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.
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. As the bible, the source of authority for Christians was written by Jewish people: Christian ethics has its roots in Judaism. The Ten Commandments from the bible exist as the basis of absolute moral rules which teach Christians that acts such as stealing and adultery are absolute wrongs. Although Christian ethics comes from Judaism it
(god) How does the belief system explain death? They believe that there is a heaven and a hell, and when people die that if they made bad choices they go to hell or if they made good choices they would go to heaven. If you werent baptized they believe you go to limbo. ( A place where your soul gets no piece ) How does the belief system "order" society? The Catholic belief system has a very big role in America because most humans are in the Christian belief system.
Andrew Jefferson 10/26/10 Period 3 Beowulf essay Opening up with an honorary burial at sea and ending with an equally extravagant funeral bonfire with plenty of killing and gore in between, Beowulf is an epic poem about the Anglo-Saxons and the monsters they encounter. Despite the obvious pagan roots, Beowulf possesses a Christian undertone that is hard to ignore. When Christian missionaries introduced their beliefs to the Anglo-Saxons, it was clear that the two could not coexist; therefore, they must abandon these ancient icons to hold a more straightforward view. Just as the poem’s present-day readers were thrown into an anxious state by analyzing the pull of a pagan past against the new teachings of Christianity, the Christian monk whose task was to blend Christian ideologies in a complex yet effective way was a most daunting task. The poem had to appeal to Anglo-Saxons and his fellow Christians precisely because they were attempting to merge their own beliefs and at times during the poem those beliefs appear to amalgamate.
Examine the main religious and secular eschatological and apocalyptic teachings (45 marks) Eschatological is about religious teachings that are about the end days, for example when God will call judgement day upon the earth. It is part of the theology/ philosophy concerned with the final events in the history of the world and the destiny of humanity. Apocalyptic are religious writings that are prophetic in their nature and reveal truths about the end days. These unveil or uncover that which is hidden and is of importance. From a secular view point beliefs about Eschatology can be separated into three categories; the end of the universe, the end of the world and the end of life on earth.
Their main book is the Vedas. In Islam the first pillar is the shahada the belief in one God but in Hinduism the belief in in many gods. Islam there is the hereafter once you die so you will either enter heaven or hell depending on your deed after judgment day but in Hinduism there is reincarnation and you have to be very good in order to get
Goal Statement I have been exposed to Christian theism therefore I consider myself to be a Christian. When I realized I was only a Christian from exposure was disturbing, therefore I decided I must expand my knowledge of worldviews. Therefore, I can say that I have started a journey towards an unknown world to learn whether the foundation I stand upon is stable or not. Being a Christian I believe that after death, a human’s soul goes to God for its judgment. God judges and decides whether a soul may stay in heaven or sends it to hell, this decision is eternal.
Although we are going to look at this topic in terms of a Christian approach we must also recognise the views of other faiths, and their value to such a study. When considering any topic it is always important to define the terms. At first thought ‘death’ might seem easy to define. We could all agree that it is ‘the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living creature’. Probably all philosophers would agree with this, but many would claim that this is not the end of life.
Resurrection is the recreation of the physiological person; it is assumed that reincarnation of the person is reliant only on a deity. Christianity, Islam and Judaism all believe in the idea of resurrection. In the Old Testament the background of Resurrection are developed at different stages, also developing into the New Testament. The term ‘sheol’ is mentioned in the early parts of the Old Testament and is the Hebrew term for the ‘abode of the dead’ It is the idea of a murky underworld where everyone went after death. Hades was the Greek underworld, it was graphic and physical where there were different levels of judgment, one being Elysian which was paradise and the other Tartus which was for the sinners.
• And, that those believers who will be alive when Christ comes like a thief in the night will exit the earth in mortal bodies that will instantaneously be changed into immortal, incorruptible and glorified bodies WITHOUT HAVING TO PASS THROUGH DEATH, IS DESCRIBED BY THE APOSTLE PAUL AS A MYSTERY OR PART OF DIVINE REVELATION THAT HAD NOT BEEN KNOWN BEFORE! (I Corinthians 15:51). The Controversy about the Rapture Event • As beautiful as the thought of rapture is, but the Church is divided on the exact timing of this beautiful event. • Some within the Christian circles hold the view that rapture will occur before the great tribulation. Undoubtedly, these have the best hope.