because Gnostics were focused primarily on the spirit of Christ and considered his body to be unimportant. As a result‚ they did not value the physical differences between men and women and granted women more power in the church. As a response to Gnosticism granting women more rights‚ according to Gonzalez‚ Christianity began to restrict women’s role in the church. As a result‚ women during the second century had a noticeably diminished role then they had previously held in the first century (Gonzalez
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When one compares the Jehovah’s Witnesses view on Christ and that of the early church one will find the similarity of Heresy and Gnosticism‚ whereas the beliefs are on the same level. Heresy and Gnosticism had played some major roles in the Doctrine of Christ for example in the person‚ nature and the work of Christ. Jehovah’s Witnesses believed that the Watchtower Society positions indisputably are correct and any opinions to the contrary are wrong.[1] Their beliefs are similar to what is been taught
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General Epistles. CRU. Retrieved December 2‚ 2013‚ from http://www.cru.org/training-and-growth/classics/10-basic-steps/10-the-new-testament/08- general-epistles.htm Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry‚ (n.d.). Gnosticism. Retrieved December 3‚ 2013‚ from http://carm.org/gnosticism Got Questions Ministries‚ (2013) http://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-3-John.html Grace to You‚ (2011) http://www.gty.org/resources/Bible-Introductions/MSB62/1-John King James Bible‚ (1990) Wallace‚ Daniel‚ B.‚
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THE PORTRAYAL OF JUDAS ISCARIOT: If there is one thing that modern literature and films do well it is to expose the villain. In the New Testament‚ Judas is represented as the betrayer of Jesus Christ. He is one of the twelve Apostles‚ the one who sold Jesus Christ out for thirty pieces of silver‚ and identified him with solely a kiss on the cheek. Later‚ crazed with guilt‚ Judas was said to have hung himself (Gospel of Matthew). He is the ultimate symbol of treachery and betrayal. Christianity
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permission. footnote numbering appears as in original. The Greek View Until we can reconstruct with some confidence the emergence of Gnosticism‚ it is highly speculative to speak of the influence of Gnostic ideas on the emerging Christian faith. There is‚ however‚ a body of Greek literature that contains a view of man and the world very close to that of developed Gnosticism‚ namely‚ those Greek philosophical and religious writings that reflect the influence of Platonic dualism. These are writings that
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Ecofeminism: an introduction Tuesday‚ February 12‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION * R. Radford Reuther “ecofeminism: symbolic and social connections fo the oppression of women and the domination of nature” * Ecofeminism: combines “deep” ecology and feminism * Deep ecology: combines biology with symbolic‚ psychological‚ and ethical patterns‚ to seek a life affirming culture * Ecofeminism points out the connection between domination of nature and women * Reshape/revise religious beliefs
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textual translation generations in the Bible‚ such as Traditional Text as King James Version and Critical Text as NIV‚ ESV and etc. However‚ both of Bible translations have a different history. Bible-Believing churches adopted traditional Text while Gnosticism applied Critical Text instead. The issues continue as more people ask the truth of God’s Word over the Bible. However‚ God said in Proverbs 30:5 Matthew 4:4 that God has preserved His Word in Scripture because “Every word of God is pure” and we
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a reflection of God. All truths are all God’s truth‚ wherever it is found. “Holmes‚ 17” If it is true in any subject then it is God’s truth. Learning and reasoning is meant to merge with Gods truth. Our role is to be ambassadors of Christ “. Gnosticism doesn’t exist. Everyone had the power to know all. Lines between secular and sacred are nonexistence in a Christian. Secular colleges focus of education only. Secular colleges are only institutes for education. The rarely focus religion and are
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Some people have had a tremendous impact on the Christian religion. Being responsible for shaping and to help and create its growth throughout time. Some people have been key in the creation and growth of Christianity holding responsibility for shaping the religion. These important figures are Luke‚ Ignatius of Antioch and Clement. Regardless of the consequences presented to them‚ they continued to be true too men and stay faithful though-out everything that looked dreary and bad. Never were they
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Plato describes in the Allegory‚ then starts to discuss similar ideas from different cultures and examples. First she relates Plato’s ideas to beliefs of those in India‚ then to the Wizard of Oz and his illusion to power‚ and lastly to the ideas of gnosticism. In this video‚ it is a small lecture on Plato’s idea‚ and then how it relates to other beliefs. The video would be geared more towards an older audience and would be useful if one just wanted a quick rundown of the scene within the Allegory and
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