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    Early Christian Eucharist

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    5. Over the centuries the faithful’s attitude toward the Eucharist shifted considerably. Compare and/or contrast the laity’s approach to the Eucharist from the early church to the late middle ages citing Scripture, Origen and your textbook to support your answer. Eucharist in Greek means “to give thanks”. According to the synoptic gospels, this is what Jesus did when he shared the last meal with his dispels. He broke the bread and blessed the cup of wine and, giving thanks, he gave them to…

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    Origen, by claiming that he has only transmitted the basic teaching of the parable, urges the ones who are, as he puts it, “qui nobis fuerit peritior […] sublimiore, ac majora, et cum omni intelligendi facultate super hac parabola reperturum, et depromptis solerter Scripturae verbis argumentorum copiam” (Patrologiæ 1362). His exhortation appears to have found its way to the Pearl-Poet, who, indeed, realized it in compiling his poem . By manipulating the interpretation of Origen, he managed…

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    St. Augustine Analysis

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    their ideas and thoughts on baptism, predestination, free will, salvation and how it intertwines with the love and knowledge of God. One could sit and ponder how this short, yet specific verse could hold so much truth. Many theologians such as Origen of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, St. Augustine, St. Prosper of Aquitaine and John Calvin have all referenced the thought of knowledge and the truth of God in their writings and although they have never really used the verse itself in their…

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    Faith and Reason Writing Assignment Faith and reason are not contradictory but complimentary counterparts. Their joint existence can explain natural and religious phenomena where the other cannot. Through this understanding of faith and reason with the themes of the kingdom of God, the scientific method, allegorical exegesis, the Creation museum and the Natural History museum, the genesis 1-3 account may be examined. It is not important for a Christian to possess a literal understanding of…

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    Beginning with the first accounts in Genesis to the ultimate final prophecies of Revelation, it is documented that God pursues reconciliation of His people to Himself. One way that reconciliation was established, was through the atonement. The word atonement in the Bible is deemed an Old Testament term; appearing only once in the New Testament, which is in the book of Romans 5:11. The meaning of atonement according to Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology is, “that God has…

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    The Book Of Hebrews

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    The authorship of the book of Hebrews has been debated for quite some times, and this essay will address issues concerning who wrote Hebrews and the evidence that suggest whether or not the Apostle Paul was the original writer of the Hebrews. First of all, the Book of Hebrew is not considered a letter such as the other epistles written by Paul. It was a book that was written to the Jews that had been converted not to revert back to Judaism. Because of persecution, many decided…

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    St. Ignatius’s rules for discernment are an integral part of the spiritual exercises. Bacht says, “what is most characteristic in them, what from the Saint 's own personal spiritual experience, has the most distinctively Catholic stamp and derives from a longstanding tradition. I refer to his remarks on the influence of good and evil spirits.” -(BACHT the way p 188) I believe that Ignatius’s belief in the influence of angels and demons is part of the church’s constant teaching and also…

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    Kinship ch 8 Chapter eight analyzes the fulfillment and transformation of the Davidic Covenant in Luke-Acts. Davidic themes in Luke are examined from the infancy narratives through the preaching in Acts. Attention is given to the institution narrative, in which Jesus shares His authority with the Apostles. This is solidified through the restoration of the Apostolic college and the sending of the Holy Spirit. With this authority they rule, through service, in remembrance of the paschal mystery,…

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    different interpretations of this specific event and Doerfler works through these interpretations in this article. She writes about and analyzes interpretations from early church fathers such as Justyn Martyr, Hilary, Ambrose, Augustine of Hippo, Origen, and Caesarius. Doerfler does not focus on what is happening in this chapter but rather on who is on the scene, the angels. There are different views, some more widely accepted than others, about who these three “angels” are and who they…

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    Thompson Gender Roles

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    Paul also describes what women and men should wear. He talks about the proper head covering and man’s authority. He denied women’s teaching because he believes they are not appropriate enough to be talking about the gospel (1 Corinthians 14:34). Origen…

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