Essays on Religion

 The Bible, one of the most influential books in world history, is known as “the greatest story ever told on Earth,” and the passion of Jesus Christ is a part of that narrative. The Passion, from the Latin verbs patior and passus sum meaning “to...

There has been hostility and prejudice against the Jewish nation from the time of the opening of Jewish history. Throughout history Jews have emerged by refusing to assimilate and emulate the religious customs of other nations. Jews have been blamed and criticized by other nations...

Christianity begins roughly two thousand years ago with Jesus and his apostles, or disciples, in present-day Israel. At this time Israel was under the rule of Rome which directly conflicted with the Christian practices that were beginning to spawn. Despite facing religious persecution for straying...

The David Plates, located in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an example of silversmithing and relief sculptures created during the early Byzantine empire. The plates were commissioned pieces constructed in Constantinople. This research paper explains David Plate’s historical context and how they appear to...

Emile Durkheim, a late-nineteenth-century French sociologist, studied two forms of solidarity: mechanical and organic. Mechanical solidarity, also known as ‘Solidarity through Similarities,’ is present mainly in older cultures and is based on the premise that members of a group are fundamentally alike. Individuals in these...

Every Gospel uses a specific credible image to describe the tale of Jesus. In Matthew, the educator is a significant Christological picture of Jesus. Jesus is referred to a prophet in Luke’s gospel. The prevalent reasonable picture of Jesus in John is that of the...

The Gospel of John is the latest-written of the four biographies of Jesus that have been preserved in the New Testament. Written by a Christian named John, the contents of the book indicate quite clearly that the author was not the John who was one...

The genre of the gospel of John is best defined as ancient biography. The interpretive principals of the gospel according to John includes, historical context is important, the focus is on Jesus, the kingdom of God is central, biblical theology first while systematic theology is...

Hammurabi’s code, Moses’ code, and other ancient law codes came into existence to establish order in the formerly agile anarchy that consumed the First Civlizations. With law, citizens understand that with every action comes a reaction and will then be less inclined to commit what...

From understanding science, it can be concluded that the earth and human nature is governed by laws like why the sun always rises in the east. Laws have governed humans since the beginning of time, and one can abide by them or ignore them facing...