Therefore, it would be understandable to suggest that the original pagan scop, who sang of this epic poem, was influenced by Christian beliefs but then a Christian monk finally put it on paper. Within the translation of Beowulf by Burton Raffel, it contains the scop’s pagan and Christian influence as well as the monk’s Christian influence. The pagan elements in the epic poem Beowulf are evident in the character’s superhuman personifications, need for material possession, and superstition. Beowulf takes it upon himself
Vladimir’s dialogue “One of the thieves was saved” introduces one of the central tenets of Christianity that human beings are essentially sinful and have to be saved. Hence, Christ is also referred to as the ‘Saviour’. The souls have to wait for the judgement hour before God passes verdict on all the dead. Hence Vladimir talks about the thief who was saved by Jesus Christ when they were both being crucified. As the play points out, of the four evangelists who witnessed the crucifixion only one speaks of the saving of one of the two thieves who were crucified along with Jesus Christ, whereas the other three only make passing references to the thieves.
While reading, there were many Christian values in the poem. A good example is when Beowulf is telling Hrothgar about his triumphs: “God must decide who will be given death’s / cold grips” (253-254). There was a lot of Christian influence throughout the poem, for instance when Grendel is fighting Beowulf in Herot: “Grendel now knew what it meant to feud with the Almighty God” (369-370). The quote above compares Beowulf’s strength to God which is a metaphor. The last example of a Christian belief in Beowulf I found was when Beowulf was fighting Grendel’s mother
Although a few sacred readings and the form that followers pray are similar in both religions they are also slightly different. For example the most important text in Christianity is The Bible (that consist of The Old Testament and New Testament). Jews however, consider the TaKa’kh their “holy book” (which consist of mostly The Old Testament). When a Jewish prayer is taking place, Hebrew is spoken; when a Christian prays they do it in the language they regularly speak. Furthermore, Christians believe in heaven, hell, and purgatory, in other words, they believe that where they will go after death depends on the way they have executed life.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge uses narrative perspectives to tell the story in The Rime of The Ancient Mariner particularly the Mariner and his shipmates. In the beginning of Part II the shipmates scold the Mariner for killing the albatross “ah wretch! Said they, such birds to slay that bring the fog and mist.” At this point the shipmates view the albatross as a good luck omen believing that the Mariners actions have caused the mist and so curse him. However the perspectives of the shipmates shift instantly upon the change in the weather. As the mist clears, the shipmates praise the Mariner “Twas right they say, such birds to say, that bring the fog and mist” and decide that the albatross is in fact a bad luck omen.
In general, there are similar ethical beliefs amongst Christians due to Judaism being the only root of Christian ethics. In general Christian ethics is deontological and authoritarian and what is deemed right or wrong is based on belief in God. The ethics of Christianity is based on the holy bible, which is a library of books that expresses Christian faith. As the bible was written over a long period of time and includes many different teachings and morals, there is no overall biblical morality that can be chosen therefore different denominations choose different parts of the bible to support their beliefs. For instance in Genesis it says that ‘God breathed the breath of man into Adam’s nostrils’ and from this Roman Catholics can argue that as God has given life, only he can take it away so things such as abortion, euthanasia and murder are absolute wrongs.
In William Golding’s novel, “Lord of the Flies”, biblical references are used on multiple occasions. One of these references is Simon. Simon is one of the boys who crash lands onto the island. He is thought to be the Christ figure in the story. He represents good in all of the evils of the island, which is of importance in the book.
The decision is usually made when the person asking for it, is suffering from an terminal or incurable disease. 2. Define the term Redemptive Suffering Redemptive Suffering is a notion in regards to Euthanasia. Adherents offer up their pain and their suffering in this world to the pain and suffering of the crucified Christ. Through the belief in redemptive suffering, the adherents do not require euthanasia and the notion of euthanasia becomes redundant for true believers in Christ.
Revenge is “a pagan concept deeply embedded in most societies but at odds with Christian teaching” (Bevington 550). Pagan is “pertaining to the worship or worshipers of any religion that is neither Christian, Jewish, nor Muslim” (The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy). Christianity is “the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ” (According to The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy). The words of the characters show they consider themselves christian. The first glimpse of Christian elements in Hamlet is when Horatio is praying, “Heavens secure him!” (1.5.116).
Christianity And Genetic Engineering Aim: To consider the Christian arguments about genetic engineering Liberal Protestants Jesus Healed A blind man Leprosy Centurions servant Adam And Eve God tells them to look after creation (stewardship) Doctrine of double affect Roman Catholics Life being at conception Embryo research is ending life and breaking the 10 commandments ‘Church says it is wrong to use humans as disposable objects’ Against the sanctity of life Other Christians Playing Gods role Bible says heaven is perfect Illness/ disease is a test from God Another Religion And Genetic Engineering Aim: To consider other religious arguments about genetic engineering Genetic