Religion in Crime and Punishment: -Raskolnikov's Pilgrimage Towards Salvation- "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"...

The Greek Gods in Homer's The Odyssey and the God of Abraham in the Bible both play the feared and respected role of the master while the humans act as their subordinates. Although the Gods are similar in their master-servant relationship with humans, their nature and moral values differ sharpl...

I am attempting to write one coherent essay discussing questions three and two. I propose to first characterize the opposing views of the savior in Gnosticism and in Orthodoxy. Secondly, I will compare the Valentinian and classic Gnostics in how they differ and how the Gospel of Truth exemplifi...

Existence of God and the Problem of Evil Throughout history atheists and theist alike, have argued to disprove or prove the existence of God. The atheist stands behind the argument that there is no way a supremely good God could allow evil to exist in our world because God allowing such evil to ...

"God deserves our fellowship and longs to have a covenant relationship with us." A covenant is an agreement or relationship between two people or between God and man. It includes a promise, a condition, a penalty, and a provision. It also involves obligations and benefits for performance. In gene...

Sisyphus and the Workingman Camus' piece, "The Myth of Sisyphus", illustrates that happiness that can be found in what is generally deemed mundane and uninteresting. Despite being condemned to toil pointlessly for eternity, Sisyphus attains a higher moral ground and thus is superior...

Hebrew and Greek attitudes toward killing are similar, but once religion is factored in a remarkable difference is revealed. Early Hebrew citizens were murderous people by nature, much like the Greeks, but had God looking down on them saying to them that killing was wrong. Greek citizens would en...

Rabbi Harold S. Kushner's work, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, was inspired by the suffering he experienced with the tragic death of his son, Aaron. He, like many people who experience tragedy and loss, especially the loss of a child, experienced a search for meaning and a crisis ...

a) "We have taken the sword of Caesar and in taking it, of course, have rejected Thee and followed him ." The "thee" in the above quote refers to Christ. Placing Caesar and Christ in this sentence refers to central dichotomy of religion between religion and the state. They are also us...

Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor are two of the most recognizable early American poets. In addition to this contemporary similarity they are also both American Puritans, with significant opinions and beliefs that reflected the ideal of the puritan, with respect to God in history, the importance of ...

The problem of 'free will' and the responsibility for exercising 'free will' have been among the central issues of philosophical and religious thought since ancient times. In Christian theology, St. Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Soren Kierkegaard among others have ...

The nature of individual's role in salvation from the point of view of Luther and Erasmus Erasmus was one of the most intelligent people of his century. In his time, he was the leader of all scholars in Europe from Germany to Italy and Spain and from Englan...

The Mesopotamian myth of "Atrahasis" tells of the creation of humans as slaves to their gods. "Atrahasis" also tells of the destruction of all people by a deluge, save one man and his family, who were saved by divine intervention on the part of the god Enki. At the myth's ...

In the world of traditional Christianity (or at least Anselm's Christianity) there are ultimately three types of people in relation to how God deals with them (save or punish). According to Anselm, people can be good and be saved; they can be wicked and be punished; or they can be wick...

The Bible is an incredibly complex, interesting compilation of stories. Viewed as both a historical record of events and a measure of moral rights and wrongs, the book, particularly the Old Testament, has served as the foundation the three biggest religions in the world. Perhaps one of t...

The Path of the Righteous Man Throughout the movie Pulp Fiction runs many ties to the Bible. Jules recites and later analyzes a passage from the Bible and which portion each person would represent. There is a character, Lance, who shares a strong likeness with Jesus. Lance is Vincent's deale...

Believed to have been written from 2000-1800 B.C, the Book of Job is also commonly recognized as a Bible Wisdom Book. This piece of Hebrew literature was originally written as a set of instructions for the Jews. Set in the land of Uz northeast of Palestine the scriptures demonstrated the true meani...

Letter Both Hester and Dimmesdale, are characters in the Scarlet Letter. They suffer with the guilt of the sin of adultery that they committed. At the time, the Puritans looked down on this type of sin. Hester and Dimmesdale can be compared and contrast in the way they handled their scarlet let...

Professor Stringer Humanities 101 October 26, 2000 My World View and the Bible We tend to think of mankind as the center of the world we live in. We are the smartest, the most intellectual, the most dominant, and the most common thing that we relate to. How did we get here? Simple, God...

In the epic poem Paradise Lost, John Milton tells about a world of both good and evil. Although he can be partially justified for his actions, Satan is pretty much always associated with evil in this world. However, because of God's omniscience Satan can be considered just as innocent as Eve....

"They fear and see philosophy as a threat that will shake their sense of spiritual security or fissure their soda-cracker-like faith which is seemingly solid, but just a touch of philosophy's sturdy hand crumbles this faith before their very eyes." (Velasco, 54) This line struck me when I was rea...

The religions of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt have long been studied by fascinated students, scholars, and the like. The remains left behind from these civilizations have provided great insight into their culture, philosophy, and religion. For these and most ancient cultures, the temple was the cen...

Christianity and Islam: Salvation It is beyond doubt that Christianity and Islam have many similarities. Yet each maintains its own unique characters which distinct one from the other. Both religions belong to the monotheistic family. Christian and Muslim believe only in one God, the creator an...

The reputations that people carry have a lot to do with their code of honour. Showing honour makes a person respected and strong and dishonour brings shame and misfortune. In the Greek tragedy Antigone written by Sophocles and the Shakespearean tragedy Othello written by William Shakespeare, honou...

Good or bad, we struggle with it everyday, but sometimes the two get out of hand. In the book The Butterfly Revolution by William Butler the kids are shown as good and evil. The author talks about how kids are good, and how they are evil. Many good things are done in The Butterfly Revolution....