Biblical Interpretation Self Inventory 1. CHURCH HISTORY/TRADITION What is my denominational history and tradition regarding interpretation of the Bible? 2. AUTHORITATIVE CRITERIA What are the norms or standards beyond the Bible recognized in my tradition to indicate how the Bible is the word of God? This may include a founder of the denomination‚ a church body‚ a confession‚ a creed‚ a set of customs‚ a type of personal experience‚ a social commitment‚ as well as other possibilities
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Reincarnation‚ salvation‚ prayer‚ 8 fold path‚ five pillars‚ and the five key relationships are all a part of both the Eastern and Western religions. The Eastern and Western religions both have some things in common as well as some things they can vary. First and Foremost‚ the two religions of Christianity (West) and Buddhism (East) both may have the same rules they must follow‚ but they also both have different goals in life. Both Buddhism and Christianity want to treat other the way they want to
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Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations placed religion first and foremost in their society. The key similarity between the two in regards to religious belief is how important and integral it was to their lives. Mesopotamia’s entire culture and economy was governed by religion‚ with the temple being the central building in cities. Each city state was "owned" by a particular patron god or goddess whom the temple was dedicated (8). To Egyptians‚ religion was a part of the cosmic order of the universe
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academic attempts to define or describe religion can be classified into one of two types: functional or substantive. Each represents a very distinct perspective on the nature of function of religion. Although it is possible for a person to accept both types as valid‚ in reality most people will tend to focus on one type to the exclusion of the other. Which type a person focuses on can tell a lot about what they think of religion and how they perceive religion in human life. For those who focus upon
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When you look back on history there were many defining religions‚ beliefs and values among different cultures and societies. The beliefs varied from believing in one single God to multiple gods‚ from being patriarchal to matriarchal. When discussing difference you can see numerous among the Ancient Hebrew culture and the Archaic Greeks. Greeks believed in multiple gods‚ the Olympians and the Chthonian whereas Ancient Hebrew’s believed in one God whose name shouldn’t even be pronounced it was so sacred
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The sacred and its opposite the profane are distinguishable from within a certain religion‚ by it’s followers. Sacred objects‚ places or concepts are believed by followers to be intimately connected with God or a divinity and are thus greatly revered. For a devotee or believer the world is split into the sacred or the profane. The German theologian Rudolf Otto‚ in The Idea of the Holy stated that the sacred was‚ derived from a sense of the numinous. The numinous is explained as a"non-rational
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Both science and religion try to answer the same questions that life offers us‚ yet both go about answering these questions different ways. Part of what makes us human is our curiosity and constant questioning of life‚ and religious and scientific explanations for life’s biggest questions have been up for debate for millennia. Science and religion differ in numerous ways from one another when trying to solve the mysteries of our world. On one side‚ science is the ever changing source of knowledge
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October 17th‚ 2012 Similarities among the monotheistic religions Among all the religions in the world the three monotheistic religions; Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam‚ make up over half the population in this world. They are also referred to as the Abrahamic religions‚ since they all originate from Abraham‚ recognizing a spiritual tradition identified with him. Even though the three have numerous differences‚ it should also be realized that they are very similar in their beliefs. As monotheistic
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Religion asks and petitions and loves and honors. Magic tries to make things happen by using specific words and actions. Sometimes magic masquerades as religion. To wear a cross‚ a pentacle‚ a Star of David or other symbol as a sign of your belief is one thing. But to think that a specific rendition of this symbol has somehow been activated to bring good fortune or blessings on the holder is something else entirely. This is like trying to manipulate God: Wear this pendant and God will bless the holder
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Emerson: Nature vs. Religion Ralph Waldo Emerson asks the question‚ “Why should we grope among the dry bones of the past.” He begins his book by discussing how age affects thought and asks the question of why we‚ as adults‚ have to go by tradition and stories that have previously been told instead of making our own history and “enjoy an original relation to the universe?” (Nature) Emerson’s use of insight in “Nature” demonstrates his view of the meaning in nature and who can truly see the meaning
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