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    is the Meaning of Sweet? Dulce et Decorum Est‚ a poem written by Wilfred Owen‚ expels the definition of jolly‚ yet translates into “it is Sweet and”. What is so sweet? This question ponders the reader as they divulge into a whirlwind of Combat Gnosticism‚ the realistic ideal of the front hand experiences encountered in war. The title‚ so eloquently put‚ holds no truth to the cold and bitter reality witnessed by so many soldiers in first hand scenes of the horrid calamities and chaos of war‚ the

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    Colosians

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    Table of contents Introduction 1 Setting 2 Audience 2 Occasion for writing 3 Message 4 Conclusion 5 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 Introduction Colossians begins: “Paul‚ an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God‚ and Timothy our brother‚ to the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father” (1:1–2)‚ thus identifying both the sender and receiver of this letter. This opening line also mentions Timothy‚ but

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    There are various religious culture with different beliefs with some having similarities in their beliefs (Amarasingam‚ 2010). They include Christianity‚ Baha’i faith‚ Babism‚ Gnosticism‚ Islam‚ Sufism‚ and Judaism among others. The common religions are Christianity and Islam. Comparing the two‚ there exist some similarities between the two. For example‚ both believe in only one God; who is the creator and sustainer of the universe

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    Hinduism and Christianity are two religions that aren’t compared too regularly. Despite their many differences‚ they have a number of similarities. Major differences and similarities include the level of tolerance‚ beliefs about the afterlife‚ and the belief in god. These two religions have differences that obviously come from their contrasting origins‚ but also have quite a few interesting similarities. Hinduism is well known for its tolerance‚ while Christianity is known for its intolerance.

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    Elisabeth Johnson “SHE WHO IS” Monotheism: the belief in the existence of one god or in the oneness of God. E.g.: Christianity Polytheism: is the worship or belief in multiple deities usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses‚ along with their own religions and rituals. E.g.: Hinduism‚ Shintoism‚ Chinese folk religion Animism: is the religious worldview that natural physical entities—including animals‚ plants‚ and often even inanimate objects or phenomena—possess a spiritual

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    rather than from a historical viewpoint. This led them to make Christianity into a new law with Christ becoming a lesser god to God. This claim is refuted due to Christ’s human nature and divine nature being intertwined into one. Gnosticism was combated in Christology through Tertullian when he began teaching that God and Jesus are of “one substance.” He was the first to refute any claims that Jesus was an inferior god to God. Being one of the first people to speak of the

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    Jesus and the Gospels

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    Jesus and the Gospels (Relb 160) 9/11/12 Reading the Gospels in Context * The World of the Gospels * Political * Judea a Colony of Rome- An occupied land * Comprises of the two southern tribes * Ruled in the first century by a representative of Rome * Herod Antipas-North * Pontius Pilate-South * Local Government-Sanhedrin * Religious * Social * The Literary Backgrounds of the Gospels * Genre

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    Liberty University Textual Criticism and the Canon of Scripture: Dealing with Inspiration and Preservation in the light of human error A Paper submitted to Dr. Tomlin In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For History of Christianity I – CHHI 520 By: James Mead December 14‚ 2007 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Developing the Need for a Canon 5 Gnostics 5 Cerinthians Gnostics 6 Doketist Gnostics 6 Marcion 7 The Presentation

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    The movie seems to be a mixture of Christianity‚ Gnosticism‚ Nihilism‚ Buddhism‚ Hinduism and several other religions. It is a very subjective analysis as the philosophical viewpoints varies from person to person’s perspective. At some points the movie is observed to be in contradiction with the basic tenets

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    considered Jung his heir apparent‚ the "crown prince of psychoanalysis" (Boeree‚ 2006 Pg 3 ¶3). Jung had an extensive knowledge of mythology‚ religion‚ and philosophy. He was especially knowledgeable in the symbolism of complex mystical traditions: Gnosticism‚ Alchemy‚ Kabala‚ Hinduism‚ and Buddhism. He had a capacity for lucid dreaming and occasional visions (Boeree‚ 2006). Jung divided the psyche into three parts: ego‚ personal unconscious‚ and the collective unconscious. The ego and personal unconscious

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