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The Creation Of Man In The Dinner Party By Mona Gardner

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Since the beginning of time, mankind has come up with many origins of man, ranging from religion to many random circumstances, but philosophers and scholars have tried to find the purpose of man. Some say man has no purpose, but many also say we must follow rules set up by an unknown being. At the end of the day, man can be described by his words and actions, but views about man change throughout the years, Many people go to religion for their answers, and as stated before, an unknown being is who created man. Christians have a creation story for man, and it is followed by millions of people. Starting in the first chapter of the Bible, God created man from the dust of the ground, and man is God’s handiwork formed in the image of Him. God also …show more content…

Mona Gardner wrote a story called The Dinner Party where a man’s reaction when a snake interrupts the party. In this deadly situation, the man stays calm and keeps everyone else calm as well. As the snake leaves, one of the party members praises his act. A man can keep those safe, and he will not put the lives around him in danger …show more content…

The New Testament talks about the different constituents of man. If you read the Bible, you can see the heart is mentioned frequently, and it represents all of the physical emotions that we see in humans. What biblical scholars call this is the intellect. It is what is in the mind and is where the ideas of purpose begin. Neither of these show the characteristics of the human life, but they show where are ideas are coming from. The Hebrew belief in human life is that his body is both terrestrial and extraterrestrial where both body and spirit are unified. Jesus viewed every man as valuable, lost or saved (Elwell). The writer of over half of the New Testament, Paul the Apostle has a lot to say on mankind, and he has his anthropology on it as well. He says our life is based off of the sin that we do. Adam brought sin into the world, and man has to live through it. Other writings in the New Testament allude to Jesus being the Son of Man, and the human person should focus their actions around the “perfect man,” Jesus

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