This week I will be writing an essay that compares the teachings of Christianity to the ways of life in some of the ancient civilizations. (This includes their values and thoughts.) Let's get started by comparing the teachings of Christianity to the values held by the ancient Greeks, and then I will compare the teachings of Christianity to the values taught in the works of Homer.
The Christian teachings stated extreme respect for their god. The same goes for the ancient Greeks who respected their gods a great deal.
Another comparison that I would like to make is that the Greeks (as well as Homer) talked about the value of hospitality. The Christian teachings also talk about the value of hospitality. I am referring to one of their most cherished teachings, which is to treat your neighbor as you would yourself.
The last thing that I would like to discuss is the way that some of the ancient thinkers thought compared to Christianity. The first thinker that I would like to talk about is Plato. He believed in things called the forms. The forms were things things that we cannot see. The Christian teachings also talk about things separate from this world. For instance, the Christian teachings talk about God, Heaven, angels, and the Devil which are all unseen things.
And for my final example I will be using all of the ancient philosophers. Other than the fact that all philosophers are human, (but my dog does seem to be a kind of philosopher considering the amount of thinking that she does...just kidding, haha!), all philosophers are trying to use logic to explain things, and Christianity also talks about thinking through things logically.
As you can see, there are many similarities between Christianity, the ancient Greeks, Homer, and the ancient Greek philosophers.
Thank you so much for reading this essay, and please let me know what you think!
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