E. How does the Council of Nicaea provide an orthodox expression of Jesus’ share in the divine nature while simultaneously avoiding equating Jesus with God the Father? How did Hellenism influence the Council’s teaching‚ and why is the teaching significant? In the years leading up to the Council of Nicaea‚ there have been many heretics claiming the “truth” about Christianity. One of the leading arguments was about the orthodoxy of Jesus’ share in the divine nature while simultaneously avoiding equating
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Alexander The Great: Conqueror and Legacy of Ancient Greece Devin Dimattia HIS 301 Greece Research Paper All throughout Ancient Greece‚ there were many great influential legacies. Some were philosophers‚ such as Aristotle and Plato‚ and some were mathematicians‚ like Archimedes. However‚ there was Alexander the Great‚ who became king of Macedonia and was one of the most successful military commanders in history since he sustained abundant accomplishments. He was undefeated in
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Alexander the Great is without doubt one of the greatest military leaders of history. Not only did Alexander of Macedon conquer enormous areas of the known world but also he demonstrated dynamic leadership and masterful strategy on a large scale and tactics on the battlefield. During his life‚ he ruled the largest empire the world had ever seen‚ which stretched from ancient Greece to India. The son of King Phillip II of Macedon‚ Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle and first led Macedonian
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keep them in power and thus the Christian message was an affront to their capital. Likewise‚ the same message would have been even more distasteful to the Pharisees. It would have struck the same already raw nerve of the invading Hellenism in that Christianity‚ like Hellenism‚
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Take Home Midterm History 192 Professor Bravo September 29‚ 2013 A. Shang Dynasty The Shang Dynasty ruled a region of China in the Yellow River valley‚ an area of land that is now commonly referred to as the cradle of Chinese civilization¹. The Shang Dynasty ruled their empire from around 1500-1050 B.C.E. and existed during the time of China’s Bronze Age. The Shang is the first Chinese Dynasty to leave behind sufficient evidence
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BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………………8 INTRODUCTION Judaism is the religion and culture of the Jewish people. The word “Judaism” derives from the Greek Ioudaismos‚ a term first used in the Intertestamental Period by Greek-speaking Jews to distinguish their religion from Hellenism. The unifying principles of Judaism are an identity by covenant with God as His “chosen people” based on the Bible (Old Testament) and a unifying expression of this relationship through prescribed tradition. Judaism and Christianity share some
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Why did Christianity grow so rapidly in the first four centuries AD? How did a tiny unknown movement of a group of people grow to be one of the dominant forces in the Roman Empire? “God’s providence” and “miracles” has been the easiest way to explain such a puzzle. Yet‚ stopping at such answers deprives us from the opportunity to better understand the complexity of the early Christians growth and takes from us the lessons we can gain from the experience. Rodney Stark‚ professor of sociology and
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Greek Literature GREEK LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced
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The Pharisees were one of four (or five‚ if considering the Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls group two different sects) prominent ancient Judean sects that all existed between c. 140 BCE to 70 CE (Osterloh‚ Unit 16‚ Chart). The majority of information on the Pharisees comes from Josephus’ The Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities‚ as well as from books from the New Testament. In analyzing these primary sources‚ along with information from secondary sources‚ the question of who the Pharisees are can be
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Alex Nguyen Sec 25 Influences of Alexander the Great In the span of twelve years‚ the Macedonian king Alexander the Great conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece to modern day Pakistan‚ consuming the great Persian empire and absorbing many smaller kingdoms in the process. Alexander was a headstrong‚ violent‚ extremely brave‚ politically cunning‚ and gifted leader who was loved by his men. Very few individuals throughout history have affected the world to such an extent as he. This essay
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