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    Early Christianity

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    You need not make formal citations of sources. For materials‚ we have used in class‚ a simple format is fine‚ such as that used at the end of this sentence (Ehrman‚ 212). E. Given the context out of which it emerged‚ what connections did early Christianity have with Judaism‚ and in what ways was it not connected? What‚ in other words‚ accounts for Jesus-followers initially being considered part of Judaism‚ but later being considered a distinct religious tradition? Use biblical texts to illustrate

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    Christianity In America

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    To day we come to the close of our studies on “2000 + Years of Christianity” We look at the Pentecostal movement in America. http://andnowyouknowmore.blogspot.com In the late 1800 a renewal of the Pentecostal Revival broke out. It is sometimes difficult to get a good assessment of the Pentecostal movement. In my research of the movement‚ I read many books and paper on the subject. The following is one excerpt. Christianity in America‚ edited by John D.  Woodbridge & 4 others who quotes from 65

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    Origin of the Universe

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    The most popular and accepted theory for the origin of the universe is the Big Bang Theory. This theory states that the universe began about 10 billion years ago in a violent explosion; every particle started rushing apart from every other particle in an early super-dense phase. This explosion sent energy and matter flying all over the place. However‚ there is an argument about whether time and space existed before the big bang‚ or did the big bang create time and space. As the universe expanded

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    The origins of comedy

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    The origins of comedy are in the 5th Century BC. So this was in the Greek era- these plays were performed in Classical Athens as parts of festivals called Dionysia. These were performed on different days to tragedies. Greek comedies would be zany and would mock both political and philosophical ideas. Aristophanes a prolific writer of comedy during the 4th and 5th century BC he is first and foremost a political writer; a satirist most commonly known for mocking the politicians of the time. Aristophanes

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    Christianity Legal

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    Period 4/5 Religion In the Roman Empire‚ around the year 100‚ the Roman law made Christianity illegal. If you were a Christian‚ and the Romans found out‚ you would be persecuted. It took about 200 years to make it legal‚ and we can thank Constantine. Constantine was a huge influence on the Christians and he helped them thrive. The Christians were better off after Constantine declared Christianity legal because he issued the Edict of Milan‚ which granted freedom of worship to Christians

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    The Origins of Techno

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    drum and bass‚ electronica‚ and chill‚ are among the many different genres of techno. Many may recall listening to techno. Many may even recall dancing to it in a nightclub or on the radio. But do you know how it got it roots? What is exactly the origin of techno? To begin with‚ techno music originated in the 1980’s. Juan Atkins‚ Derrick May‚ and Kevin Saunderson are credited with starting the whole thing in Detroit‚ Michigan. It was discovered using synth-pop. Synth-pop is pop music‚ but the

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    Puritan Beliefs

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    religious world. Their beliefs were strict and they did not compromise their morals or standards for any outside individual. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the Puritan religion reflects the attitude and values of the common man during that particular time period. The main belief among the Puritans was that they were God’s chosen people. In their eyes‚ they held supremacy over the average man. They believed in Pelagianism based on the Doctrine of Elect. This was the belief that man could

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    Christianity and God

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    organization that was around in the first and second centuries CE (Hermetic). Gnosticism is believed to first surface in the late Hellenistic period among Jews (Harper ’s Bible Dictionary 380). There was little knowledge about Gnostic life and their beliefs until 1945 when an Egyptian farmer named Mohammed Ali stumbled upon earthen jars in Nag Hammadi‚ Egypt (Religious Tolerance 2B). These large clay jars contained large numbers of Gnostic scrolls and manuscripts that were written in a Greek form of

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    I decided to do my religious study on Catholicism because I am a protestant Christian‚ and our religions are generally grouped together under the banner of “Christianity” even though our beliefs and traditions vary. I wanted to learn more about the beliefs of Catholicism so that I could better understand the differences between it and Protestantism. As it turned out‚ this semester my Catholic extended family invited my family and I to mass while we were visiting them in Michigan one weekend‚ so we

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    Ritual In Christianity

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    unreasonable and arbitrary. Sometimes‚ the forming of ritual could be chased through history. Almost all the rituals are used for ceremony. Let’s take Christianity as an example. There are two important rituals in Christianity that everyone must know even when they do not belong to it. First‚ Baptism. People who believe in Christianity will being sprayed to their head using water‚ thus other Christians recognize him as a Christian and adopt him into their Church. This ritual

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