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been assigned by the Church, from the earliest times, to Matthew, one of the Twelve Apostles, and in all ages has been given the first place in the New Testament. He was the son of Alphæus, as we learn from Luke, who also calls him Levi (Luke 5:27-29).…

is but a temporary stop on his journey to death and other reincarnations. Since death is viewed as inexorable and inherent in the human condition, the Chinese accepts it with composure. It was a common custom in China, especially in rural areas, for…

and religious traditionsthat originated in China. Taoism began the sixth century BCE. Buddhism came toChina from India around the second century of the Common Era. These tworeligions have shaped Chinese life and thought for nearly twenty-five hundredyear…

to Jesus of Nazareth. Unless it is merely a collection of materials that mainly were drawn out of the Biblical gospels, as seems unlikely for most if not all of Thomas\' sayings, then Thomas is the most important historical source for knowledge…

real or is it imaginative? This question is one that has been on the mind of historians for years. “Witchcraft is defined as the use of supposed supernatural power for antisocial ends” . So how can we look at the formation of witches? What factors,…

to stories of the Old Testament. Myths such as the Enuma Elish, story of Ba\'al, and the Gilgamesh Epic all relate to chapters in Genesis, Psalms, and many other\'s in the Bible. The Gilgamesh Epic especially refers to the story of Adam and Eve…

back to the first records of history. Religion has served as a pillar of strength to some and binding chains to others. There are vast amounts of information and anthropological studies revealing the interaction of religion and humankind.…

of the world even though it has been studied for hundreds of years. Many of this great nation’s secrets will probably never be exposed. It's monuments such as the Sphinx and the pyramids have become both a symbol of mystery and a link to the…

Of God The Ontological Argument One of the most important attempts to demonstrate the existence of God is the ontological argument of Saint Anselm, an 11th-century theologian. Anselm’s argument maintains that God, defined as the greatest being…

include two main historical transitions, Greek and Christian. The Greek transited from the mythical to the critical consciousness with the argument of philosophers such as Aristotle. The Christian transition is from that of a concept of rationality…