Essays on Christianity Page 6

Why Was Richard Whiting, Abbot of Glastonbury, Killed In 1539? On 15th of November 1539 Richard Whiting was executed at the top of Glastonbury Tor. Before Richard was executed he was dragged through the streets of Glastonbury. He was hung until his last breath and then they cut the rope, he was drawn open and…

Tim Winton’s that eye, the sky (1986) uses first person narrative techniques, symbolism, imagery and characterisation to create the persona of Morton Flack, the narrator and protagonist of the novel. Winton uses Ort’s narration to give the reader insights into the Flack family, the relationships they have and the issues that they face. As Winton…

Christian religion was traditionally understood to be founded by Jesus of Nazareth. Paul of Tarsus, after his transition on the route to Damascus, worked indefatigably to set up Christianity among both Jews and God-fearing Gentiles of the Diaspora. Hints in the New Testament indicate that there was a important rift between Paul and the Judaic…

A miracle is held to be an act of God, or an invisible agent, which goes against the laws of nature and has some religious meaning or significance. Definitions of miracles are often very broad and leave them particularly wide to interpretation. We may say that it is a miracle that someone has recovered from…

This poem was written in 1919, in the aftermath of the Second World War, and by an Irishman who loved his country and yet saw all around him a land tearing itself apart in anarchy and destruction. Southern Ireland would achieve freedom from hundreds of years of English rule two years later in 1921, but…

In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Polytheism is violently introduced to Christianity. Even though the folk’s faith of polytheism accepts the Christian’s beliefs, and the Christians come in peace, they were bound to hold a difference because of their spiritual differences. This is because of the major clangs in the two faiths….

As my text, I am using the book of Haggai 2:23: “In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel,, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.” Thus, the messianic promise…

In the book “The Lost Letters of Pergamum” by Bruce Longenecker, a fictional character named Antipas is created based on the name found in Revelations. Antipas, a Roman Civic leader living in a world two thousand years ago, gains knowledge about Christianity through Luke’s Gospel writings. Through these writings, he discovers that Jesus is the…

Christianity is founded on the life and instructions of Jesus, a first century C.E. Jew. Christianity became an independent faith as it spread beyond its Palestinian boundary lines. However, since during its first few decennaries, it was a religious order within Judaism, there must be a relationship of Judaism to Christianity. In the “independent faith”,…

Cain and Abel came from the first ever couple in the life of human from according to the Bible. Cain was the tiller of the ground, and Abel was the keeper of sheep. The two brothers both brought a sacrifice to the Lord. The Lord accepted Abel’s gift with respect. But the Lord had no…