...The Legend of King Arthur is timeless. It is the story of a great king who accomplished much and continues to be an inspiration. There have been many works of literature written about him, as well as movies and plays. The origins of the legend are not completely known, but some of the earlier recorded works include Pearl-Poet's Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur. By analyzing ancient British paganism and Christianity, one can see how they each influenced the creation of the legend of King Arthur to make it the well known story many know and love today. It begins with pagans, the ancient Britons- the Aryans. Pagans are considered the people who had their own local religions as opposed to Christianity....
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...perpetually treated as something strange, mysterious, awe-inspiring; not to be lightly spoken of” (King Arthur). This relic is a symbol or metaphor that came from medieval story tellers (Borg). The word “Grail” is derived from the Latin word “gradalis”, signifying a step-by-step descent (O’neal). It is thought of as source of healing, inspiration, and vision. Some say that Joseph of Arimethea knew the secrets...
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...King Arthur is a legendary British leader who is said to have led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD; while Pope Francis is the 266th and the current Pope of the Catholic Church, who holds sovereign of the Vatican City. Although from very different times and cultures, both leaders King Arthur and Pope Francis have one main parallel. They both believe strongly in the idea of a place or time of idealized beauty, peacefulness, and enlightenment. For King Arthur this place or time was Camelot, and for Pope Francis, it is the church- the whole body of Christian believers professing the same creed and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority. Both King Arthur and Pope Francis want everyone to be treated fairly...
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...segregation was practiced as a way of life in the South. Atticus Finch, one of the main characters in the book, is a lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus fathers two children, Jem and Scout, who need his wisdom and guidance as they encounter prejudice and discrimination in Maycomb. Atticus serves as the moral compass in the book as he tries to teach important life lessons to his children, such as not judging someone before getting to know them. Atticus also serves as a “Christ-like” figure in the novel as he exhibits tolerance, humility, and courage. Atticus demonstrates tolerance of people’s differences. Similarly, Jesus also saw everyone the same and treated everyone...
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...the years went on many more religions were created and some people use these religions define who they really are. While many religions have emerged and flourished over the centuries, few have had the impact of both Judaism and Christianity. Judaism was founded by Abraham the father of the Hebrews. This religion originally came from the Hebrews. Judaism is believed to be monotheistic. Almost like all the other religions that have a bible in Judaism has a bible that they call the Torah. This bible is a recording of all the laws and important events that have happened during the Jewish history. “Torah seems to be a very this-worldly document, filled with human stories, laws, commandments, and not a word about God alone existing” (Green, Arthur 2010). The Jewish thought very highly of their god. They look at their god as their protector. Jewish people do not feel like they are Jewish without Judaism. “Judaism as religion might not be the entirety of Jewish identity, but it is difficult to imagine a vibrant Jewish identity completely severed from it” (Shapiro, 2014). Judaism has a political system that is taken seriously like most religions have. The Jewish government was democratic but it did not exist in the early history. During that time they were actually monarchy. It was not to years later that the government was democratic. “The democratic movement launched in continental Europe by the French Revolution of 1789 yielded historically ambiguous consequences for...
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...combined would therefore provide for a protective barrier between you and the spiritual forces of evil, defense of the faith through use of God’s word and protection from physical harm through understanding and applying Kempo principles. The following exerts are from Ron Rhodes "Complete Book of Bible Answers: Answers to the Tough Questions". As a Christian, these exerts provide a basis for defending yourself, family and friends before and during a physical attack. Jesus is well known for His continued teaching on love, forgiveness, and "turning the other cheek." It is therefore surprising to find Jesus advising the disciples to buy a sword in Luke 22:36: "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one." Did Jesus in this verse advocate the use of a sword for self-defense purposes? This is an issue over which Christians have vehemently disagreed for many centuries. Following is a summary of the two basic views of how Christians have interpreted Jesus on this issue. THE PATH OF NONRESISTANCE. Christian pacifists believe it is always wrong to injure...
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...historian a major source for King Arthur. Vortigern [Guorthigirnus] reigned in Britain during that period. It was told that three vessels, kicked out of Germany, arrived in Britain. Horsa and Hengist, brothers, and sons of Wihtgils. Vortigern received them as friends, and he put them on an island called Thanet. According to the tradition of our ancestors, from the period of their first arrival in Britain, to the first year of the reign of king Edmund was 547 years. Vortigern promised to supply them with clothing, food, and shelter on condition they would fight against the enemies of his country. As time went on the barbarians increased in number, so the Britons told them to return home, and they could no longer support them. Hengist told Vortigern that they were actually few in number and that he could go get more people and they would fight for him. Vortigern agreed and sent messengers to go select warlike troops. They came back with 16 vessels. They also brought the daughter of Hengist. Vortigern who was struck by her beauty told Hengist that he would give anything he wanted in exchange for his daughter. Hengist having already consulted with the elders, demanded the province, called in English, Centland, in British, Ceint, (Kent) for his...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST SEMINARY RESEARCH PAPER ON THE THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ONE OF THE NAMES OF GOD: YAHWEH SHAMMAH SUBMITTED TO DR. DENNIS MCDONALD IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THEO 525, SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................................................................................................................3 Defining the Name “Yahweh” .......................................................................................4 Defining the Name “Yahweh Shammah”……………………………………………...5 Biblical & Historical Context……………………………..........................................6 The Connection of Christ…………………………………………………………..10 Conclusion....................................................................................................................12 Bibliography…….........................................................................................................14 INTRODUCTION There are many names of God that are mentioned in the Bible. All of them have a specific meaning that describes His character and a significant attribute that He possesses. Each name is introduced to us in the midst of a specific moment when God chose to reveal himself to His people, Israel. The subject of this paper deals with one of those names of God: “Yahweh Shammah,” which means “The Lord is There.” It is my intention to explore the in-depth...
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...school” -Orji Uzoh Kalu (5) “Nigerians dont panic, terrorist attack is everywhere ..maybe is our turn” -GEJ (6) “I will rather kill myself than commit sucide” -Dame Jonathan (7) “I founded this school for the masses and the school fees is N850,000” -Atiku Abubakar Until I see someone eating out of the gutters before I believe there is poverty in Nigeria.” – Umoru Dikko. (9) “Telephone is not meant for the poor” - David Mark (10) “The worth of a child born and breed in Nigeria cannot be compared to that in the United States” -Yakubu Gowon (11) “School is not meant for the poor, only for the rich” -Ikedi Ikiri Ohakim (12) “At 50, Britain is still battling with King Arthur and the knights of the round table so Nigeria is not doing too badly” -Diezeani Madueke. (13)..”Even Jesus Christ cannot conduct a free and fair election in Nigeria” -Obasanjo (14)”The corp members where destined to die, nobody can run away from destiny” - Mallam isa Yaguda, Gov Bauchi State. (15) ”On behalf of 20 million naira, I donate my family”- Dame Jonathan. (16) ”We, the PDP did not win this election, I have gone to church to confess, I gave them money and they called the result” -Chris Uba (17) ”I want to commend the doctors and nurses for responding to treatment”-Dame Jonathan (18) ”I can see camera people, are they going to televise us alive?”- Dame...
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...were telling the fabulous tales and romances about Arthur and his kingdom. The common people heard them sung by bards, while in the court poets wrote different versions. In each retelling the speaker would select certain details for emphasis and introduce new elements, so that the story could be adapted to the particular time and audience. Although most historians believe that there actually did exist an Arthur, they differ on how major his role was on influencing society during his time. To understand the most widely accepted view on when and how Arthur gained fame, one must be aware of the historical time period surrounding Arthur. The unity that the Roman government imposed on Britain disappeared around 410 AD. In its place arose small villages whose rulers struggled for political and military supremacy. Around 540, a Welsh monk and historian named Gildas wrote in his book Concerning the Ruin and Conquest of Britain that The disasters that the British people suffered at the hands of the Anglo-Saxons after the Roman withdrawal were clear evidence that god was punishing them for their sins. It was during these disasters that the monk was referring to that Arthur held up resistance for the Britons against the Saxons, at a time when Britain was constantly being threatened by invaders. Through being the commander who routed the battles against the enemy and thereby saving the south of Britain from distruction of the Saxons, Arthur became the image of the hero and savior whose death...
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...Theology of Missions Letina Gouge GLST 500 September 12, 2015 Table of Contents Old Testament Relations to Missions……………………………………………………………..3 God’s Relationship to Missions…………………………………………………………………...5 Mission Relation to Other Aspects of Theology………………………………………………….6 Mission Theology…………………………………………………………………………………6 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...7 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………8 Old Testament Relations to Missions In the Old Testament we read about Jonah and he has a whole book about him and titled by his name. Jonah was a minister. This book is about a mission partaken by Jonah. Jonah’s mission was to bring God’s warning of impending judgement to the pagan world, but he refused to go to Nineveh and brings the pagan sailors on the ship he is sailing on with him into jeopardy. The sailors on the ship Jonah was traveling on came from various regions and worshipped pagan gods. The captain and his crew decided to cast lots to find the person who was causing all the trouble and Jonah was exposed by God. Ironically, Jonah is willing to jump into the sea to save the pagan sailors yet has trouble with God wanting to save the people in Nineveh. The sailors realize that the God of Israel is in control at that moment. God caused the storm and He calmed the storm. Again, irony here is that Jonah is showing no fear to God and yet the pagan sailors are in fear of God. Jonah did...
