Throughout history there have been many works of literature that have influenced the cultures of many early civilizations and continue to do so today. These works were important to the people of their time and reflected a part of their culture. Works that fall under this category are the Beatitudes, the Ten Commandments; Sun Tzu's the Art of War and Bhagavad-Gita Gita. All of these texts are well over thousands of year old and are …
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…guide due to many contacts with other multiple religions. The Beatitudes were given by Jesus t compliment the Ten Commandments and give Christianity a fresh new way to find happiness follow god, and to keep faith during a troubling time while under Roman Rule. But beyond the obvious cultural differences they are all in fact the same. Ways for the people of the world to keep faith find happiness and learn to live with others.