After the Greek and Roman Empire‚ the Western Political Society was influenced by the ideas of Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian democracy system. This system has a big impact to the Western Society which makes up the major part of the law. Beside from religion‚ governments and law‚ the infrastructure was also affected. Judeo-Christian has contributed moral and ethical values to the Western civilization. The Ten Commandments was created in order for the citizen to determine between the right and wrong
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Furthermore‚ both Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman culture have polar opposite looks at the philosophy of life and death. Judeo-Christian culture strongly believes that in death‚ if you are to fully follow the “Laws” of God you will make it to heaven. Heaven is also called the Promised Land due to the idea that the religion and culture‚ promises that their people will make it to this paradise. As long as the people‚ use Jesus’ life as an example of how to live and fulfill out their own lives. Jesus
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a) Explain how the Judeo Christian tradition shows the goodness of God The ‘goodness’ of God‚ as a concept‚ refers to the holiness and care that god himself initiates on his people‚ however the Judeo-Christian tradition hold that gods attributes cannot be a ‘concept’ as god is personal‚ and treats all living beings as individuals. The biblical god‚ a completely different god than that of Plato or any philosopher‚ who can be seen as a ‘concept’ can be referred and described to as ‘good’ throughout
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For instance‚ suppose you are arguing that the presence of evil does not diminish the possibility of an all-good‚ all-knowing‚ all-powerful God— Ex: In this paper I will be arguing that even though evil exists‚ it does not mean that the Judeo-Christian concept of God is false. This is because there are other explanations available with which I agree. Namely…. (2) The body of your paper should contain a statement of the argument you are addressing (including any relevant factual information)
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The Creation Story The Iroquois story and the Judeo-Christian story are very similar stories but they also have very different concepts. Both stories explain how the earth was created and who it was created by. They talk about different beliefs and share their opposing thoughts about certain topics. In the story about the Iroquois it mentions that the earth was started on a turtle’s back and that there was no all-powerful God. Yet the other said that earth was created by an omniscient being called
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Kiran Garewal September 2017 Modern World History Key Assignment #1 Prompt: Compare and contrast Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian influence on democracy considering the role of the individual‚ government‚ and their contributions in a well written essay of 3-4 pages Nowadays‚ democracy is a very prevalent form of government but it wasn’t always this way. Monarchies‚ aristocracies‚ and oligarchies used to be the only main styles of governing‚ until Athens became the first democracy and Rome the first
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Nature of Evil in Greco-Roman Pagan and Judeo-Christian Societies Greco-Roman pagan societies feature the belief in many gods and deities‚ with their immense power create phenomena such as thunderstorms and volcanoes. In these societies‚ when something positive occurs‚ you are to give praise and make a sacrifice to the gods. But when something negative occurs like a disaster‚ these societies believe that you have angered the gods and will suffer their wrath. But when looking at these two occurrences
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Around the globe this week‚ millions will celebrate Holy Week‚ a time each year that Christians commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. In the spirit of Holy Week‚ it is fitting to explore a virtue exemplified by this most perfect of all leaders on His journey to Calvary: humility. Humility comes from the Latin word‚ humilitas‚ meaning lowliness or submissiveness‚ and humus‚ of the earth. In the Judeo Christian tradition the word came to have two distinct but wholly connected meanings related
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unite as one under God and rise up against the evil forces of the world. In order to do this everyone‚ both religious and the not religious‚ need to be aware of and recognize the lifestyles of each other. Non Christians should at least study the Philosophy of Christianity‚ as Christians should explore the philosophy of infidelity. Justin Martyr found discussion with Tryphno very stimulating because the two ended up sharing similar viewpoints on important religious philosophies. (Justin‚ Dialogue
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“Ethics deals with what is morally right and wrong. Christian Ethics deals with what is morally right and wrong for a Christian.” -Norman Geisler (Christian Ethics: Options and Issues‚ 17) Christian Ethics: Contemporary Issues & Options‚ Second Edition by Norman L. Geisler In this thorough update of a classic textbook‚ noted Christian thinker Norman Geisler evaluates contemporary ethical options (such as antinomianism‚ situation ethics‚ and legalism) and pressing issues of the day (such as
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