A Critical Interpretation of Hans Kung’s Historical Analysis of the Development of the Hierarchical Church The beginnings of the Christian church are shrouded in mystery. With the lack of evidence about that time in history‚ it is hard to draw conclusions of any type. However‚ the historical analyst‚ Hans Kung‚ has written a book to shed some light on the subject. In this book‚ Kung discusses his opinion on the development of the early church‚ and its hierarchical structure. In the following
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Introduction As Christians‚ we will look for answers to lots of life’s issues in the Bible‚ and one of life’s toughest issues for Christians is capital punishment. Christians who support capital punishment usually turn to the Old Testament for answers. One of the most commonly brought up scriptures in this regard is Genesis 9:6‚ which states‚ “Whoever sheds the blood of man‚ by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man (NIV).” Other places in the Old Testament that capital
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Wilfredo Alvarez Piera Separation Between Church and State One of the earliest modern liberals was John Locke‚ who in 1690 published Two Treatises following the conclusion of a major‚ and Locke would think senseless‚ religious sectarian war between Catholics and Protestants. In his manuscript where he introduced the concept of natural law and argues that faith and government have no business mixing‚ Locke contends that government should remain small enough not to trample on people’s liberties while
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Historical Movie Review: Agora “Reserve your right to think‚ for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.” Hypatia of Alexandria Directed by Alejandro Amenábar‚ Agora was Spain’s highest grossing film in 2009‚ earning more than 10.3 million dollars within a week of its release date (“Agora”). The film received a 4 out of 5 star rating‚ and is a historical drama film depicting the final years of Hypatia‚ who was a remarkable philosopher‚ mathematician‚ and astronomer. Hypatia
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On the other hand were the Pharisees who could be said were the spiritual fathers of Judaism‚ they were religious‚ claimed to be righteous‚ and were very critical of Jesus and his teachings. The way they spent their life religiously on the path of self-righteousness led them look down
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by the Pharisees and brought before Jesus. The Pharisees are trying to discredit Jesus‚ so they attempt to trap Him by presenting the adulterous woman who was "caught in the act" and they recite the Mosaic Law which instructs that she should be put to death. If Jesus condemns this woman according to the law then he would lose favor with the people and potentially be in trouble with the Roman authorities; but if he does not condemn her‚ then he is going against the Mosaic Law. The Pharisees have no
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variety of scriptural references that demonstrate that God’s divinity is an essential tool to divine creation. Another example of God’s divinity that we get to witness occurs in Mark 19:6‚ which features the Pharisees attempting to test God about the morality of divorce. It’s is not the Pharisees questions that demonstrate divine creation‚
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II. JESUS AND SALVATION IN THE PARABLES. Parable Text Actual Parable Story Situation Spiritual Meaning The Feature of Salvation in this Parable The Lost Sheep Matthew 18:12-14 Speaking to a group of tax collectors‚ "sinners"‚ Pharisees‚ and teachers of the law‚ Jesus asks them to imagine that they had a hundred sheep and one of them strayed. A shepherd would leave the ninety-nine sheep and search for the lost one until he found it. Then he would put it on his shoulders with joy
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Christianity and the Roman Empire Tara Bogle Sociology 101 August 12‚ 2004 Christianity has become one of the largest religions in the world. It is a religion that began in the Mediterranean over 2‚000 years ago with the death of Jesus Christ. Where it began‚ however‚ is not what make Christianity unique. The most startling part about this is that it began in the Roman Empire ‚ the very empire that crucified Christ‚ and within 400 years‚ was the only religion allowed. How did this happen
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who play Jesus provides an effortless dictation of the word for word Gospel‚ and at the same time gives the audience an inspiring interpretation of how Jesus really acts. However at some points I was taken back with his harsh behavior towards the Pharisees‚ but as the movie progresses his emotions seem more accurate with his message of salvation.
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