Justin Martyr-Christian Apologist: Christian

Saint Athanasius spent over seventeen years being banned from his own country by four different emperors. There were many great theologians and Church fathers, but Athanasius was one of the most important Church Fathers in ecclesiastical history. Saint Athanasius of Alexandria was born in 293. He was a theologian, ecclesiastical statesman, and a leader of Egypt. He had a lot of enemies, and defended against heresies. He studied philosophy and theology in Alexandria. Athanasius succeeded Bishop Alexander when he died in 328, and during his first few years in office he went to places like Libya and Egypt, and he got important contacts with Monks while there. In between this time, he was exiled many times, but returned home for a few years of

Albert Schweitzer touchingly wrote, “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” By understanding Albert Schweitzer’s background as a talented writer, the reader can appreciate Ray Bradbury’s decisions to include them in Fahrenheit 451.

A Latin speaking people in Latium in 1000 B. C.E. found Rome. The people spoke Spanish, Italian and French. They developed the world first republic in a form of democracy, in which people voted for electives to represent them in the government assemblies. The people practiced the religion of Christianity, and it soon became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Roman was divided into two groups. Patricians, who were the descendants of the original family found in Rome, and the Plebeians who were everybody else. Patricians first had the most political power, later on Plebeians gained rights through out history. There were many conflicts about it. Roman did not want to start war with anyone, but they had concern about their own security.

How to Read Literature Like A Professor by Thomas C. Foster is a guide to the aspiring advanced literature reader on how to analyze and understand works of literature through the eyes of an individual trained in the specialty. It aims to provide different techniques of delving in to literature in attempt to find deeper meaning within the book. After reading this book, the reader should be able to read a novel and find topics discussed in the book, and then using their knowledge find hidden meanings that add to the underlying theme of the book. In the context of the Lord of the Flies, there are many instances where the ideas discussed in Foster’s book can be found in the novel. The weather, baptism and a Christ Figure are all themes described

Christianity was born on the base of Christ’s blood and it grows on the base of the martyr’s blood. There are countless martyrs throughout the centuries and the persecution gets more and more severe. In The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Christophe Regnaut describes how the French Jesuit Fathers came to “New France” (Canada), and many became martyrs, and contributed to the growth of Christianity in Canada. Fathers who lived among the Hurons, Jean de Breboeuf, Gabriel L’Alemant, Charles Garnier, and Noel Chabanel, were evangelizing Native Americans. Regnaut describes the Hurons natives and the Fathers were captured by Iroquois natives when the war broke out in1649 (p. 255). In the extreme torture, the Fathers’ zeal for evangelism was

Before attempting to classify Messianic Judaism, one must understand the beliefs of the followers of these religions, the traditions that they uphold, and the identity of their respected ancestors. Fisher describes Judaism as, “ having no single founder and central leader group making theological decisions.” In religious terms, Jews are those who experienced their long and often difficult history as a continuous dialogue with God. In a religions sense, Israel refers to all those who answer the call of God, through the Torah or teaching given to the patriarchs, Moses, and the prophets.

His father was the pastor of East Windsor, so he grew up in a religious home. He studied at yale and graduated as valedictorian. He once said, "From my childhood up my mind had been full of objections against the doctrine of God's sovereignty… It used to appear like a horrible doctrine to me.” Later as he was reading 1 Timothy 1:17, he stated, "As I read the words, there came into my soul, and was as it were diffused through it, a sense of the glory of the Divine Being; a new sense, quite different from anything I ever experienced before… I thought with myself, how excellent a Being that was, and how happy I should be, if I might enjoy that God, and be rapt up to him in heaven; and be as it were swallowed up in him for

Ignatius of Antioch is also called Ignatius Theophoros, meaning “God Bearer” (Greek). He was the second Bishop of Antioch in Syria at the time of his arrest- 107A.D. He is mainly known from seven highly regarded letters that he wrote during a trip to Rome, as a prisoner condemned to be executed for his belief and is believed to have died c.110, in Rome by martyrdom during Trajan’s reign (AD. 98-117).

Constantine was a former soldier that was given the title of Cesare of the West (in the Roman Tetrarchy created by Diocletian), and was assigned to the furthest reach of the empire which was the English city of York.

They came from Ancient Greece. They are known as the Hallstatt tribe and the La Tene Tribe. The Hallstatt tribe focused on female emotion with the environment. This area was combined with practical labor in the La Tene Tribe. Shamanism is also practiced on both continents. It means that a person has reached an altered state of conscience by interacting with the spirit world. These religions are very common in the early European continent.

instrumental in the development of John’s faith. In fact, John says, “he is the reason I believe in

When the Roman Empire started, Christianity never existed. In the 1st century C.E., Herod executed their founder Jesus for treasonous behavior. It took his followers a few centuries to gain enough power that they were able to win over imperial support. This began in the early 4th century with the

Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece were very powerful and influential forces around the time that Christianity had began to spread. In Rome’s society, people followed under an emperor, who had strict rules about religion and the type of beliefs one should have. At the time, Rome’s official religion was pagan, but later converted to Christian. Ancient Greece had different religious beliefs than those that Christianity consisted of, but these countries were both powerful and helpful in spreading this new religion. Greece and Rome were impactful on Christian doctrine as well as helping this religion thrive and continue to expand to new areas. With these type of factors in mind, this paper will answer the question “How did Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome impact Christianity?”.

"I fell in love with the prophets and these men who had loved Christ; I reflected on all their words and found that this philosophy alone was true and profitable." Justin Martyr said this around the year 140 AD when he was speaking to a crowd. Justin Martyr began life as a Greek pagan and went through his life continuously looking for answers to his god questions. Today we will be talking about his early life, his search for a god, and his life as a Christian.

As time has progressed, cultural developments have led to adaptations to the meaning of the word "martyr." Originally, martyr was a Greek term meaning "witness," and on occasion, these were individuals who died solely for their ideas (Ronsse, 2004, p.283-284). It is important to note however, that death did not automatically make one a martyr, but rather witnessing, testifying or publicly defending and debating over the legitimacy of philosophies were grounds for adopting this label. In the history of Christianity, the period before the rule of Emperor Constantine is considered to be the "Age of Martyrs" due to the countless number of people that were killed for testifying their belief in Christ (Ronsse, 2004, p.284). The stories of Christian