Atonement in Christianity

between the worshipper and the one being worshipped. Similarly, when a Muslim completes the prayer of Shahada, he himself becomes “linked with God” (JCM 192). Fasting and almsgiving are similar to the practices of fasting and tithing in Judaism and Christianity. The main difference between zakat and other forms of charitable donation in a religious context is the symbolism behind it. “Zakat serves to make pure and honorable the wealth remaining to the giver” (JCM 194). The final pillar, Hajj,…

The Biblical Symphony of Rime of the Ancient Mariner In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner the key to understanding the moral purpose of the story comes from the numerous biblical allusions in the poem. Coleridge designs his poem to be a moral parable to the life of a Christian in his time period, and his views on the failings and trappings of religion. His poem parallels the life of the mariner and the life of the wedding guest to Christians at different points in their…

Recently I have been doing research on the religion, Judaism. In researching, I began to wonder how Catholicism evolved from Judaism. I found out that Christians first branched off from Jews, then branched off even farther. Those who didn’t branch off the second time were then called Catholics. Eventually I wanted to know more things that related, or didn’t relate, the two religions. As many may know, both Judaism and Catholicism are monotheistic religions, believing in only one God. However,…

The movie Agora depicts the escalating conflict between Christians and pagans in Roman Alexandria in the late fourth century under the emperor Theodosius I. Agora’s attempt to describe the dynamic of the conflict between Christianity and pagan Neoplatonism, especially the violence employed and shifting power, falls short of the true historical complexity by simplifying and distorting the historical narrative. Agora’s portrayal of the Christian faction known as the parabalani and their…

One of the most characteristic factors of the traditional religions of Judaism and Christianity is the fact they are monotheistic, meaning followers acknowledge one God. Historically, monotheism came to be through the religion of Abraham and the religion of ancient Israel. It is important to note, that while the religion of Israel worshipped the clan God, “God of the Father” also known as “Yahweh, they also worshipped fertility gods, Ba’al and Asherah (Ludwig, 2006, (p. 367). Initially, Israelis…

denominations. The evangelical faith consists of four specific elements: Biblical, theological, historical, and cultural (Webber, 2002). Evangelical faith includes the supremacy of the Gospel, Scripture and early church creeds, a renewal of historic Christianity, and adaptation to cultural context. The two central beliefs of Sola Scriptura and Christ alone compose Evangelical Theology. Sola Scriptura states the Bible is God’s self-revelation and its best interpreter with the guidance of the Holy…

service room and the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies was the innermost sacred room as it housed the Ark of the Covenant and was considered to be the dwelling place of the Divine Presence and could only be entered by the high priest on the Day of Atonement. Its religious importance grew as The Temple Mount was established as the only acceptable place for sacrifice in the Judah Kingdom. The First Temple stood almost 500 years before being destroyed by the Babylonians in 586BCE. Having conquered…

Divided in beliefs, Jews believe there is only one God in one form and view Jesus as bad while Christians believe he is the Messiah, God the son. Solely based on faith Christianity encompassing the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and well known for its symbolism. Under the Christian faith the Temple of Jerusalem played a vital role surrounding the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ. Jesus was taken to the Temple and…

Christian Church. A Christian who ruminates profoundly on his confidence must be worried with history in some sense and some degree; for Christianity is a chronicled religion, unpreventable attached to the occasions of Jesus' life – not to specific understandings of specific minutes in it, nor to a specific philosophical translation of the Incarnation or the Atonement – be that as it may, as I once heard a schoolmaster put it to his class, when discussing the occasions of Christmas,…

a strange way to Christianize the tale. There was no forgiveness or atonement for sin. It was merely a choosing of God over the pagan practice of revenge killing. Honestly, this seems just an easy way to sneak in God into an otherwise completely pagan practice. The idea of a death-price has no place in Christianity and therefore the poet saw an opportunity to just avoid the situation and he did. It still puts forth Christianity, but it attempts keep it separated from the concept of Wergild and…