Many Ancient ideas were under the direct or indirect influence of Western thought. Socrates, Moses, and Jesus were major people who influenced Western thought. Today, I would like to compare and contrast about Socrates, Moses, and Jesus through their bibliography, encounter with divine, their mission, death and their ideas of human, ultimate, and goal. Then finally, how they influenced Western thought.
Both Jesus and Moses have similar and difference in birth. Moses was born in Hebrew family, when Moses was born, Hebrews had to be a slave for Egypt and then Pharaoh ordered to kill boy babies who are Hebrew in Israel because Pharaoh thinks that increase Hebrew boy babies are menace for Israel. Therefore, Mosesf mother put Moses in basket and throws it into the Nile River. Also Jesus was born in Bethlehem, however at that time king Herod killed many babies because king Herod always worried about plots and finally became a brutal killer therefore, Jesusf mother Maria took Jesus and run away to the Egypt. They also have differences, Moses was born normal human, after he became adult he got massage from God and he became a reader of Hebrew because God said so. On the other hand, Jesus was born Son of the God. It means he was already got God fate. God already destined him. Thus, there are similarities and differences in both Mosesf and Jesusf situation of birth.
Socrates was not same situation in encounter with divine from Moses and Jesus because Socrates got God message from Oracle of Apollo, on the other hand, Moses got message directly from God at the mountain of Horeb, God came across the burning bush. Then Jesus also got message directly from God, Jesus saw a spirit God come from the sky and say, gThis is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleasedh (Matthew 3:17). Information from above, Socrates was different from Moses and Jesus because Socrates got message indirectly from God and Moses and Jesus got message di...