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    different. Christianity believe in god and hinduism believe in the Hindu. Evidence of that is that everyone mostly knows that christians believe in god and the hindus has the word hindu in it.First, something that is the same is they both believe in monotheism and that's where they only believe in one god. The two religions have some differences like, Christians have the trinity father, son, holy spirit also the Hindus has different forms of one 1 god. Next, is that some of the key beliefs of…

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    The Hymn To The Aten

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    “The Hymn to the Aten” is a great poem. It gives me a different view on the sun. I didn’t know the sun can mean so much in our everyday lives or to other cultures around the world like Egypt. “Aten is regarded as a king with cartouches for his names and is considered to celebrate the royal jubilee festivals “(Wikispaces). The history of the poem begins in ancient Egypt with Amenhotep IV; From 1350 to 1334 BC, he became a monotheist by worshipping the sun god Aten. Aten, similar to the sun-disk,…

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    Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism and etc. Specifically, I believe the religion that of Christianity depicts a clear and vivid reason for our existence. Christianity is a religion of which teaches you the life and teachings of Jesus Christ; one God; monotheism. I am initially from the Caribbean. My mother and father trail of the island of Jamaica. Christianity is a lifestyle for me since it 's the most prevalent religion in my country. The residents of the island mainly focus on genuinely…

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    Akhenaten Beliefs

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    The Aten interrelates closely with some of the modern world’s most popular monotheistic religions. Damen (Akhenaten and Monotheism, 2013) agrees with his approach, maintaining that “Hebrews came into contact with the aten and from that caught the monotheism bug, or even heard about the belief in only one god.” This suggests that Akhenaten’s religion circulated to nearby regions, influencing their religions whilst they were creating their…

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    the Hebrews on the map. . Initially, during King Solomon’s rule, they worshiped more than one god as is evident in some of the statues and writings in King Solomon’s temple. However, the religion evolved and eventually they began to subscribe to monotheism, or one god – Yahweh. The Hebrew’s subscribed to moral precepts and taboos. They pushed for separatism and the denial of all other…

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    The wide spread of practicing the worship of spiritual beings helped expose early societies to communicate in other forms of expression besides language and writing. Art, storytelling, production of precious metals such as silver and gold, starting being highly sought after and thus helping the progression of trade between civilizations from different areas around the known world. Another trend in earlier civilizations was creating monuments and temples in honoring their Gods. Wonders of…

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    Storytelling: the mythological art of Hinduism in aspects of transmitting and performing devotion Storytelling, as expressed by Johari is a human activity which is “as old as the humanity itself. (P.1)” While mythologies, being the collections of explanatory stories that serves to anchor people’s understanding on both the natural and cultural, tangible and intangible world are shared universally. Hinduism, particularly favors the heavy use of mythological stories as a vehicle that can transmit…

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    Since the beginning of time, there has always been a belief in something of a higher power. These mighty giants have been pillars of strength and wisdom for their people although in unusual ways. While they are similar in some aspects, they have many differences that set them apart. In the stories of Gilgamesh and the Hebrew Bible, the divine gods and God are egotistical and altruistic respectively. The organization and involvement of this power has been a topic of discussions for centuries.…

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    is everywhere." This verse of the Old Testament is teaching from the Shema that is prayers of the Torah, that there is one God. In Judaism and Christianity, they are monotheistic with their beliefs. The five beliefs of the Jewish Beliefs are: "Monotheism: There is only one God, Covenant: God and humanity's mutual agreement, Torah: Life is to be lived by the law, Land: God's promises of a land for all time, and Survival: The need for God's people to survive," shares Robinson. These five…

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    his reign without any precedent or foreshadowing. However, it has also been speculated that he may have drawn his ideas from the rule of his father. Akhenaten, with his revolutionary focus on Aten and being the first Egyptian king to truly embrace monotheism coupled with henotheism, revealed the importance of the sun cults in the Egyptian world. Akhenaten was raised in the court of his father, and as such was constantly exposed to and heavily influenced by Amenhotep’s progression towards a…

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