… and Goliath has been told for more than two thousand years. It has also raised the interests of historians to see if the story can be proven. Now, before we make any conclusions, about the story, there are several questions we need to ask: could David…

… school of ethical philosophy established by Epicurus (340-271 B.C.) and based largely on his teachings. Epicureanism was derived from the Cyrenaics who were very self-indulgent and hedonistic, living in large amounts sensual excess. Epicureanism, howev…

… book, providing a description of the contents, authorship, date and main themes. The essay One of the 'minor prophets', son of Beeri, near contemporary of Amos and of Isaiah. He prophesied in the northern kingdom of Israel, e.g. Samaria, in…

… from mine; there is nothing strange in you features” (Gilgamesh 538). In the Epic of Gilgamesh the relationship between humans and gods is not very complicated at all. In fact they are similar in appearance and behavior. They relay on each other…

… born around 4 to 8 A.D. For the first thirty years of his life we know close to nothing about his life, except for the simple fact that his occupation was a carpenter. Jesus was very much like Socrates in the sense that he himself never wrote anything…

… It is deeply spiritual in many ways. It is a faith, which requires life long study and worship to obtain the goal, which Buddhism presents. As other religions it is very complex and brilliant. Buddhism has a set spiritual goal known as nirvana.…

… be forgotten by any American anywhere in the world. People of all nations will remember what happened here that day and it will probably go down in our history books. There is no one anywhere who could not have been moved or affected by the acts of…

… dedicated their lives to religious criticism and reformation; three such men are Martin Luther, François Marie Arouet (also known as Voltaire), and Christopher Marlowe. Each of these men is famous for their deeds, however, the route by which they…

… lives. Many of us think of ourselves as being religious, but how many of us actually study the basis of our beliefs? Before I took this course I never really thought about the importance of knowing more than was taught to us in church. As a younger child…

… in the year 626 B.C. This was about halfway through the reign of Josiah over Judah. He continued through the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. During this time, Judah was in turmoil. Jeremiah spoke of the death and destruction…