destruction caused by the eruption. Historians must also keep in mind that the preservation techniques used have not always been completely successful‚ and excavation is still incomplete in Herculaneum. Although the sources relating to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius are all ancient‚ they may not necessarily be primary sources‚ already impacting on their reliability. And while some sources may be eye witness accounts of the eruption‚ they would not have been written at the exact time of the eruption‚ meaning
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The Four Holy Cities in Jewish tradition are the cities of Jerusalem‚ Hebron‚ Tiberias‚ and Safed: 1) Jerusalem‚ Solomon’s Temple‚ Solomon’s Temple was built in Jerusalem in the 10th century B.C.E by King Solomon. It was built using 3‚000 tons of gold and 30‚000 tons of silver. Solomon’s Temple is the centre of Israel’s religious and cultural life. The architecture and furniture are described in detail in the Hebrew Bible. According to the Bible‚ Solomon’s Temple was the only place of sacrificial
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Many people have dreamed about going into space. It is filled with many stars and constellations‚ planets‚ the moon‚ and many other wonders. Kennedy’s purpose was to send America to the moon and in order to do that‚ he needed support from the people of the United States. John Kennedy uses the rhetoric devices repetition‚ pathos‚ and allusion in order to persuade people to support America going to the moon. To have the audience remember his speech‚ Kennedy emphasizes repetition. He kept repeating
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that if these values are followed‚ can not only bring a believer into a state of peace and happiness‚ but also right into the Kingdom of God after our journey on earth comes to an end. Jesus Christ gave us the eight Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount‚ recorded for all posterity in the Gospel of Matthew‚ the first Book of the New Testament of the
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The Temple and Synagogues in Jesus’ Day Joseph R. Shell Averett University 0720; REL 102 Mark Nickens‚ Ph.D. April 13‚ 2013 The Temple and Synagogues in Jesus’ Day Introduction The scriptures show that Jesus visited both the Temple and Synagogues of his day (Nickens‚ 2011). The purpose of this paper is to provide background and explain the purpose of the Temple and Synagogues that existed in Jesus’ day. A layout of the Temple and a description of its different areas
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Beatitudes are the set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. comes from the Latin adjective beātitūdō which means "happy"‚ "fortunate"‚ or "blissful". The Beatitudes describe eight blessings in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew ( Matthew 5:3–12 ). Four of such "blessings" also appear in the Sermon on the Plain in Luke (Luke 6:20–26)‚ and are followed by four woes that mirror the blessings. Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result.
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Climbing a mountain is no small task for anyone‚ especially a Renaissance‚ humanist scholar. However‚ Petrarch turns his journey into an affective allegorical story entitled The Ascent of Mont Ventoux. Petrarch tells a comprehensive story from finding a climbing partner to reaching the summit with all of the challenges presented in between. Though Petrarch often complains of being out of breath or find detours on his path‚ he ultimately succeeds in scaling the mountain. Within himself‚ Petrarch must
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displease him. Zeus is married to a goddess named Hera but‚ is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break promises. He’s also the ruler of all natural things such as the weather‚ thunder‚ lightning‚ sky‚ rain‚ and Mount Olympus. He’s also characterized as the god of justice and mercy‚ the protector of the weak‚ and the
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studies. Pliny the younger’s descriptions are better than Fiorelli’s methods because Pliny was the primary source and he was there at the time of the eruption and he also tells us the events that occurred that day which helps historians figure out how mount Vesuvius erupted . He then tells us of a large ash cloud covering the sky and making day seem like night‚ but some people might argue and say that Fiorelli’s methods are better because he created the plaster casts which was made by pouring plaster
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With its highest point at 29‚028 feet in the troposphere‚ A.K.A. the tallest mountain in the world‚ Everest was also known for its quite lofty death rate. Especially in the summer of 1996 when three mountain climbing teams had decided to try to achieve the feat of reaching its summit. Jon Kraheur was one of the few survivors that year but to this day still holds the memories of the events that had taken place. Rob Hall‚ Doug Hansen‚ Scott Fischer‚ and many others had fallen victim to the mountain
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