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...of Egypt and Chinese emperor Qín Shǐ Huáng continue to capture our attention. Even mystical stories or legends about great kings, such as the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, still have an incredibly firm grasp on our curiosity. One of the most popular and powerful kings ruled over 3,000 years ago. The story of the great ruler of Israel, King David, has continuously been a measuring stick by which leaders are measured and compared to. King David’s impact was not only present during his time period but is still evident now, in our very lives. What about David makes his life so interesting? What made him such a great leader that people still study his life in order to learn more about affective leadership? These are just a couple of the questions people ask to try to understand the cause of the impact that King David made then, and is still making today. One of the very important aspects of King David, that is typically overlooked, is that of his Spiritual gift. Spiritual gifts include; Service, Teaching, Exhortation, Giving, Administration or Ruling, Prophecy, and Mercy. At first glance one would automatically assume that King David’s spiritual gift would obviously be Administration or Ruling. He was a king after all, but maybe it could be Teaching, Giving, Mercy or Service. Actually, it is more than likely that King David’s spiritual gift was really Prophecy....
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...Bibliology: Is the Bible credible? By Matt Massey Professor Ted Marvin Theology 3305 – Lectures in Systematic theology Outline I. Definition of Bibliology II. Importance of the Bible III. Reasons to trust the Bible A. The “A Priori Argument” B. The revelation of Jesus Christ C. Fulfilled prophecy of Scripture D. The suffering of the apostles E. The power of the message of the Bible F. The inexhaustible infinity of revelation G. Unity of the Bible H. Transcultural Appeal I. The honesty of the Scriptures J. The superiority and influence of the Bible K. The test of personal experience and the inward witness of the Spirit L. The indestructibility of the Bible M. History and archaeology gives credibility to the Bible N. The completeness and timelessness of the Bible O. The claims of the Scriptures themselves IV. Closing Bibliology is simply “the study of the Bible.” For Christians, the Bible is the most sacred of books and on it hinges the entire religion of Christianity. Were the Bible to ever collapse, Christianity would have no foundation on which to rest and it too would follow suit shortly thereafter. For the skeptic, the Bible is a book in which good ideas, morality, fables, myths, and oftentimes blatant lies are contained. It is the express purpose of this paper to examine the evidences which give rise to the credibility of the Biblical text. There are a great many different aspects of...
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...Don Quuixote Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed with the chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read, he decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. After a first failed adventure, he sets out on a second one with a somewhat befuddled laborer named Sancho Panza, whom he has persuaded to accompany him as his faithful squire. In return for Sancho’s services, Don Quixote promises to make Sancho the wealthy governor of an isle. On his horse, Rocinante, a barn nag well past his prime, Don Quixote rides the roads of Spain in search of glory and grand adventure. He gives up food, shelter, and comfort, all in the name of a peasant woman, Dulcinea del Toboso, whom he envisions as a princess. On his second expedition, Don Quixote becomes more of a bandit than a savior, stealing from and hurting baffled and justifiably angry citizens while acting out against what he perceives as threats to his knighthood or to the world. Don Quixote abandons a boy, leaving him in the hands of an evil farmer simply because the farmer swears an oath that he will not harm the boy. He steals a barber’s basin that he believes to be the mythic Mambrino’s helmet, and he becomes convinced of the healing powers of the Balsam of Fierbras, an elixir that makes him so ill that, by comparison, he later feels healed. Sancho stands by Don Quixote, often bearing the brunt of the punishments that arise from Don Quixote’s...
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...pronounced by Christ two thousand years ago. Matthew writes this record of the life, ministry and teaching of Jesus, and he places this message soon after Jesus' baptism and calling of the disciples. The Beatitudes are the opening section of the Sermon on the Mount, the longest recorded teaching during Christ's lifetime. We will begin by looking at this section as it lays within the book of Matthew and then go to a more in-depth exegetical study. Literary Context The most popular approach to Matthew's structure is the presentation of five major discourses, each ending with a formula statement that is foreign to other Biblical discourses, placed in a framework of narrative[1] (Talbert 15). In fact, "the five discourses are so clearly marked, from a literary point of view, that it is well-nigh impossible to believe that Matthew did not plan them" (Carson 63). Each of these discourses brings forth a topic of central importance for both the gospel rendition of the historical Jesus and the later experience of the church (Batdorf 26). The narrative section leading to the first discourse, from Matthew 3:1 to 4:25, chronicles not simply the biography of a man preparing for ministry, but the establishment of Messianic history and authority. We come to an understanding of Matthew's first and foremost discourse, the Sermon on the Mount, only on the basis of chapters 1-4 (Batdorf 24). This sermon, which immediately follows the choosing of the twelve, marks the beginning of Jesus' training...
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