Augustine’s was a master of rhetoric and writing he became a christian around 30. He left us a monster amount of words for us to read and learn from. He had great faith that God is sovereign and is over all and can provide and protect his people. This is his view of the role … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 125

“How important was the doctrine of hell to the martyrs?” During roman persecution of the Christians there were many martyrs or those who gave their lives because they would not deny there faith. This was thought of as a great sacrifice to give ones life to the church. But this brings the question, how important … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 115

 “Compare Paul’s concept of God’s sovereignty in Romans 9:1-23 with Justin’s concept of God’s sovereignty in Chapter XLIII: RESPONSIBILITY ASSERTED.” Gods sovereignty has been a subject of debate for ever, literally. This debate goes on between churches, Christians or atheists and everything in between. Two figures have written on this subject Paul the Apostle and … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 110

 “Compare the ethical behavior of Zeus with the ethical teaching of Jesus.” As you look back at Christian and classic beliefs you see some major differences. One of these would be the difference between the ethical behavior of Zeus with the ethical teaching of Jesus. Zeus was the Greek god of thunder they also believed … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 105

“How were adoption and inheritance related in Paul’s thought?” Adoption and inheritance from Christ were a big part of Paul’s thoughts. In Paul’s epistles he tells us how we are adopted by Christ and that we will receive an inheritance in the last days according to our faithfulness. Lets compare Paul’s view on adoption and … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 101

“Why were the Sadducees and the apostles unable to find a way to reconcile their rival opinions?” The Sadducees believed that Jesus wasn’t really the Messiah. They believed that the resurrection never really happened and that they were completely justified in killing Jesus. Obviously, this went against what the Apostles believed. The Apostles were strong … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 95

“According to Mark’s gospel, what was main issue dividing Jesus from the leaders of Israel?” There were several issues dividing Jesus from the leaders of Israel. For one thing, he called them out on their hypocrisy several times and pointed out how they weren’t following the commandments of the scriptures properly, and they were even … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 91

“How important were the miracles in the book’s account of Jesus’ early ministry?” How important were the miracles in the book’s account of Jesus’ early ministry? Very the first miracles were what got it all started. As he started to heal and forgive his fame spread and helped him spread the word and message. There … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 85

“What was Horace’s concept of personal ethical cause and effect?” From what I understood by reading a few of Horace’s ancient Roman literary works I found that his concept of personal ethical cause and effect was somewhat interesting. Horace believed that daily ethics had no influence on history. I don’t agree with this statement because … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 80

“What was Ovid’s view of the gods’ ethical performance?” In Ovid’s book “Metamorphoses” the Gods are shown to have little moral boundaries at all. They do whatever they want, whenever they want. They’re much more powerful than any humans are, and they take advantage of this. Sometimes the Gods will show mercy and generosity one … More Western Lit 1 – Lesson 75