ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on Religion
Sample Essay
John describes Jesus’ ministry to have taken about four years and having made several trips to Jerusalem (Harris, 2008). However, the synoptic gospels talk about only one trip by Jesus to Jerusalem and suggest that His ministry lasted for only one year. It is critical to note that, the synoptic gospel describe the events that they witnessed unlike John who is telling what he witnessed earlier. John is reflective of what happened as opposed to the synoptic gospel that is descriptive (Cory & Holleric, 2008). (more…)
ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on Religion
Sample Essay
On the other hand, the gospel of John is different from the synoptic gospel according to the way it is written. Although it talks about the life of Jesus, it omits important aspects of the life of Jesus.
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ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on Religion
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The sayings and teachings of Jesus Christ are covered by both Matthew and Luke but are omitted by Mark.
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ESSAY SAMPLES, Essays on Religion
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The gospels of Luke, Mark and Matthew are referred to as the synoptic gospels because they tell almost the same stories at all the times. In fact, in some instances the wording is the same as they try to tell the reader the life of Jesus Christ.
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Introduction
“Thе Lord оf thе Rings” film trilogy cоnsіsts оf three live actiоn fаntаsy epic films: Thе Fellowship оf thе Rіng (2001), Thе Two Tоwеrs (2002) аnd Thе Return оf thе Kіng (2003). Thе trilogy іs bаsed оn thе three-volume book Thе Lord оf thе Rings by J. R. R. Tоlkiеn. While thеy follow thе book’s gеnеral stоrylіne, thе films alsо feаture sоme аddіtiоns tо аnd deviаtiоns from thе sоurce mаtеrial. J.R.R. Tоlkiеn, authоr оf “Thе Lord оf thе Rings Trilogy” wаs а devout Cаtholic. Sоme people thіnks thаt hіs books аre “Cаtholic” wоrks, expressіng аnd promоtіng “Cаtholic” thеmes. Mаny devout bеlievеrs thіnk sо аnd thеy dіsmіss thе idea thаt Tоlkiеn wаs expressіng univеrsal, mythical thеmes which happеn tо bе found іn Chrіstiаnіty, but which аre nоt limіted tо Chrіstiаnіty. (Tоlkiеn 521)
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This paper would seek to analyze an issue which might seem to be a mere façade but in reality it is much more than that. The issue is that of the connection between Islam and Modernity or rather the compatibility between Islamic ideas and beliefs and the phenomenon which is defined as modernity. If one was to analyze both of these concepts that what has to be understood is that both of these concepts have their own roots in history and have a number of aspects attached to each of them.
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