Bethlehem

The history of abnormal behavior was prominent in Western culture until Age of Enlightenment. The ancient Greece, people who behaved peculiarly were sent to sanctuaries dedicated to Aesculapius, the god of healing. Incurables were driven from the temple by stoning. A difference of humors, he thought, accounted for abnormal behavior. A sluggish person was believed to have a large amount of mucus. During, the Medieval Times supernatural causes, led to beliefs that abnormal behaviors were a sign…

As the most influential book in the world, the Bible has been widely appreciated and studied by people from all nations through thousands of years. The Christian New Testament includes the Gospels According to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as the first four books, and they offer the most significant source of the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Though there are some similar stories related to Jesus in these books, the four Gospels give four distinctive accounts of Jesus ' life, earthly…

On the first day of winter break, Elly Fischer, Kayla Mueller (KK), Kayla Whitworth, and I, all found ourselves sitting in Kayla’s bedroom patiently waiting for the evening’s plans to arise. Hours passed and there seemed to be no sign of any mid-week shindig. We were in desperate need of something to occupy our time. Someone throws out the suggestion of going on a “cruise” and looking at Christmas lights. Being the young, dumb individuals that we are, we come to a unanimous decision to embark.…

there were no more religious distinctions in Israel. After centuries of religious war, including the crusades, the Israeli-Arab conflict and the Intifada there was an even worse religious uprising. On April 13th in 2028, Pope John Francis visited Bethlehem for Easter. He was assassinated by Hamas terrorists, Mahmoud El Axan and Muhammed Bin Raji. The five year war that ensued resulted in the deaths of 2,000,000 people and destroyed most of the religious sites in Jerusalem and beyond. After this…

2. What are the legal and historical bases for a justice system and its administration in the United States? The legal and historical bases for a justice system and its administration in the United States come from two different theories which are the consensus theory and the conflict theory. In the consensus theory, John Locke wrote, that “…In the state of nature, people were created by god to be free, equal, independent, and with inherent inalienable rights to life, liberty and property”…

What happened way before Jesus was put to death and what happened just before he was put to death, tie very closely into why he was killed. Like every other person who ever lived and died on this Earth, Jesus had a past, a family, and a birth place. The story of Jesus’ birth, according to the Bible, is quite humbling and is a bit like this: There was a young girl who lived in Nazareth named Mary. It never says her actual age in the Bible, but girls could get betrothed, which was like getting…

Jesus Christ and the four Gospels are the most interesting, significant, and influential subjects discussed in the second half of this course. The birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ changed the orthodox beliefs that were in place at the time. The new Messiah gave meaning as well as a guide to salvation for humans all around the world. The events of Jesus’ life, as well as his teachings, are translated into a book called “The New Testament”. The New Testament consists of the…

Are We There Yet? On February 4th 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave an intriguing speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta Georgia, called “The Drum Major Instinct.” Within his speech, King talked about how humanity is called to harvest their drum major instincts. When harnessed correctly, a drum major instinct should be used for unselfish reasons as Jesus did (7-8). Incorrectly harvested it could become dangerous and unpredictable (4). Humanity today rarely correctly harvest their drum…

The second women that we can look at is Gill in the Second Shepherds Play. Through the play she is described as a women who has many children, makes fun of her husband, and does not participate in any domestic duties the way that she should. She is not looked at in a good way, she is looked down upon from her actions. From the play her husband describers her as, “Lies weltering, by the rood, by the fire, lo! And a house full of brood; she drinks well too; I’ll speed other good that she will do!…

During the Post Classical-Era which lasted roughly from 500 CE to 1450 CE, the world was in a state of accelerated change and growth in the fields of politics, economics, and especially religion. During this time, Islam, one of the largest and most well-known religious traditions in the world, was founded and contained in the expanding Arab Empire. In addition to this, Christianity continued to have a profound impact on the world as it spread its ideas and beliefs across Europe. When one…