Get A Rhythm™
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Post by Get A Rhythm™ on Nov 11, 2007 15:42:28 GMT -5
 I have an assignment due the end of this week, and the book isn't really helping much, and I can't seem to find a good source of information online. Here's the assignment for any of you who might be able to give some info or help. Discuss the possible influences of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Roman art on the Christian religion. Each of them left images and objects and ideas that were carried forward. Sometimes it was the same and sometimes it was changed. Select one idea or object from each period. Remember to separate any political influence of Greece and Rome from any religious influences. I am not interested in political issues. (I am not interested in Architecture depicting governmental power.) How are these influences seen in the art? Give specific examples. ^ That is the assignment that she gave us. I am pretty stressed out and overwhelmed. Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Nov 11, 2007 15:44:36 GMT -5
Focus on God and their beliefs, you can use mythology for an example...the believing in an afterlife, Gods etc, where as Christians do the same thing. Take any painting done in Greece or Egypt and relate it to today.
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Post by Get A Rhythm™ on Nov 11, 2007 15:49:48 GMT -5
Focus on God and their beliefs, you can use mythology for an example...the believing in an afterlife, Gods etc, where as Christians do the same thing. Take any painting done in Greece or Egypt and relate it to today. Thanks man. That's a start. Now I just have to find some sources online that will tell me about the stuff you've told me. |
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Post by hammerzeit on Nov 11, 2007 18:31:37 GMT -5
Tell your teacher to stop teaching you guys this nonsense. None of that stuff had any influence at all on the Christian religion. The basic tenement of Christianity is that it's based off the infallible word of god. How could man have any influence on god? That makes no sense at all.
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Post by halloweenh8ter on Nov 11, 2007 19:28:32 GMT -5
Tell your teacher to stop teaching you guys this nonsense. None of that stuff had any influence at all on the Christian religion. The basic tenement of Christianity is that it's based off the infallible word of god. How could man have any influence on god? That makes no sense at all. The only problem with that is a human hand had to write the Bible, which is the actual tenement of Christianity, since it is considered the word of god. The problem is, this book that was written by men takes it moral undercurrents from previously existing society, and by gathering the most basic and universal codes of humanity and implementing them into a newly created religion. Yes, I understand you believe god wrote the Holy Bible, but the sad fact is that it was written by men, god did not touch pen to paper in its creation. He supposedly wrote it through the minds of men. And hey, there are men that claim god told them to kill people. How do we know these two types of people aren't the same? For all intents and purposes, their methodology in spreading their beliefs is exactly the same. But this is a different discussion for a different time. A few resources for influences on Christianity are: A bit about Augustine (Roman) influences: www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch25.htmThe wikipedia page on Christianity and Paganism, which was practiced by many of the mentioned cultures before Christianity: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_Paganism(keep in mind Wikipedia isn't 100% reliable, but it has many resources and ideas) Here's a page with many articles on the beginnings and formation of Christianity, with the chapter links to the left side: history-world.org/influence_of_christianity.htmEncyclopedia Britannica on the subject: www.britannica.com/eb/article-67534/ChristianityHere's one that doesn't exactly comply to the exact specifications of the assignment, but it's directly related: koenraadelst.bharatvani.org/articles/chr/hinduinfl.htmlHopefully those are a few good jumping off points for you. |
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Post by becca on Nov 11, 2007 19:32:55 GMT -5
Tell your teacher to stop teaching you guys this nonsense. None of that stuff had any influence at all on the Christian religion. The basic tenement of Christianity is that it's based off the infallible word of god. How could man have any influence on god? That makes no sense at all. The assignment says "possible influence," so you could also make an argument that there was no influence, if you had the research to back it up. So don't get so worked up just yet. If you can get access to EBSCOhost through your library or something, that's a great place to find sources. |
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Post by halloweenh8ter on Nov 11, 2007 19:35:36 GMT -5
Tell your teacher to stop teaching you guys this nonsense. None of that stuff had any influence at all on the Christian religion. The basic tenement of Christianity is that it's based off the infallible word of god. How could man have any influence on god? That makes no sense at all. The assignment says "possible influence," so you could also make an argument that there was no influence, if you had the research to back it up. So don't get so worked up just yet. If you can get access to EBSCOhost through your library or something, that's a great place to find sources. Not sure if this is what you meant, but if you can just get the login username/password for an account (most schools have a public one) then you can use it at home at: search.ebscohost.com/ Not everyone always has access though, that's the one bad thing. |
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Post by Get A Rhythm™ on Nov 11, 2007 19:37:04 GMT -5
I think I have to find one piece of art from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, and describe how it influenced Christian religion. Still not sure, though. I pretty much gave up on it for tonight, and will just have to get one of those free tutors on campus tomorrow afternoon.
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Post by hammerzeit on Nov 11, 2007 19:52:51 GMT -5
Tell your teacher to stop teaching you guys this nonsense. None of that stuff had any influence at all on the Christian religion. The basic tenement of Christianity is that it's based off the infallible word of god. How could man have any influence on god? That makes no sense at all. The only problem with that is a human hand had to write the Bible, which is the actual tenement of Christianity, since it is considered the word of god. The problem is, this book that was written by men takes it moral undercurrents from previously existing society, and by gathering the most basic and universal codes of humanity and implementing them into a newly created religion. Yes, I understand you believe god wrote the Holy Bible, but the sad fact is that it was written by men, god did not touch pen to paper in its creation. He supposedly wrote it through the minds of men. And hey, there are men that claim god told them to kill people. How do we know these two types of people aren't the same? For all intents and purposes, their methodology in spreading their beliefs is exactly the same. But this is a different discussion for a different time. A few resources for influences on Christianity are: A bit about Augustine (Roman) influences: www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch25.htmThe wikipedia page on Christianity and Paganism, which was practiced by many of the mentioned cultures before Christianity: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_Paganism(keep in mind Wikipedia isn't 100% reliable, but it has many resources and ideas) Here's a page with many articles on the beginnings and formation of Christianity, with the chapter links to the left side: history-world.org/influence_of_christianity.htmEncyclopedia Britannica on the subject: www.britannica.com/eb/article-67534/ChristianityHere's one that doesn't exactly comply to the exact specifications of the assignment, but it's directly related: koenraadelst.bharatvani.org/articles/chr/hinduinfl.htmlHopefully those are a few good jumping off points for you. The bible is the infallible word of god, end of story. |
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Post by jack on Nov 11, 2007 19:58:01 GMT -5
Explain the difference between the different architecture and the eras of art. Then plan out on paper the exsquiset amount of detail on the art and how it compares and contrasts with christianity. Then diagram the rest out and put it in paragraph form...
or RKO her
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