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Redemption is an essential concept in many religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The term implies that something has been paid for or bought back, like a slave who has been set free through the payment of a ransom .
Redemption, a 1990 novel by Tariq Ali; Redemption (Angel novel), a 2000 novel by Mel Odom; Redemption, a 1999 novel by Howard Fast; Redemption, a 1995 novel by Leon Uris; The Redemption, a 1936 novel by F. J. Thwaites
The Myth of Redemptive Violence is an archetypal plot in literature, especially in imperial cultures. At its core, the myth is the story of the victory of order over chaos by means of violence.
A Christ figure, also known as a Christ-Image, is a literary technique that the author uses to draw allusions between their characters and the biblical Jesus.More loosely, the Christ figure is a spiritual or prophetic character who parallels Jesus, or other spiritual or prophetic figures.
Pidyon shevuyim (Hebrew: פִּדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים, romanized: piḏyon šəvuyim, literally: Redemption of Captives) is a religious duty in Judaism to bring about the release of a fellow Jew captured by slave dealers or robbers, or imprisoned unjustly. Reconciliation, ransom negotiations, or unrelenting pursuit typically secured ...
The right of redemption is a legal process that gives homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments the opportunity to keep their home by paying the money they owe, plus interest ...
Redemptive violence is the means by which the powers that be support the Domination System; another term coined by Walter Wink.The domination system is described as a network of oppressive relations such as classism, racism, and sexism and the role that violence plays in preserving them.
Byron c. 1816, by Henry Harlow. The Byronic hero is a variant of the Romantic hero as a type of character, named after the English Romantic poet Lord Byron. [1] Historian and critic Lord Macaulay described the character as "a man proud, moody, cynical, with defiance on his brow, and misery in his heart, a scorner of his kind, implacable in revenge, yet capable of deep and strong affection".