The fact that men were responsible for interpreting and teaching these texts could be a reason for a gender bias message. It would have been hard for a woman to challenge a religious authority on the content of the message without the ability to read. ... First, when she refers to the texts being misogynistic, I think it is important to note that the texts were written by men, not a supernatural being. ... I think a religious scholar today would argue that would be a better representation of Christ's message. ... Any of these texts taken literally can have some extremely ne...

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• Grade Level: High School

Tully uncovers an astonishing library of Christian writings - texts so dangerous that they were suppressed. ... He talks to Biblical scholars about their attempts to reconstruct original messages. ... Mr.Tully explores why he was such a threat to the mighty Roman Empire , and why his message of hope and liberation inspired worship after his death. ...

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The earliest recorded text teaching Christianity has its roots buried deep within Judaism. ... Paul carried the message of the Messiah to the Gentiles. His missionary journeys and establishment of churches enabled the spreading of the message throughout the Roman Empire. ... We have lost much relative to our belief in Jesus Christ and his message. ... As a whole, I envision the more society advances, the more we move away from the roots of the Lord's message. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Through looking at the texts of Beowulf and of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, we can clearly see the dramatic change in society's attitude regarding Christianity. ... We can see that Christianity had become the main religion by the time of Sir Gawain in its actual text. ... The message of the story was that failure is good; it teaches us to be better. ... This is obvious for many reasons found in both texts. ...

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Assignment 1 Who is the author and to whom is he writing? Paul is writing to Titus What problems or challenges does the author appear to be addressing? He is trying to help Titus by giving him personal authorization and guidance in meeting opposition, instructions about faith and conduct, and warn...

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Many schools in the midwestern and mideastern states of America have gone through the legal system, and have fought hard, to keep the laws of the biblical text on the walls of their schools. ... Courthouses that have had the Ten Commandments engraved in their beautiful walls have had to demolish the walls to remove the biblical reference, and others have had framed texts of the bible established in their courthouses (Teicher). ... It would be better to look at it as another way, possibly a more effective way, to get the message across that these are laws that should not be broken. ...

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At the beginning of the text, it says that the strongest man among all of us is no longer God's equals; any kinds of fortress is nothing in front of God; it is as easy for God to defeats anything as it is for humans to tread on worms. ... The ultimate message Edwards delivers to us is that only by having a faith in God is there a chance to be forgiven and saved. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

At one time Spurgeon was having a difficult time in preparing a message for a Sunday service. ... He went to sleep with the text in his mind, but without any idea how he would present it to the congregation. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

What is prayer? Prayer is our direct line with heaven. Prayer is a communication process that allows us to talk to God. He wants us to communicate with Him, like a person-to-person phone call. Cell phones and other devices have become a necessity to some people in today's society. We have Bluetooth ...

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Using a wedding banquet as the setting for this parable allows people to apply the message of God to their everyday lives. ... By presenting the text in the form of a parable, the message of God's will is omitted in a historical and cultural context that enables society to comprehend the meaning behind the words chosen by Matthew....

• Word Count: 979
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Throughout the text the four Indians attempt to narrate their North American Native Mythology as they undermine Christianities canonical beginnings where the Judeo-Christian God is merely portrayed as a troublesome figment of the Native trickster Coyote's imagination. ... However, through the messages raised in this novel, Thomas King certainly does his part to voice the on-going battle that Natives have been fighting for over two centuries. ...

• Word Count: 1156
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• Grade Level: High School