God is dead

Upon entering the place of the gods John states that “I went north—I did not try to hide myself. When a god or a demon saw me, then I would die” (Benét 5). This is very substantial because John is willing to pay the ultimate price in order to feed his curiosity for knowledge. He is willing to lay down his life just to gain knowledge of who the gods are and how they lived. When John is fortunate enough to escape a pack of wild dogs that attack…

Pericles and The Tale of Genji are regarded as being some the greatest pieces of work of literature of all time. William Shakespeare’s Pericles, centers around a young prince, Pericles of Tyre, who wants to win the hand of a princess in the kingdom of Antioch, where he learns the king and his daughter are engaging in incest. Pericles flees out of fear of being killed for learning the truth about their relationship; this begins his grueling journey toward happiness. The Tale of Genji is a classic…

Christian Doctrine of God. It basically was saying that “Greeks developed a complex religious system filled with gods, goddesses, demigods, and mythological creatures. Homer’s Odyssey, and Euripides’ Hippolytus. Because of these, the stories of Greek mythology have passed down through the centuries”. So we see that just those works people can form their religion based just on those works. They do not like believing in just one God which would be the Christian faith. They have to make up gods…

Justification by faith produces the ultimate reconciliation between an infinite God and finite man. Nevertheless, a justification without reassurance could convey the idea of a time or action limited outcome. Without a guarantee that the announcement of being declared innocent could not be revoked, creates a situation that may strain the believers’ actual faith. Fortunately, Paul confirms that God’s act is not only fully satisfying it is also without bounds. Paul has previously established that…

all these combined makes indifference the worst pain of all. Wiesel continues to use FIgurative language throughout his speech. “They were dead and did not know it” (Wiesel 1). This piece of figurative language helps to strengthen Wiesel’s speech. Wiesel uses a hyperbole to exaggerate how the victims in the concentrations camps felt even though they were not dead in reality. Wiesel supports his speech with the use of Figurative language“Of course, indifference can be tempting -- more than that,…

after receiving his promise from God. Holy People/Days One of the major holidays in this religion is the High Holy Days, a period of repentance and reflection, beginning with the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) and ten days later ending on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). Another holiday is Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, which celebrates triumphant periods in the Jewish culture. More…

captive, her faith in God would be tested. In her narrative, Rowlandson speaks of what her and her family endured at the hands of the Indians. Although the narrative goes into details of the specific journeys or removes, her faith was clearly tested but how she managed to stay alive. Her faith allowed her to identify when God helped her through an experience, relate specific scriptures to experiences, and owe her salvation to the lord. Mrs. Rowlandson was able to identify when God was…

Hades vs. Dis Pater Hades is one of the more well known gods. He has been portrayed differently in multiple myths, and movies. The one thing that is constant about all of it, is his name. The name Hades, is the Greek version. The Roman version goes by the name Dis Pater. While the two variations may be very similar, Hades, and Dis Pater as a figurative person, couldn’t be more different. in the Greek version, Hades was a very feared god. He was so feared in fact, people did not even want to…

“what is happening to me and why?” The human condition is human’s eternal separation from God as a result of their sinful disobedience. Human’s first temptation to sin was because of their desire to be like God and acquire the knowledge of God. Satan tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden and told her that if she would eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil she would become like God. The only forbidden tree in the entire garden was the one Eve wanted. Isn’t this true…

Saint Thomas was born in Galilee, Israel, and was one of the twelve Apostles. Whilst a dedicated follower of Jesus, he earned the title of “doubting Thomas” on the first Easter Sunday simply because he did not believe Jesus had risen from the dead. According to John 20:24-29, Thomas had not been with the other disciples when Jesus appeared to them, and was in doubt when they told him that Jesus had returned. It wasn’t until Jesus appeared to Thomas and had him touch the fatal wounds did Thomas…