I agree with your Martyr and Tertulliam comparison, they agreed upon the supremacy of scriptures to establish their case for Jesus’ historicity. Like you I failed to find any contradictions among Martyr and Tertulliam’s faith and philosophy; however, Martyr emphasizes prophecy to poke holes Roman and Greek thoughts concerning God. According to Kerr (1990), “ Against the Jews, Justin argued that the doctrine of Jesus as the Christ was the necessary fulfillment of the messianic predictions in their own Scriptures” (p.17). In addition to focusing on the content messages within prophecies, Martyr emphasized the power behind God’s word, as cited in Kerr (1990), “When you hear the words of the prophets spoken as in a particular character, do not
think of them as spoken by the inspired men themselves, but by the divine Word that moved them” (p.18) In other words, God’s word inspires, and empowers, “For the word of God is alive and active” ( Heb.4:12, NIV). In summary, even though Martyr and Tertulliam present their case for Jesus’ historicity with scripture, the former reminds us the importance of integrating scholarly thought with scriptures to engage intellectual thought with the absolute truth found in God’s word. As Christians, the Apostle Paul urges, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (Pete. 3:15).
In, “Apostles of Disunion: Southern Secession Commissioners and the Causes of the Civil War,” Charles B. Dew analyzes the public letters and speeches of white, southern commissioners in order to successfully prove that the Civil War was fought over slavery. By analyzing the public letters and speeches, Dew offers a compelling argument proving that slavery along with the ideology of white supremacy were primary causes of the Civil War. Dew is not only the Ephraim Williams Professor of American History at Williams College, but he is also a successful author who has received various awards including the Elloit Rudwick Prize and the Fletcher Pratt Award. In fact, two of Dew’s books, Tredegar Iron Works and Apostles of Disunion and Ironmaker to
John Knowles wrote a fantastic novel entitled A Separate Peace. Some important character in the novel were Gene, Finny, Leper, and Brinker. Gene and Finny were best friends; Leper was the outcast; Brinker was the “hub of the class” This was a novel about friendship, betrayal, war, peace, and jealousy. Although Gene and Finny were similar in many ways, they also had numerous differences.
This paper will compare Gordon W. Prange's book "At Dawn We Slept - The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor" with the film "Tora! Tora! Tora!" directed by Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, and Toshio Masuda. While the film provides little background to the attack, its focal point is on the Pearl Harbor assault and the inquiry of why it was not prevented, or at least foreseen in adequate time to decrease damage. Prange's book examines the assault on Pearl Harbor from both the Japanese and American viewpoints to gain a global view of the situation and the vast provision undertaken by Japanese intelligence. The film and book present the Japanese side, the American side, the events that lead up to the attack, and the aftermath.
Justin Martyr explains that the people are demons, while Tertullian proclaims that is not the individual who is evil; it is the soul of the individual. Therefore when the martyrs are prosecuted it is not because they believe in Christianity it is because deep down inside they are channeling their evilness to those who are trying to an explanation or philosophic view on God. Justin focuses more on persuading the readers, giving them facts, and other situations to refer to. Tertullian, whom believes in divine revelation, does not even refer to the bible; he feels as if what better evidence than God himself is.
Atul Gawande, the writer of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, is a surgeon and a professor at Harvard Medical School. This is an inspiring book that unwraps people’s mind to scrutinize and question our current practice of medicine and care.
The martyrs in the document take on the role of mediator between God and man, spreading the Word of God to the masses of people and the relaying to them his holy message, in a sense taking on the role of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Perpetua, one of the martyrs when confronted about her faith by her father retorts, “I am Christian” (para.6). Another martyr, Felicity, confidently defends her faith and proclaims it openly by stating, “Stand fast in the faith, and love you all one another; and be not offended because of our passion” (para.20). This statement portrays to the reader the ...
