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    Joan of Arc is a Roman Catholic Saint‚ and is considered a heroine for France. At the mere age of 13‚ Joan was spoken to by a voice‚ which is believed to be God‚ and is encouraged to join the French army to fight against England. In doing so‚ she won many battles for the French‚ but was soon met with a trial‚ in which she was essentially accused of being a mystic‚ and not performing in the proper way of a woman in relation to how she dressed. It is here that I must question‚ what exactly is performing

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    The Roman empire was a huge empire that withstood power and strength for long periods of time‚ but all things come to an end eventually as did the Roman empire. When Rome first became an empire it was already very powerful and it already ruled most of the Mediterranean. The emperor Augustus was one of the main reasons that made the Roman empire so large‚ the empire expanded all the way north to Great Britain‚ east to Asia Minor‚ west to the Atlantic Ocean‚ and as far south as Egypt. Trade was also

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    The Romans were ruling and the Jews wanted everything to be different. A Messiah‚ Jesus comes to save and teach them God’s will. The Romans are against this and do something to prevent it. - - Romans are against Christianity and start taking some measures about it. Emperor Constantine acknowledged Christianity as a religion. - - Jews and the Roman Empire The Roman Empire grew as a large population within a long period of time. Actually‚ the Roman Empire was developing gradually‚ so that

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    The Lutheran denomination is the oldest of all the Protestant denominations. It was founded by Martin Luther‚ the German monk and professor who famously posted 95 Theses against the practice of indulgences in 1517. The founding of the denomination wasn’t intentional at first. Luther saw contradictions between the Bible and current practices of the Church as well as corruption and abuse within the Church‚ and had hoped for reform‚ not a schism. When that proved impossible‚ he continued to spread his

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    JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH An Apologist View Professor John Markley BIBL 425 - ROMANS BY KELLY RANDALL JUNE 2012 Introduction Dating to the writing of the book of Romans there has been a basic misunderstanding as to what Paul meant by justification by faith. The Jewish culture had been educated in the law and yet the Gentile culture was being instructed that the law was death. The Jewish community was confused and aghast that God would justify sinners. Nonetheless that is exactly what Paul

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    During the time of the Great Schism in 1504‚ the followers of Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity overlapped by sharing the adherence of the Ten Commandments. Despite both religions deriving from Christianity‚ the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox religions displayed opposition in terms of papal authority. Members of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faith followed the teachings of the Ten Commandments due to their correlating origins of Christianity. Both religions not

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    When one thinks of the Reformation they usually think of Martin Luther and his 95 theses‚ but people tend to forget that there was another reformer who spoke out against the Catholic church at the same time‚ Ulrich Zwingli. Ulrich Zwingli was a well-known reformer in Zurich who fought against the Catholic church in many ways. Zwingli was born to a farming family in 1484 and studied at various schools until he ultimately became a priest. While he studied scripture‚ he focused on salvation and what

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    Throughout the 16th century‚ the Roman Catholic Church wielded substantial power‚ allowing it to control and influence society. This was facilitated by the education of various fields that fell under the jurisdiction of the Church. Since the bible was the basis for church ideology‚ it was also the foundation of all knowledge with priests controlling the content. Supporters of their doctrine were compensated whiled opponents were fearful due to the consequences carried out. In this way‚ by controlling

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    19/02/2013 2ndeINT Words: 1497 words How did the Roman Empire maintain its power? The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. The power and size they managed to obtain has been a constant subject of interest for historians and all those who are interested in history. Julius Caesar’s ascension to power marked the time from where the Romans steadily expanded their territory and by the time the Roman Republic dissolved and the Roman Empire emerged‚ the Empire had become

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    Reflection: Politics in the Reformation The Protestant Reformation changed Europe. During the 1500s religion became extremely persuasive in the lives of people living in Europe. By 1500 the church as an institution looked a lot like a state. Throughout medieval history there are currents of anticlericalism which was feelings of mistrust towards the church. The clergy in the church was often accused of wealth‚ corruption‚ and self indulgence. But these were all things that the religion preached

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