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A 7 page essay/research paper that discusses the way that Jesus is presented in the Gospels versus the Book of Revelation. In so doing, the writer draws heavily upon the work of Gregory Riley in The River of God, which discusses the heavy Greco-Roman influence on early Christian thought. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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contemporary notions of theology. However, as pointed out by George Riley in his 2001 text The River of God, historical sources and Christian scholarship indicate that Christianity and the manner
in which Jesus life and ministry were perceived evolved. Over the course of the first centuries of Christian history, the new faith endeavored to come to terms with precisely
who Jesus was and what his life and sacrifice meant. In accomplishing this task, Christianity turned not only to its roots in Judaism, but also to the philosophy and religious
experience of the Greco-Roman world. Due to this fact, it is possible to chart the course of evolving thought and discern the outside influences at each point. As this
suggests, the Jesus of the Gospels differs from the Jesus that one finds in the Book of Revelations, but not so much from the Book of John. It has long
been recognized that there are distinct differences in style and substance between the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) and the Gospel of John. However, modern scholars also note the
distinct differences between the synoptic gospels as well. As Christianity branched out beyond the confines of Judea, under the leadership of Paul, it necessarily began to incorporate aspects of
Greco-Roman thought and tradition. Nevertheless, traditionally, Christian scholars have been extremely reluctant to give credit for Christian theological ideas to any non-Jewish national or philosopher (Riley 4). Therefore, in response
to criticism that Christians borrowed much of their dogma from older pagan cults, early Christian scholars voiced the unbelievable assertion that the "Devil had known before hand and inspired the
cults to imitate the truth of the Christians" (Riley 5). Furthermore, they argued that "these similarities to the Greco-Roman religions were demonic deceptions" (Riley 5). The reality was that Christianitys
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