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Ladikos, Anastasios
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-06T13:19:09Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-03-06T13:19:09Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2007 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Ladikos, A. 2007,'The trials of Socrates and Jesus Christ : a comparison', Phronimon, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. pp.73-83. |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5503 |
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dc.description.abstract |
History records many controversial trials in which religious issues
have been involved. In 399 BC Socrates was tried and
condemned in Athens for introducing strange gods and
corrupting the Athenian youth. The case was presented by Plato
and Xenophon as a travesty of justice, with Socrates as a martyr
to truth against superstition and prejudice. The trial of Jesus Christ
of Nazareth is viewed by many as the most notable in world
history and its effect on human history has been incalculable. The
spiritual significance of the trial and death of Jesus is dramatically
presented in the four gospels and although the nature of this
significance is hard to define with exactness since the gospels are
narratives and not theological treatises, it may fairly be described
as residing in the evaluation of the trial and death of Jesus as the
vicarious sacrifice of the son of God for humanity. Socrates’
relentless pursuit of truth and irritating habit of pointing out the
ignorance of others led to his trial and death and as considered
by many, in this respect he foreshadowed the life and death of
Jesus. By accepting the hemlock rather than submitting to exile,
Socrates demonstrated that he shared both the mission and the
final destiny of the prophets and the righteous. |
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dc.subject |
Jesus Christ |
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dc.subject |
Trials of Socrates |
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dc.title |
The trials of Socrates and Jesus Christ : a comparison |
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dc.type |
Article |
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