Distilling a literary work to find its author's greatest influence on, not only his .
era, but future eras as well, stands as a task that can only be completed with the dealing of .
timeless masterpieces. Throughout Core Humanities Seminar, we have as a class, in fact, .
discussed books that regardless of when they were written, are still popular in the twenty .
second century, thus are deemed worthy of such interrogation. .
Centuries Removed, Their Views are Still Relevant.
The Gospel according to Luke is a depiction of Jesus" life on Earth from Jesus" .
conception to his resurrection. "The Prince" by Nicolo Machiavelli is a poltical view on.
how an individual might gain, maintain, and expand the power over the state or states in .
which a ruler has authority. With such radically different topics, how is it that I can .
possibly find some kind of correlation between the two books? This is done by breaking .
down their themes, understanding their eras, and examining their communities.
The Gospel according to Luke centers on a few primary rules that a follower of .
God should live by in order to achieve placement within the Kingdom of God. "Love thy .
neighbor as thyself" stands atop the list. Luke, or the unknown author of this Gospel, .
knew that God's message of spreading love was centered around this idea of individuals .
treating those around them exactly how they themselves would want to be treated. Jesus .
spent his time on Earth preaching of God through stories, parables and even his personal .
acts of healing through miracles. Luke's Gospel writes that Jesus made it clear to his .
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followers that God wished to have this idea spread to everyone bringing total peace, unity .
and love among the people of the world. Machiavelli strived, like Jesus, for something as .
well, though what Machiavelli sought was not what Jesus had.
In "The Prince", Machiavelli describes step-by-step instructions on how one .
