Philippi

important writers in scripture and in Church tradition. In his time after Jesus’ death, he ministered to many church communities he formed in Europe and what was then Asia Minor through writing letters, to cities such as Rome, Corinth, Galatia, Ephesus, Philippi, Colossae, and Thessalonica. A particular city, Corinth, is located against a gulf, which means it participates in land and sea trade. Corinth was also rebuilt as a Roman colony…

The Life of Brutus Brutus was Roman politician known as a person that was very loyal to his friends and his country, but he had to make many major decisions in his life that would cause a major conflict with his friends and his country. He was also known as a tragedy hero because of the major problems he faced which was the loyalty to his friend Julius and to his country. One of the problems he faced was having to consider being involved in the assassinations of his dear friend Julius Caesar.…

There were many great military leaders in the ancient world, but none left a legacy like Macedonia’s Philip II, known simply as Philip of Macedon. Philip was the son of King Amyntas III born around 380 BC. After his father’s death, Philip became the leader in 359 BC (Biography.com). Being equally as famous for fathering Alexander III, affectionately known as Alexander the Great, Philip was a cunning strategist and commander conquering much of Greece. His diplomatic skills coupled with his…

the decision is not made for himself, but for the greater good. He comes to the realization that by eliminating Caesar, his power to do damage will be defeated. Another example is when Brutus believes it is for their army’s advantage to appear in Philippi before Antony’s men come. He tells Cassius “On such a full sea are we now afloat, / [a]nd we must take the current when it serves / or lose our ventures.” At his army’s highest peak, Brutus is determined that from this advantage, they have a…

wishing both to gain power for themselves and avenge his death, against those who opposed him. Octavian combined his troops with those of Antony, and together they decisively defeated the outnumbered armies of Brutus and Cassius atthe Battle of Philippi in October 42 B.C. After the battle, Brutus committed suicide. Marcus Junius Brutus Minor was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus, Maior, and…

James Eubanks Period B Honors Ms. Andrews 3/24/16 The “True” villain of Julius Caesar There have been many trivial villains of many stories. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is just of one many of his plays who have a hard to detect villain, from the Cassius, a man with loose morals, to Caesar, a man who is told to have been a “tyrant” without many showing of this behavior. The story follows Marcus Brutus as he is led to kill Julius Caesar along with Caius Cassius and other…

follow him through the entire missionary journey. Luke would also join his journey later on. After traveling through Galatia, God forbids them from teaching in Asia, so they traveled to the area of Macedonia. The first major city Paul taught in was Philippi, where he was jailed for his teachings. However, God helped convert his jailer and he was set free. He and his followers left for Thessalonica and he taught for three weeks in a city named Berea. He then went ahead of Timothy and Silas to the…

There are various symbols for religious imagination and its not common to re-imagine or re-symbolize the traditional concept of God; but its good to try and see God from other peoples points of view, to have an open mind about the understanding of God. Author, Judith Plaskow argues in her story, "Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective" about the images and numerous metaphors of God. "If identifying God with a particular set of metaphors both limits God and supports a…

In the play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, the character Brutus is portrayed to be a very honorable man. Honorability is best described as the act of respecting not only yourself, but everyone else around you. However, Brutus is often a very unhonorable man, as the actions in which he makes do not usually portray the man he is said to be. He does not always live up to be the most honorable Roman to ever live, as his unhonorable side is shown through the death of Julius Caesar.…

The Paul model for pastoral leadership has been lost in today culture, today our pastors are measured on how well he can organize, build big buildings and manage the congregates. Congregation want pastor to be ready available at their every beck and call but do not tell them how to live a sacrificially or live in community as the early church did. In the book of Act’s Paul writes, And all who believed were together and had all things in common.45 And they were selling their possessions and…