There are heroes in every story: fairy tales, fables, epics, film, video games, etc. and they all have shared many characteristics together, which set the standards of what a traditional hero is supposed to be: courageous, selfless, strong, triumphs over evil, and saves the damsel in distress. “The definition of hero depends on the society in which these characters originate” . Most high fantasy stories take place in medieval times which during those times, “knights ideally embodied the role of the traditional hero… so the traditional hero of these fantasies set in a medieval society became the knight”1. However, in modern authors choose to deviate from the typical hero design in fantasy and center it on an unlikely hero, like Frodo in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, who possesses the opposite attributes of a hero. The Name of the Wind challenges the fantasy genre through its deviation from many typical fantasy elements and Rothfuss does this well through the protagonist, Kvothe. Kvothe has many characteristics of a hero, but deviates from the typical hero design through his mysteriousness, rogue-like actions, cowardice, and selfishness to survive.
Firstly one of the biggest disputes found in the Gospel of Thomas is that it suggests that there are not one but two Gods. God in the Old Testament is described as a demigod in rebellion. This description suggests that this God is a half human and half god who is battling a more supreme God. Furthermore, the Gnostic traditions do not acknowledge the Old Testament, which has led to condemnation from various Christian groups.
The foundations of the Arian contention might be found in the improvement that occurred much sooner than Constantine. Surely, the contention was an immediate consequence of the way in which Christians came to think about the way of God, because of the works of Justin, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and others. Tending to such regarded powers, Christians contended that they had faith in the ideal being of savants, and what they implied when they spoke of God. This contention had two results, first it helped the acknowledgement of Christianity around the scholarly people, however it additionally was conceivable that Christians, in their excitement to show the likeness between confidence and established rationality, might arrive at the conclusion that the most ideal approach to discuss God not in the way of consistent with the scriptures journalists, but instead in the way of Plato, Plotinus and the rest. Since those thinkers persuaded of flawlessness as consistent, numerous Christians arrived at conclusion that such was the God scripture. Because of the convention of the Logos, advanced by Justin, Clement, Origen, and others, the view that, between the changeless One and the alterable planet, there was the Word, or Logos, of God, which got boundless in the Eastern wing of the congregation. This was inside the connection that the Arian debate occurred.
Flavius Justinus, better known as Justin Martyr was raised in a pagan Greek family. After being dissatisfied with the teachings of his upbringing, he began his search. He explored many world views, but was ultimately dissatisfied until he came to Christ, the Logos. He became the earliest Christian philosopher; and his writings were extremely influential to the Church fathers who came after him. Though there were other Christian writers before him, there are very limited accounts of their writings and who they were. Most of the history about Justin comes from Eusebius, and from his own writings. He was the most significant apologist of the second century. The life of Justin
Tertullian, the son of a Roman Centurion out of North Africa was considered to be among the most influential of the early Latin theologians. Although he was recognized as a steadfast proponent of the purity of Christian doctrine and as a tireless enemy of heresy and paganism; many of the details of his life are open to speculation and have been reconstructed by scholars through his literary works. Because of these works, Tertullian is thought of by most scholars as one of the forefathers for early Christian customs and quite possibly the spread of early Christianity.
The contents of the Bible have dealt with controversy in regards to its inerrancy since publication, and will surely continue to. Historians progress to learn more about biblical stories in order to provide evidence for the reliability of information. Many believers today understand that not everything in the Bible has been factually proven. An outstanding topic many scholars pay attention to lies within the four gospels. The three synoptic gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, replay essentially the same story with minor inconsistencies, while John portrays Jesus in an entirely different way. The differences in each gospel are due to how each gospel entertains different portrayals of the life and understanding of Jesus himself, in order to persuade
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom. Gandhi means that the true mark of a honorable person is one who is willing to sacrifice their life, but doesn’t have a strong urge to do so. Wanting to die is cowardly, but staying with your conviction till death is noble. In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye Holden views Allie and other devoted people as honorable; furthermore, martyrdom appears to Holden as a way of avoiding his own responsibilities and assuaging over Allie’s death and children losing their innocence. Through Holden’s actions and thoughts it is revealed that Holden reveres Allie and other devoted people, constantly carries around the burden of children losing their innocence, and imagines himself as a martyr.
The play Tartuffe is a comedy written by French playwright Moliere. Most of his plays were meant to critique common behaviors he saw in his society. In Tartuffe, he is criticizing those people who pretend to be very pious and religious, when in fact, they are simply pretending devotion to God to further their own personal desires.
Discoveries can be fresh and intensely meaningful in ways that may be emotional, creative, intellectual, physical and spiritual. To what extent is this evident in the texts you have studied?