In the monotheistic tradition, how is the idea of the saint alike and different from the Greek idea of a hero? What are examples of Hebrew,...

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understanding of sainthood will actually differ per
Protestant or Catholic view; however, both understandings of sainthood are
rooted in the Greek concept of a hero. The term
saint comes from the Greek
word hagioi, meaning
holy. According to Protestant
understand, God commands all of His followers to be holy in doing and thinking as
He would do and think. We especially see the biblical command for all of God's followers to be
holy that Protestants go by in 1 Peter 1:15-16: "But just as he who called you is holy, so
be holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy'" (NIV). What's more,
in Paul's letters, he frequently reminds the members of the churches under his care that they
have been "sanctified in Christ Jesus [and] called to be saints, with all who in every
place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord" (1 Corinthians 1:2). The word
sanctification

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