Exaggeration has been used in literature for over two thousand years as a powerful way to drive home a message. ... Unfortunately, when it comes to Bible text, use of exaggeration is often times yet another cause for disagreement and controversy. ... Their messages were different as well as the literary methods they chose to make a point. ... Also, a rare example of how a few lines of simple text can turn brother against brother and cause more than a few a sleepless night. ... Actually, the entire Bible is stock full of uses of exaggeration to send a message that the writer felt ext...

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• Grade Level: High School

Hindus do not have one "Holy Book" like many other religions, but many texts including the four Vedas along with their Upanishads, called the "Sruti", several Dharma Sasthras or Smrutis, Ithihasas and Puranas including the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. The Bhagavad Gita, or "Song of God", comes as part of Mahabaratha, is an essence of the message of the Upanishads and Hindu Philosophy and is considered to be a guide on how we should live as told by Lord Krishna to Arjuna. 5. ... Also: Worship through service of one's fellow man (charity) and by one's activity; -- Worship through stu...

• Word Count: 1635
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• Grade Level: High School

The gospel message, with its good news of what God has actually done for us in Christ; add something that basically alters the structure of faith itself. ... The early Christian, in controversy with the Jews, appealed to the Hebrew Scripture as proof-texts, but if fact they were reading these Scriptures in a new way, in light of the Christ-event, and hence were not giving deductive or syllogistic arguments. ... The more extraordinary and unexpected the message, the more guarantees we normally demand from the witness. ... A witness to a revelation is not credible without being at least in s...

• Word Count: 2454
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The prophet of Islam is Muhammad and even though they view Jesus as the prophet before Muhammad, they feel like his message has been corrupted in Christianity. ... Learning the history of the Abrahamic religions has shown me that at the base of it all, the message is about putting good out into the world and living life with love in your heart. ... Unfortunately, the positive messages have gotten twisted, misinterpreted and negatively used for personal gain. ... They are an example of misinterpretations of holy text and they are responsible for the deaths of countless human lives. ... The Pale...

• Word Count: 1716
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• Grade Level: High School

"Messiah" is an oratorio (a sacred text set to music without drama) and was first performed on 13th April 1742 in Dublin and received its London premiere nearly a year later. ... For instance John Newton, author of "Amazing Grace", claimed the song lacked the message of God. ... Some orthodox Christians argue that imagery in music detracts us from the actual meaning of the words, and we focus more on the emotional state of the music, not the message of the song. ...

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In this paper, an attempt has been made to look at a film like PK as a cultural text, having multiple cultural values. ... The message of universality of love is given here. ... This gives a message that a person is not born with a tag of religion or race. ... PK questions this notion and gives a message that religion is that which has to be practiced from within oneself and not through mere external signs of dress, hairstyle, and religious articles worn on the body. ...

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Christians needed to hide these messages within pictures and symbols because during that time, around 150 AD, the religion of Christianity was still illegal, and wasn't made legal until 313 AD by Emperor Constantine. ... Since Christians believed in the resurrection of Jesus Christ after death, they also hid that message within the peacocks painted all over the walls. ...

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The message of the book logically divides into four major parts: (1) a denunciation of evil coupled with a warning of judgment (chs 1:1 to 2:16); (2) an appeal to return to the Lord (chs 3:1 to 6:14); (3) an emphatic warning of the finality of this appeal (chs 7:1 to 9:10); (4) a promise of national blessing and restoration in the event of repentance and reformation (ch 9:1115). ... All the blood and burning in the sacred texts? ...

• Word Count: 1376
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• Grade Level: High School

The Holy Qur'an is the central text to the religion of Islam, which was revealed in the form of revelations by the Prophet Muhammad. ... Therefore, the text of the Qur'an is the exact words of Allah and conveys his exact message. ...

• Word Count: 1896
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• Grade Level: High School

Until the discovery of thirteen primary Gnostic texts near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in 1945, Irenaeus and other similar apologists provided nearly all information about Gnosticism. ... Another common factor was the predisposition toward secrecy; conversely, Christianity preached a message which was open to anyone. ...

• Word Count: 2211
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The primary message of the Vedas is that every thing and every being is divine. ... This word signifies God, and is mentioned several times within the pages of the Vedas and some of the other Hindu texts. ...

• Word Count: 1533
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• Grade Level: High School

I believe every single word in the bible, so I will always use biblical text to support my arguments in life. ... John says, "This is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another, unlike Cain who belonged to the evil one and slaughtered his brother" (1 John 3:11-12). ...

• Word Count: 1607
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School