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Force Of Nature Satanic Bible
938 wordsI am hoping I can somehow make this seem like a psychological report without making it lose any of it's important details. My goal in writing this paper is to hopefully make people understand and agree that Satanism is not a "Devil Worshipping, " animal mutilating, child scarifying cult organization. The psychological thing comes in when people say Satanism is wrong or evil, they hear the word Satan and automatically assume that it must be bad. They make these assumptions without even taking the...
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Second Treatise Human Body
1,571 wordsGnostic writings of Jesus portray him as a heavenly redeemer made less of flesh than of spirit. The emphasis of Jesus' importance is not on his physical humanness but rather, on his ability to show people the way to the kingdom. Jesus put on flesh in order to give people gnosis and reveal to them where they come from and where they will eventually return. When it is time for Jesus to return to his heavenly home, he is crucified and resurrected before he finally ascends. His body's lack of import...
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Life After Death True God
1,364 wordsGnosticism in contrast to Christianity and Judaism Gnosticism is one of the oldest known religions, and its origin is traced back to 539 B. C. Gnostics have been harshly criticized since the beginning of their religion, and Gnosticism has adapted to different cultures beliefs throughout history (Arendzen). The term gnosis means knowledge, the basis of Gnosticism. However, Gnosticism is not based on factual or rational thought. Instead, it is based on the relational knowledge of God, and it also ...
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Roman Catholic Church Middle Ages
2,042 wordsThe Church was undoubtedly the greatest influence in medieval life, affecting not only the religious and moral codes of the period, but also the political and social climate, which in turn allowed the Church to flourish. The Christianity of the Middle Ages is a highly debated topic. Was it merely "a pragmatic religion, a matter of sensible insurance against the inevitability of death, fear of Hell and the penalties of Divine Judgement?" (Jones, p 6) Or did it truly provide its participants with ...
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Book Of Revelation John The Baptist
1,072 words... John was agrammatoi or illiterate it remains problematic that a man of Johns education wrote such a complex and theologically significant document. The second figure proposed is John the Elder. This character is mentioned in the second and third epistles to John. Eusebius also quotes Papias when he mentions that John the Elder met the apostles. Martin Hengel claims the author of the gospel was a converted Jewish priest, which could explain the Jerusalem aspect to the gospel and the knowledge...
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John The Evangelist Betrayal
1,328 wordsThe neophyte stood in front of the altar with a large divine imagine facing her. On the alter was a folded white robe with a sword upon it. A initiated member of the inner circle lit white candles and incense while another switched on a powerful twin light to illuminate the divinely image. The highest member of the inner circle then took the sword, and preceded with the ritual initiation of the neophyte into the inner circle of the ancient mysteries. (Markides 124) This scene invokes the imagina...
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