Essays Tagged: "Judeo-Christian"
Greek gods vs the Judao Christian God
Greek gods vs. Judeo-Christian God Whenever we refer to the literature from which the Greek god's come from, ... r to it as mythology, i.e. Sophocles', Oedipus Rex. And yet, when we refer to the literature of the Judeo-Christian God, the Bible, this is not referred to as mythology. Both pieces of literature were ... us book, like the Bible. So, I examined what the books were centered around: the Greek gods and the Judeo-Christian God, and I noticed a definite contrast between the traits of the Greek gods, and the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
The Bible and the church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of woman's emancipation.
han men. The reasonthis belief is present in our society is that approximately 85% of Americans are Judeo-Christian. We see examples ofthese beliefs when we look at the church, the daily lives of wome ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Utilitaranism, an ethical doctrine in context of Mill's believes
s the majority. ForMill, pleasure is the only desirable consequence of our decisions or actions.The Judeo-Christian ethic embraced by Augustine places questions of right andwrong under the authority o ... by Augustine places questions of right andwrong under the authority of a divine creator - God. The Judeo-Christian ethic can besummed up in one word - Love. In Matthew 22:40 Jesus says: "Love the Lor ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Analysis of Human Cultural Identity as seen in five cultural periods. Enlightenment Culture; Greco-Roman Culture; Judeo-Christian Culture; Renaissance-Reformation Culture; and Industrialization-Mo
s seen inthe following five historical cultural periods: Enlightenment Culture; Greco-RomanCulture; Judeo-Christian Culture; Renaissance-Reformation Culture; andIndustrialization-Modernism Culture. It ... obeying God'scommandments. These two conflicting views were struggled with by every individual.The Judeo-Christian culture is one of holy relics, gothic and Romanesque styles, andarchitectural advanc ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Do we have a good reason to believe in existence of a "higher power"?Speaks of Transcendentalism
e is no way to prove theexistence of a higher power.The primary argument against the existence of a Judeo-Christianall-knowing, all-powerful, righteous God is the argument fromevil. This argument argu ... .Another shaky premise of the argument is the last one. Why doesthe end of the chain have to be the Judeo-Christian god? Itcould also be a transcendental force, without the many traitsassociated to a ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Utilitarianism
s the majority. ForMill, pleasure is the only desirable consequence of our decisions or actions.The Judeo-Christian ethic embraced by Augustine places questions of right andwrong under the authority o ... by Augustine places questions of right andwrong under the authority of a divine creator - God. The Judeo-Christian ethic can besummed up in one word - Love. In Matthew 22:40 Jesus says: "Love the Lor ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Jesus and the Anorexic Suicidal Supermodels
and one dadfamily needs help as a function. Any Pat Robertson-fearing Republican will tell you that Judeo-Christianethics are the foundation upon which the family is based,therefore to help the family ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity
What is Scientology.
w Scientology as an applied religious philosophy with a goal of spiritual enlightenment, similar to Judeo-Christian practices. The latter, however, praises the existence of a greater being, whereas Sc ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative
This 7 page essay describes the Judeo-christian, Freudian and Evolutionary views of human nature.
n NatureIn this essay I will critically analyze three views of human nature. These will include the Judeo-Christian, Evolutionary and Freudian views of human nature. I will present and then assess the ... ese theories. I will then base my conclusion on that assessment.The first view examined will be the Judeo-Christian view. This view holds that humans are made in the image of God. Because they are lik ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
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minate the different eras in which it has been read. The original dominant reading was based on the Judeo-Christian context of the Elizabethan times and reflected in Shakespeare use of the Aristotelia ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The Mythology of Lilith. A very short essay about the Lilith myths.
y, I find the Lilith myth VERY interesting, because if paints a completely different picture of the Judeo-Christian God. God is definitely not perfect, and he is in fact a very vengeful god. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Women in Islam
admitted her dignity or gave her rights and responsibilities equal to those of men. Traditionally, Judeo-Christian women were thought to be inferior to men and were given a low status in society. The ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Thoughts on the 3rd Meditation and the argument for the existence of God
at God is a deceiver is against the traditional Christian philosophy as noted throughout the bible. Judeo-Christian traditions teach that God has a Canaan with man that he has never broken so it seems ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
In conjunction with his analogy of the cave summarize Plato's distrust of images. To what extent was Plato's position on images similar to Judeo-Christian beliefs?
l aspects of his philosophy, in particular ‘The Analogy of the Cave’. In conjunction with Judeo-Christian beliefs about the veneration or abhorring of images, Plato’s ideas become less ... next world as in this.”(Cecil Roth, ‘Jewish Art’, 1971). These images show that the Judeo-Christian notions about representations are similar to that of Plato’s, in that the quest ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
Discussion on whether Religion has a Place in a Modern Scientific Society
tic, pantheistic and monotheistic. Monotheism is the belief in one God and is the foundation of the Judeo-Christian and Muslim line of religions, which began in about 2000 BC. For many the history of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Genesis: Myth Or HIstory?
Genesis: Myth or History? Followers of the Judeo-Christian belief are often referred to as "the people of the Book." This then implies th ... s, possibly due to mistranslation or different authors, the marvel meaning from God still lives on. Judeo-Christians are not ignorant people nor are they illiterate. The simple underlying theme is tha ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Capitalistic punishment
Capitalistic Punishment "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"...so says the Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible. Throughout history, different societies have incorporated this principle into ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty
The First American Literature From Different Persp
By comparison, they are similar in part to the ancient Babylonian Giglamesh epic of 1900BC and the Judeo-Christian (4) creation story of our culture by some comparable explanatory features, supportin ... tive, explains geographical features and natural disasters. For example, and similar in part to the Judeo-Christian Biblical flood account, ?But Juh-wert-a-Mah-kai ?did not like the way his people act ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Abortion
es government should undoubtedly play an autocratic role in dictating what morals to promote. Since Judeo-Christianity principles form the foundation of Americans, American government is likely to inc ... mily, child, mother, and American society. Finally, the Bible clearly supports abortion. Ever since Judeo-Christianity was introduced to man, man had morals : these morals helped man distinguish what ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues