Religious Scripture Essays

  • Religious Scriptures

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    Religious tradition is generally informed by scripture and these religious traditions are considered to be sacred, and central to their religious tradition. In Islam, the scripture is considered to be the word of god and therefore attributed to the divine, whereas the Buddhist scripture is the actual words of the Buddha, and attributed to its human authors. Even though both religions’ scriptures have been either attributed to the divine or human authors, both Islam and Buddhism have used their religious

  • To His Coy Mistress Essay: The Carpe Diem Motif

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    carpe diem poem, but his focus will then be on the grandeur and passion of love, rather than its instability. To begin to slow the passage of time in his poem, Marvell makes reference to past and future events on a grand scale. His allusions to religious scriptur... ... middle of paper ... ...it becomes easy to say "death is coming, so we should love" without any particular impact behind the thought. Now, by contrasting the alternative to love caught in time, Marvell demonifies time to be a tyrant

  • The Position of Women in Religious Scripture

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    The position that women have in religious scripture has given them a lesser spot in society. When God created a man it made sense to create his partner, the female. Because the man is created first and then the women from his rib, the female gender in religious scripture has been discriminated on. This is shown in the various books of the Old and New Testaments, teachings of Jesus Christ, and the Qur’an. First, the Old Testament illustrates women as the corrupter of men. Next, the teachings of Jesus

  • polygamy in islam

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    The Qur'an is the only religious scripture in the world that says,"marry only one". The Qur'an is the only religious book, on the face of this earth, that contains the phrase `marry only one'. There is no other religious book that instructs men to have only one wife. In none of the other religious scriptures, whether it be the Vedas, the Ramayan, the Mahabharat, the Geeta, the Talmud or the Bible does one find a restriction on the number of wives. According to these scriptures one can marry as many

  • Bibliology

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    Bibliology The doctrine of the bible, the teaching of the called out ones regarding the writings, the scriptures, the canon. Events – Revelation – Inspiration – Inscripturation – Illumination Events of Revelation 1. Historical/Act: call of Abraham, Isaac's birth, Joseph to Egypt, the Exodus (Passover) 2. Speech/Word: "The word of the LORD came to me, saying" Jer 18.1; Joel 1.1, Hosea 1.1; "My beloved son, in whom I am well pleased" Always comes in human language, no "God language" 3.

  • What are the differences between the Indian religion and Catholicism?

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    Catholicism you have the same ceremonies year in and year out. Next there is the major difference in scriptures that are read. In Catholicism there is one book, I am sure that we all have heard of it, the Bible. In Catholicism it is made up of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is made up of scriptures before the coming of Jesus. The New Testament is made up of scriptures written up after the coming of Jesus.

  • The Use of Hesse Siddhartha to Reflect the Legendary Atmosphere of Buddha

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    pattern of his heroes transformation. Shakyamuni, known in his youth as Siddhartha Gautama, was a prince who became aware of and profoundly troubled by the problems of human suffering. According to religious scriptures Siddhartha renounced his prince hood at the age of 19 and pursued the life of a religious mendicant from which he rejected both extremes of the mortification of the flesh and of hedonism as paths toward the state of Nirvana. After 11 years of ascetic practices and deep meditation, at

  • The Role of Women in Buddhism

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    wisest Diceples. The everyday role of women in many countries is quite different from that defined in Buddhist scriptures. Pure Buddhist ideology The Buddah originally banned women from monastic practice (nuns) but later reversed his decision, allowing them to practice in seperate quarters. The Buddist scriptures say very little about women, treating them as equals. In one scripture, the Visuddhi Magga, a monk asked, “Reverend Sir, have you seen a woman pass this way?” And the elder said:

  • Sikhism Report

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    Sikhism Report The Sikh religion is the youngest of all world religions. It began about 500 years ago in the Punjab region of India. Most of its followers still live in this fertile region, which is located in the foothills of the Himalayas Mountains in the northwest India. In all, there are about twelve million Sikhs in the world today. Gods In Sikhism there is only one god (Waheguru) and this god is beyond the understanding of humans. God is ether male or female. God is the creator who created

  • The Moral Importance of the Beautiful in Kant

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    The Moral Importance of the Beautiful in Kant I argue for an interpretation of Kant's aesthetics whereby the experience of the beautiful plays the same functional role in the invisible church of natural religion as Scripture does for the visible churches of ecclesiastical religions. Thus, I contend, the links that Kant himself implies between the aesthetic and the moral (in the third Critique and the Religion) are much stronger than generally portrayed by commentators. Indeed, for Kant, experience

