚ Britanni‚ Taurians‚ Persians‚ Carthaginians‚ Phoenicians‚ Greeks‚ and mostly the Romans all commonly used crucifixion. The actual method of crucifixion is quite simple. The man being crucified is placed on a cross or some other sort of frame (usually
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somewhat similar yet carry some differences. The same is true spiritually. God and Jesus are one and yet are different in some areas. They are the same in: a) reputation: they are both hated as Jesus reported in John 15:24; b) resemblance: the Son is “the brightness of his glory and the express image of his person…” (Heb. 1:3). c) character: “who did no sin‚ neither was guile found in his mouth” (I Peter 2:22). d) title: “In the beginning was the Word‚ and the Word was with God and the Word
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Leadership Essay “Jesus” In the Bible‚ Jesus’ leadership can be summed up as having vision translated into reality‚ creating a leadership team‚ establishing authority for the church and over Satan‚ and preparing himself for any situation. Jesus walked the earth more than 2‚000 years ago. This one man made such an impression on those around him that he is still to this day considered the greatest leader of all time. For one man to make such an impact on the world‚ especially considering
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Reflection paper: Feast of Christ the King November 21‚ 2010‚ is the last day for ordinary times and we will start again to our new liturgical calendar‚ the beginning of the advent season. We commemorate the feast of Christ our king in Villa del Sol in City of San Fernando Pampanga to be one or be united to praise and glorify Him. The main theme of the celebration is about the Reproductive Health Bill that the Church is not in favor. A prayer rally was held so that the people may be aware of the
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Saul is on the road to Damascus with a letter from the high priest in Jerusalem‚ giving him the permission to arrest any Jew and take them back to Jerusalem. Paul is travelling when he sees a bright light from heaven‚ addressing him. Jesus tells Saul that he must go to the city where he will learn to fulfill God’s purposes. Saul is blinded from the light and doesn’t drink or eat for 3 days. The Lord demands that Ananias‚ one of his disciples goes and finds Saul where he will be praying. Ananias didn’t
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