Category: Religion

Compare Medieval Christianity With Early Christianity

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Compare Medieval Christianity between 500 and 1000 CE to early Christianity.

Write a 300 word response analyzing Medieval Christianity and comparing it to early Christianity. Discuss and analyze some of the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Give a brief review or summary of the information from the textbook.
Give you own reaction to the gradual transformation of early Christianity into medieval Christianity. Do you think that Christianity continued to evolve in a positive way? Do you think that Christianity became corrupted?
Support your argument with evidence and examples.

Compare Medieval Christianity With Early Christianity

Posted on | by Brian Leakey

Compare Medieval Christianity between 500 and 1000 CE to early Christianity.

Write a 300 word response analyzing Medieval Christianity and comparing it to early Christianity. Discuss and analyze some of the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Give a brief review or summary of the information from the textbook.
Give you own reaction to the gradual transformation of early Christianity into medieval Christianity. Do you think that Christianity continued to evolve in a positive way? Do you think that Christianity became corrupted?
Support your argument with evidence and examples.

Sikh religious tradition and Jainism.

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Compare and contrast the beliefs and practices of the Sikh religious tradition and Jainism. What are some of the similarities and differences between each of these religious traditions? Which are greater, the differences or similarities? Your comparative analysis should include a review of some of the key doctrines and rituals of each of these religious traditions.

The Old Testament historical events.

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Search in the Old Testament historical events.

1. Identify the events mentioned in this module.

2. Create a list of the events.

3. In your list, including where in the Bible they are found.

4. Find a non-biblical source in the library where they talk about the same events.

5. Place the lists parallel in a table.

6. Write a short paragraph on your findings.

How Anglican is Church Planting

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The hermeneutic principles

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Complete the “Narrative Interpretive Template” for one of the following narratives: Matthew 2:1-15 (The Visit of the Magi) or Matthew 3:13-17 (esus’ baptism). Then, briefly discuss how the hermeneutic principles of the chart help explain the meaning of the passage.
WHO?
Who are the people involved in the narrative? Is there a protagonist and an antagonist? From whose perspective is the story told? Is there a narrator? Is the narrator biased?
EXTRAS
Summarize the plot. If it is part of a larger plot, note that.
Is there tension or conflict? If so, how is it resolved?
Does the author provide any editorial comments in the pericopes preceding or following this narrative to assist in understanding the narrative?
WHAT?
What was the topic or situation? (Bear in mind the section preceding and following your selection.) Were there any key words uttered and quotes made that would require a word study? If so, why would the author record those specific things? What’s important about them?
WHEN?
When did it take place? (According to the surrounding context, is there any indication of the time period for this pericope? For example, what key events come before and after your particular pericope?)
WHERE?
Where did it take place? (According to the surrounding context, is there any indication of the time period for this pericope? For example, cities, bodies of land/water, gate, well, synagogue, Temple, etc.)
WHY?
Why did the gospel author record this narrative? Why did Jesus say what he said? Why did characters act as they did? Why is this narrative recorded by the gospel account author in light of the major themes or concerns in that gospel?
1st Century Information
What elements in this narrative would the original hearers understand that we may not, or that we may have 21st century preconceptions about? What historical elements need further study on your part to fully grasp?
HOW?
In 3-4 paragraphs, explain how you would interpret this narrative passage from what you filled out in the “Narrative Notes” above? With regards to the parallel text in the other gospel accounts, pay attention to these points: (1) bear in mind who the audience is in the parallel accounts, (2) what similarities and differences are there in the parallel pericopes, (3) identify the specific reasons why one author would include or exclude something the other author did or did not.

Aspects of Genisis and Matthews

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Different aspects of Genisis and Matthews?
Part I: Articulating the Christian perception of the place of love within the Scriptures. In this section, you will be presenting, to the best of your ability, how Christianity would attempt to articulate ideas based upon your Scripture selections.
1. Identify and explain how one passage from the Old Testament and one passage from the New Testament (which were read as part of the course) are interrelated and conducive to discussing the Christian understanding of love. Note that the passages do not necessarily need to be talking about love overtly. They may be passages, for example, which themselves support the understanding of God’s love and loving activities.
2. Identify a second, underlying or related theme within your selected passages that is theologically connected to the theme of love that is found in the passages you selected for step 1. Explain how this theme is related to and supports the topic of love in the passages selected.
3. Identify and explain how Verbum Domini or Dei verbum contains elements which help to make sense of your presentation of the scripture passages. This section will require at least the use of two quotations with effort spent thoroughly explaining your choices.
Part II
1. Formulate your own response to the integration you articulated in part one of the paper. You may agree with it and add arguments or disagree with it and consider critical arguments. This second section of the paper will begin with a thesis statement in the form of either: “I agree…” or “I disagree…”
2. In this second part of the paper, you will integrate your own understandings of God, yourself, and the world with the material in the course and specifically your selected passages.
3. In this section, you will need to consider and explain at least one counterargument to your rationale. You must respond to the counterargument and explain your response.