  • RIG VEDA

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    want to understand the eastern philosophy completely, there is need to know that these philosophies depend on a religious area, like Indian philosophy. The system of eastern philosophy aims to experience the truth in a directly but also in a mystical way, and this experience take the character of religion with it, so why it is inevitable that the eastern philosophy depend on the religious area. Then we can put Hinduism in eastern tradition entering the side of philosophy. There is a strict relationship

  • St. Michael

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    St. Michael Michael is first introduced to mankind through the scriptures written in the Bible. In the book of Daniel, Michael is introduced as one of the "chief princes" of Heaven as well as the guardian of the people of Israel (Daniel 10:13). His name is translated to mean "Who is like unto God," and he is one of the seven archangels of Heaven who is mentioned in the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments. According to Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy and author of the book

  • Christian Science v Morman

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    majority of the present day cults not only deny the essential doctrines, they openly emphasize and present their own personal reinterpretations of the biblical scriptures. The following paper will present two such cases, those of Christian Science and the Mormons, and strive to present some of the comparative elements, their beliefs, customs, religious ceremonies and leadership aspects. Christian Science - Leadership Founded by a woman named Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) in 1879, the cult of Christian Science

  • The Main Beliefs and Practices of Sikhism

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    Nanak, the first Guru, taught people to mediate on Nam. The word 'Nam' is a Punjabi word for name, however Sikhs refer to God as 'Nam'. There are many ways in which a Sikh can practice Nam Simran. For example: * Reading or listening to the scriptures of the Guru Granth Sahib; * Saying or listening to the daily prayers; * Kirtan; * Reciting God's name, 'Waheguru' The Guru Granth Sahib is the Sikh holy book which contains Gods word, Gurbani. It was written and complied by the Sikh

  • Pros and Cons of Abortion

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    a guideline for Christians that they feel they must hear the "pros and cons of abortion". Well, since this seems to be the case, let’s look at some pros and cons of abortion. Lets evaluate them in light of the scriptures and in light of our conclusions based on the whole of scripture and the impecable character of our God and His expectations for us. I recently viewed a site with one of these lists with the "pros and cons of abortion". I would like to review their statements with my evaluation

  • The Tapestry Metaphor

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    front sits the musicians, two pianists and a guitarist. In the main part of the sanctuary sit the congregation in rows of pews. The service usually begins with a reading of scripture, church announcements, or a hymn. Then there are small orders of business, like prayer concerns, special music sung by church members, or other scripture readings. The climax of the hour-long service is the pastor's sermon, in which he preaches about some specific topic centering on the Christian doctrine. The two services

  • St. Boniface

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    an extremely studious man, a converted monk, priest, missionary and finally martyr. Born in 672, near Exeter, England, St. Boniface at an early age developed a desire to follow the path of God and live a monastic life. Through non-stop prayer and religious practices, he tuned his mind and body to reach beyond the obstacles and enticements of everyday life at his young adult age. He was a major influence on society during his life and affected the lives and history of Germany permanently. Often called

  • Essay on Biblical Imagery in King Lear

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    Biblical Imagery in Lear Had King Lear been exposed to Christian Scriptures, he may have learned the folly of his prideful demand that his daughters vocally profess their love.  The Scriptures clearly state that "if any tried to by love with their wealth, contempt is all they would get." (Sg 8:7) Of course, had King Lear read and abided by the Scriptures, we would be wanting of a great work of literature. Lear's situation closely fits the passage from the Song of Songs. In applying the passage

  • Reversal of Characters in A Tale of Two Cities

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    stopped drinking when he visited, and even pledged his life to her, and everyone she loved.  Carton changed even more dramatically when death on the guillotine was approaching.  He waxed philosophical about the future, and even quoted a few scriptures.  This is most certainly not the man first seen at the Old Bailey with the sideways wig. Another interesting change took place in the character of Madame Defarge. She is first portrayed as a woman of principle who is helping her husband

  • The Riddle Of The Sphinx

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    The theological interpretation states that myths are foreshadowings of facts of the Scripture or corruptions of them. This view, which is not contemporarily popular, is surprisingly enlightening when attention is paid to the meaning of names of characters and places in relation to Biblical stories. Even recent fairy tales which fall into the category of myth, often reveal through metaphor more truth in scripture than one would anticipate. The most relevant and necessary topic for the understanding