Book of Concord

Further developing this, by arguing, Christians at the time did not have accessibility to the New Testament, however they still needed guidance (Harvey, 1854, pp2). Harvey states the Creed was intended as an “apostolic compendium of Christian truth in all things necessary to salvation” (Harvey, 1854, pp2). This is a strong argument because Harvey explains and explores the rationale behind the Apostles creating a Creed, as oppose to others, such as Kelly, who simply state a chain of events. It can be suggested that the Church felt the need to produce Creeds for theological purposes. This is because Creeds serve the purpose of narrowing Biblical misinterpretation; the Churches intention was to provide a commentary on the Bible as well as other books, helping to develop an ‘acceptable’ reading method (Simpson, 2005, P25). With particular reference given towards the three main Biblical themes which are, creation, incarnation and Trinity (Simpson, 2005, P25). Although it seems that Simpson’s argument is rudimentary, this is not necessarily a criticism, because others such as Collins have been able to build on this basic concept. Collins develops Simpson’s theorem by arguing Creeds such as the Nicene Creed were developed by the Church to try to advance Christian theology, particularly Trinitarian theology. Collins further goes on to argue that Trinitarian theology can be traced as far back as the first century, during the apostolic era (Collins, 2014). Collins is able to make a…

Unlike many other books about early American history, The Minutemen and Their World, by Robert A. Gross, does not focus on the founding fathers or “textbook-quality” events that are known today to have paved the way to the American Revolution. Instead, the theme is focused on the everyday life of the people living in and around Concord, Massachusetts; a colonial city outside of Boston with a vast amount of problems and troubles. The Minutemen and Their World provides a social history, which is…

significant role of Concord, Massachusetts, in the fight for independence through the perspective of the common person, in his book, The Minutemen and their World. Gross presents Concord as a town that played a great role in the revolution, while altering the community forever. Concord life is explained before, during, and after, “A shot heard ‘round the world.” Although Gross supports his ideas with numerous sources of evidence, he states that history is not simply an argument. Gross presents…

a view “ from the bottom up” in his book, The Minutemen and Their World. Gross exhibits how the people of Concord saw the American Revolution and in doing so enhances our understanding of it by letting the reader see the common person’s view. Concord is known as the location of “the shot heard around the world” and non-historians would believe Concord to be in favor of the revolution since the beginning, but Concord was still loyal to the crown until nearly the eve of the war. Concordians…

Revolution got started? The battle at Lexington and Concord is the first major battle of the American Revolution. It was known as the “Shot heard around the world,” because no one knows who took the first shot. In the Lexington and Concord battle there was 700 British and 77 Militiamen. It took place in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge, near Boston. It all started because tTensions had been building for…

In the book Johnny Tremain there were a bunch of events because this book is based on the American Revolution. Johnny lived and was in some of the events. It starts off on July 2, 1773. Johnny was an orphan, his father left when he was little and his mother died when johnny was little. So he was adopted by the Laphams and became a silversmith and worked for them for 7 years and got injured (he burnt his hand). So he went to a family to see if he could live with him because he was broke, Jonathan…

Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts on July 12, 1817. His home was about twenty miles outside of Boston. Born to John and Cynthia Dunbar Thoreau, he was the third of four children in his family. Helen and John were his older sister and brother; Sophia was his younger sister. Helen was five years older, and John Jr. was two years older; Sophia was two years younger than he was. He received a primary and secondary education at a public school in Concord and the private Concord…

The Battles of Lexington and Concord during the Revolutionary War Jalen Perez-Aguilar Mountain View High School Abstract The battles of Lexington and concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. Many events lead the defeat and the close victory at Concord. Paul Revere took a Midnight ride with 3 men he got captured, but William Dawes escaped to Lexington and warned Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The Patriots retreated at Lexington, but they formed a trap at concord and the road…

Henry Thoreau is one of the most forward thinkers of the late 1800’s. Growing up in Concord Massachusetts, Henry was educated at Concord public school and then later the Concord Academy. Thoreau went on to Harvard University and graduated at the top of his class in 1837. Thoreau briefly taught at the public school that he went to in Concord and departed due to differences between him and the superintendent. Henry started his own school, also named The Concord Academy, from 1838 to 1841 with his…

In Concord in particular, the growth of religious zeal was influenced by Daniel Bliss. He reinvigorated religion so completely that, “for a time, religious meetings were held every day of the week. And in October 1741, the great English evangelist George Whitfield came to town and preached to thousands in the open air (p. 19-20).” Throughout this time period, the shifting of land from father to son was a lengthy process. This was especially true in families that had more than one son. This…