Jesus also puts forth a call to holiness, commanding that people be as perfect as God. ... Yancey quotes several modern authors on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper and first communion with his disciples, and Judas's betrayal of Jesus; Jesus' personal struggle in the garden of Gethsemane and the disciples' failure to support him; his questioning before Herod and Pontius Pilate; his crucifixion at Calvary; and finally his resurrection from the dead. ... The modern church sometimes fails to follow through on Jesus' ministries to the outcast and oppressed and ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This importance can be seen from the earliest written texts of ancient Samaria to many famous works written in modern times. ... Through Raphael Hythloday's description of the perfect society, Utopia, Thomas More lavishes praise upon his fictional Utopians for their willingness to embrace Christianity. ...

• Word Count: 721
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Pre-modern Judaism constituted (and traditional Judaism today constitutes) an integrated cultural system of Jewish law, custom, and practice encompassing the totality of individual and communal existence. ... Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet and that the Koran is the final and most nearly perfect revelation of God, consummating and superseding all earlier revelations. ... The separation of east and West has continued into modern times, despite repeated attempts at reconciliation. ...

• Word Count: 1764
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate