Deluge myths

In today’s society people has taken care of the environment in a different way. If God created the world and everything that goes along with it; then we as followers of God, Don’t we need to treat the world the way God would want us to? In Psalms 24:1-2 NIV it says “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.” How funny that not just people, but Christians themselves treat the world with such…

Human thought, activity and organization of life all suggest that order exists in this universe. The ability people have to limit chaos and develop systems that encourage teamwork and prosperity is astounding. Although sin can limit the scope of manmade order, humankind has done an adequate job of using their brains to come up with processes in order to deal with their surrounding environment and fellow people. This can be seen throughout history, all the way from the beginning of everything up…

A creation myth is the philosophical and theological elaboration of the primal myth of creation within a religious community. The term creation refers to the beginning of things, whether by the will and act of a transcendent being, by emanation from some ultimate source, or in any other way (Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d.). Creation myths are archetypal because of the similarities and characteristics that they display when referencing the creation of the earth. They are allegorical because they…

In this paper, I will talk about the idea behind the Myth Sisyphus in Taylor 's argument that life is objectively meaningless. According to Taylor’s argument “life is objectively meaningless”, he says that life seems to be hard to interpret because the answer to define “what’s the meaning of life” is not clear to what sort of thing that is counted in life. For example, if you have a dream, you will have a goal, the goal is the meaningful activity in your life because if you have a goal you have…

God is real and he reveals himself and his infinite existence through the Bible and through His creation. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to recognize that God is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient enabling him with the ability to judge our every thought and action. For example, according to scripture in Psalm 113:4-6, “For the LORD is high above the nations; his glory is far greater than the heavens, who can be compared with the LORD our God, who is enthroned on high? Far below…

The existence of violence within literature serves a purpose in the sense that it helps to decipher the personality and background of a character. We psychoanalyze people in our everyday lives based upon the violent nature of a man or woman. In Albert Camus’ The Stranger, the protagonist, Meursault, it is witnessed that this man does not seem to have some sort of abnormal behavior, based on his expressions. However, we cannot judge a person without seeing the true nature of this man. Within the…

Sea of Poppies is regarded as a narrative in epical form. The epic always contains the mythological stories related to the lives of saints, gods and super humans. Such stories are full of mysticism and miracles. The Ibis becomes the symbol of incarnation for Baboo Nob Kissin while her voyage from Calcutta to Mauritius is regarded as a pilgrimage. Nob Kissin had been influenced by Taramomy in his life from childhood. Nob Kissin family was the devotee of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a saint, mystic…

There are currently 7.6 billion people living on Earth all with a different story to tell. Everyone has a different background and goes through obstacles throughout their life. Some people share these experiences for others to be inspired and understand their backgrounds as human beings. Humans can relate, adapt, and learn from these events by simply taking the time to hear one's journey. Whether that be in a book, a documentary, or even just a one on one conversation some people tend to open up…

The theatre of the absurd is a word coined by the Hungarian critic Martin Esslin to describe the works written during 1950’s and 1960’s.The word ‘absurd’ was first used by French philosopher Albert Camus in his work The Myth Of Sisyphus in which represents the existence of humans as meaningless. Also, Camus believed that since human beings cannot provide a rational explanation for the existence of the universe, hence it can be seen as meaningless, shallow and absurd. Martin Esslin described the…

made sisyphus roll a boulder up a hill, only to have it fall when he reached the top. It was at that point that Sisyphus was made to walk down and repeat his task for all of eternity. A very famous essay exists about Sisyphus called The Myth of Sisyphus. The Myth of Sisyphus was written by Camus, a prominent existentialist. Camus argues that in the moment Sisyphus walks down to retrieve the boulder, Sisyphus is entirely conscience of the hopelessness of his situation. But he continues, and…