... self. The first seven rules deal with the inner self, and the eighth and last deal with the outer self, or "how one ought to conduct oneself outwardly: how to eat and drink, dress and sing, sleep and keep vigil" (Ackerman). In the preface to the rules, the author, fond of symbolism and analogies throughout the text, identifies the two rules ... "(Ackerman). Though this window would be curtained so the anchoress would not be distracted by the views (Anchoritic Spirituality), the anchoress would be able to visit through the window, usually people seeking her help or teaching. Thus the anch...

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... Prometheus so that he would freeze in the snow's of winter and the summer sun shall burn him, the gods were also thought to be caring and generous by the people. The gods received credit and praise for things such as rain showers, calm seas or a sunny day, etc. In The Book of Genesis The story of Adam and Eve tells ... about where Eve took a fruit from a tree which God told Adam that the tree is forbidden and he should not eat of it, but Eve eats an apple off this forbidden tree and also offers Adam the forbidden fruit, for this action god punishes them by having women who have children...

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... order as one has to happen to make the others in the cycle happen. Everything also has a purpose, for example plants and grass are there for animals and humans to eat, their purpose is to be first on the food chain. However the debate is that, is the reason that we have order and purpose in the world because of god ... that this is god. Secondly he said that everything happens for a reason and he says that this reason is god. His third posterior is ontological, he says that things and people exist but it is not necessary for them to exist, he says that there must have been a time and pl...

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