Tuesday, December 26, 2017

The Se7en Deadly Sins...and other lists people think are in the Bible

The Seven Deadly Sins, by Pope St. Gregory the Great (590-604)

    Pride
    Envy
    Wrath
    Sloth
    Avarice
    Gluttony
    Lust

The Seven Virtues (an answer to the 7 deadly sins)

    Faith
    Hope
    Charity(Love)
    Justice
    Prudence
    Fortitude
    Temperance

The Seven Sacraments (Roman Catholic Tradition)

    Baptism
    Penance
    Holy Eucharist
    Confirmation
    Holy Orders
    Matrimony
    Extreme Unction

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

    The Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza
    The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
    The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
    The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
    The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
    The Colossus of Rhodes
    The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Egypt

The Seven Hills of Rome

    Palatine
    Capitoline
    Quirinal
    Viminal
    Esquiline
    Caelian
    Aventine

The 9 Circles of Hell (from Dante's Inferno)

    Limbo-The Virtuous Heathens
    The Lustful
    The Gluttons
    The Avaricious and the Prodigal
    The Wrathful and the Sullen
    The Heretics
    The Violent
    The Fraudulent
    The Treacherous

The Nine Gods of Egypt

    Atum
    Shu
    Tefnut
    Geb
    Nut
    Osiris
    Isis
    Seth
    Nephthys

Other Interesting Lists

The 7 Heavens of the Muslims...what they are made of, and who presides over them.


    Pure Silver-Adam & Eve
    Pure Gold-John the Baptist and Jesus
    Pearl-Joseph
    White Gold-Enoch
    Silver-Aaron
    Ruby and Garnet-Moses
    Divine Light-Abraham

The Five Pillars of Islam

    Witnessing that God is one-and Mohamed is his prophet.
    Praying 5 times daily
    Giving a portion of ones wealth to charity yearly
    Fasting during daylight hours in the holy month of Ramadan
    Making the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once

The 9 Worthies (the greatest warriors)

    Hector of Troy
    Alexander the Great
    Julius Caesar
    Joshua
    King David
    Judas Maccabeus
    King Arthur
    Charlemagne
    Godfrey of Bouillon

The Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism

    Right Views
    Right Intentions
    Right Speech
    Right Conduct
    Right Livelihood
    Right Effort
    Right Mindfulness
    Right Concentration

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