Resurrection

that the soul enters heaven, purgatory or hell depending on the supremacy of a person’s life. The Islamic perspective on life after death teaches that after death, an individual must wait until the Day of Judgement, which is known by Allah, for resurrection. Although these two monotheistic faiths share some differences in regards to their beliefs on life after death, they also present some similarities. Although there is substantial information about this topic, the question still remains…

Vogler notes that “The Resurrection and Return with the Elixir” is one of the trickiest and most challenging passages for both the hero and author; this is where the climax of the story occurs, the hero must undergo a final purging and purification before going back to the Ordinary World (Vogler 203). As Vogler stated this is the point in the story where there needs to be another ordeal before the hero reenters the Ordinary World. Wilson’s story also has a point of “Resurrection and Return with…

into this covenant humbly, having repented of our sins and committing to keep God’s commandments (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2016). The individual is fully submerged under water, and rise up in resemblance of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. The action of fully submerged and emerging give the sense of being born again. After the baptism of an individual, the authority of priesthood allows for the…

the Philosophy of History side-by-side Paul’s letter, developing their shared characteristics. Agamben talks about Paul not exactly as a believer in Christ the person, but more so Christ the apostle and the event, specifically Christ’s death and resurrection. Moreover, he discusses this event in order…

Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, and thou shalt be saved.” This is the Gospel message. Gospel is defined as having to have three separate elements: The deity of Christ, His death in our place, and His resurrection. Knowing this, it should be easy to tell others Gospel message. However, today’s Christians are…

on the 13 days of the year when the Athanasian Creed is to be used instead. The Creed is Trinitarian in form but the heart of the creed is its confession concerning Jesus Christ and the events to do with his conception, birth, suffering, death, resurrection, ascension and coming judgement. The Nicene Creed It is known for certain that the Nicene Creed was adopted by the Council of Calcedon in 451AD which claimed it was the faith of the Council of Constantinople of 381AD. Its origin however goes…

In The Dark Crystal, directed by Jim Henson and written by Henson and David Odell, the protagonist, Jen, directly follows the seventeen steps of “the Hero’s Journey,” initially popularized by Joseph Campbell in 1949 and later adapted by Christopher Vogel, with one slight deviation. Jim Henson intentionally created the story to follow the format laid out by Vogel. The steps of this journey fit neatly into three acts: departure, initiation, and return. This follows Jen all the way from his home in…

In the New Testament, Junia, Pricilla, Phoebe, and Mary Magdalene were four females with leadership roles in the Jesus movement. These females were deaconesses, evangelists, educators, or preachers. The New Testament provides insight into the debate of female leadership and ordination during the early church movement; a debate that continues now. Certain Christian denominations today permit female ordination, while other denominations stand firm against female pastors; both use the New Testament…

Throughout human history, recurring stories and themes pop up around the world, crossing borders of both language and culture. Though they can vary from tales of a great flood to how the world came to be, the most common and easily-identifiable is the Hero’s Journey. Outlined by Joseph Campbell, the Hero’s Journey is the story of a great person travelling to a strange, otherworldly place (literal or metaphorical,) facing a fearsome enemy, and returning to the “normal” world having gained wisdom…

paradise. The Old Testament does not mention this much, but there are specific passages where this is obviously and concisely being said. One can come to find that the Gospel of Isaiah is possibly the most daring when it comes to mentioning death and resurrection in addition to the end of the book of Daniel. For example, Isaiah 26:19 says, “But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy. Your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth…