Philippi

Marcus Junius Brutus was born June 85 BC in Rome, Italy and committed suicide on October 23, 42 BC in Philippi,Greece. He was a friend of Julius Caesar. After he was adopted by his uncle, he changed his name to Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus, but eventually went back to using Marcus Junius Brutus. Brutus was a late Roman Republican and was a senator of…

An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future. Though the word "omen" is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence being possibly either "good" or "bad". In the play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare knew how to tie in omens to the play without giving what is going to happen away. Shakespeare uses omens and how he shows the importance of destiny. Along with this main omen there are some others that he puts in his play to show what might happen in the future. There…

Brutus was a brave man that took action on protecting Rome from slavery. Many believe that Brutus was a cold hearted killer when he stabbed his friend, but in hindsight, what he was doing it for was a much broader matter. He was able to see through Caesars lies and notice that he was not suited for high power. Brutus understood that if he did not take action that Rome would fall into slavery under the power of Julius Caesar. After the killing of Caesar, Antony steps up and gives a funeral speech…

interested in mathematics and medicine. Later on Virgil moved to Rome to complete his education. “Virgil's family estate in Mantua was expropriated because of Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BCE and the defeat of Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Philippi in 42 BCE, but Virgil's…

he was writing concerning the identity of Jesus. Subsequently revealing that Jesus is both God (Paul said that “God” was manifest in flesh) and human (Paul also said that God was manifest in “flesh”). Additionally, when Paul wrote to the church of Philippi, he also supported the dual-nature of Jesus. Paul wrote that while Jesus is equal to God (there is none equal to God except for God Himself), Jesus fashioned Himself as man. In addition to the writings of Paul, the beloved disciple John wrote…

A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his or her own destruction. In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Marcus Brutus fits the characteristics of a tragic hero. Like other tragic heroes, Brutus had integrity, strength, promise, and great ability. He set forth for the good of the country, as he once stated after killing Caesar, “Not that I love Caesar less, but I love Rome more” (III.ii.22). The fact that he could single-handedly…

Sanctification; Redcrosse's Journey to Holiness “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Paul’s words, written to the church in Philippi, reveal that God works through his people to constantly purify them with the Spirit; this process of purification is, exactly that, a process. God’s work in his followers is a divine divine undertaking in which man becomes more like Christ and less like the world. The procedural…

This passage from Mark includes an open acclamation that Jesus is Christ, the first prediction of Jesus’ death, and a reflection of true discipleship. In the opening scene, as Jesus and the disciples are on their way to Caesarea Philippi, the reader sees that even while in route to their destination their work never ends as they grapple with the questions that Jesus asks. It seems that Mark desires to make it clear that in the eyes of Jesus, the disciples are set apart from the masses in the…

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar People may think Caesar died for just reasons and others may disagree. In the play there was a handful of evidence that showed Caesar died for unjust reasons. Caesar was a caring and loving man and the conspirators were just afraid of jealous. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Caesar died for unjust reasons. Caesar loved the people and cared about them. When Caesar was killed it was said in his will to give everyone money and land. This easily…

corner of the Empire Palestine into much larger geographic areas of the Mediterranean world. In particular, Paul engages a strategy in which he will preach and establish Christian communities in the major cities of the Empire, including Thessalonica, Philippi, Corinth, Ephesus, and Colossae” (Agosto, Efrain). The whole purpose of Paul’s ministry was to take the gospel to places that it had never been before, this style of ministry is known as “apostolic ministry” (Agosto, Efrain). Paul went on…