Jesus and history Essays

  • Comparison Of Semana Santa Spread To Spain

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    both very colorful and happy celebrations. They also celebrate the same thing, which is the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. However, there are some huge differences between Semana Santa and Easter. During Semana

  • History Of Jesus Journey To The East Essay

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    JESUS TRAVELS TO THE EAST From England, Joseph and Jesus returned to Nazareth, and Joseph made arrangements for Jesus to continue his education by enrolling him in a program of studies in the ancient monasteries and temples in the Middle East and India. According to the written records in these monasteries and temples, Jesus traveled along “the Old Silk Road” and spent years at a time studying and meditating in the ancient temples and monasteries in Persia, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Tibet and Kashmir

  • Walking In The Holy Spirit Analysis

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    1) Regeneration - If faith is produced by the regenerating power of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:8), then this must be the case of Old Testament saints (Hebrews 11) who looked ahead to the cross, believing that what God had promised in regard to their redemption would come to pass. 2) Indwelling (or filling) - Here is where the major difference between the Spirit’s roles in the Old and New Testaments is apparent. So, while in the New Testament the Spirit only indwells believers and that indwelling

  • Pite In Helen Bond's Pontius Pilate

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    man who gave the final \order for the crucifixion of Jesus. The governor is looked at as both good and bad. In fact, many scholars think that he was possibly the first ever Christian. However, how was someone who ruled under the ancient Roman law deserving of such title? Helen Bond conveys in her book, Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation, that there is evidence that suggests that Pilate, as cruel as he was, did not want to give Jesus a death sentence. "This is shown in the gospel of Matthew

  • American Jesus: How The Son Of God Became A National Icon Summary

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    In "American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon", Boston University historian Stephen Prothero examines how Jesus has moved from being a divine Savior to a folk icon. No matter what his or her religious inclination. Nearly everyone in America has embraced Jesus in one form or another. For some it is a religious understanding, for others a recognition of Jesus as the great teacher, for others a recognition of the political benefits of being associated with Jesus. This is a fascinating

  • The Holy Grail Story

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    woman, more specifically Mary Magdalene. Likewise, there is a controversy of whether or not Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene; who supposedly carried the royal bloodline. Additionally, there are various thoughts about who is seated next to Jesus at The Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. The Bible and The Da Vinci Code both retell the Holy Grail story differently from one another, demonstrating that history is single-sided,

  • High Renaissance Art: The Last Supper By Leonardo Da Vinci

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    the masterpiece (Last Supper-History). The painting is very fragile as “the pigment began to break loose from the base and a process of progressive decay set in” (Last Supper-History). It is a painting that shows the moment when Jesus told his disciples that one of them would betray him. The painting is based on the Biblical scripture from John 13:21 (The Last Supper). You

  • Jesus Disinherited Interpretation

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    the teachings and the life of Jesus of Nazareth. But few of these interpretations deal with what the teachings and the life of Jesus have to say to those who stand, at a moment in human history, with their backs against the wall (Thurman, 1949). Jesus was a Jew, meaning he was born visually, culturally, religiously, and ethnically different. Most of world history is man subjugating or discriminating based on appearance (Chapter 1 of “Jesus & The Disinherited”: Jesus: An Interpretation.). Of course

  • Aslan's Jesus: Analysis

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    To understand the title of Jesus we must first know the background of his journey. Jesus was, keeping it simple, a rebel. His sole purpose was to come and overthrow the Roman Empire. In Jesus’ eyes, The Roman Empire was corrupt and needed a change in command. In Aslan’s Zealot, Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man. His goal was to be king of the Jews, but mostly to be a king of the world. When Jesus establishes himself as the Son of God, as he was depicted in Daniel, he makes a clear statements

  • Philippians 2: 1-13 Analysis

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    Whether or not Saul’s encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus was a “conversion experience” or a clarification of theology and the onset of a new mission has become a subject that lots of ink has been spelt over within the last decade. For those who take the perspective of a clarification of theology, one of the many points of theology that had to be refined for Paul was his Christology, or his understanding of who Jesus was and is. Within Philippians 2:1-13, Paul records a creed that reveals

  • Gospel Of John Research Paper

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    The Old Testament gives the appearance of existing as a varied series of histories, laws, poems, and genealogies. However, we know that the major theme of scripture is the eternal plan of God for humanity through Jesus Christ. As such, it is reasonable to believe every word of that document speaks to the work and the person of the Son of God. The Church has long known that Jesus was the final revelation of God's efforts on earth (Hebrews 1:1). Yet, the depth of the scripture's expression concerning

  • Gospel Of Mark Research Paper

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    In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is presented as the “Christ, the Messiah” (Mk 1:1 NAB). These are the first words of Mark. However, what does this mean? Through the Gospel, Mark wants to answer this question with several facts. The Gospel is divided in two main sections: first, chapter 1 to 8 shows the human part of Jesus and performing several miracles. Moreover the first section is developed in Galilee and its surround. Second, from 8: 27 a number of changes occurred, especially the explicit references

  • Mark's Gospel Describe Jesus

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    solely on Mark’s gospel, describe Jesus. Be careful NOT to include any other source but Mark’s gospel (I will deduct points if you do). You may want to skim your reading and lecture notes. Make sure you give me a thorough paragraph in your response. Mark portrays Jesus as “human.” Under his human characteristics, Mark describes Jesus as fragile, tired, angry, and at times mean. Jesus gets upset with his disciples saying, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” Jesus is then portrayed as mean during

  • David Malter's Character In The Chosen, By Chaim Potok

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    “Love your neighbor as yourself.” This command, given by Jesus’ in Mark 12:31, tells everybody love others just as much as themselves. David Malter, a very Christ-like character from The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, puts this command into practice. He exemplifies many of Jesus’ most valuable character-traits. Although Mr. Malter does not believe that Jesus is the Messiah, he still follows many of his commands without even knowing it. He cares for and loves his son more than anything. He willingly sacrifices

  • Gospel Of John

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    Uniqueness of John, History of Luke Lexis Hooton The Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John differ in many ways. Between 95 and 100 CE, small fragments of the Gospel according to John was found in Egypt dating from the first half of the second century CE. John, son of Zebedee, diverges from the Synoptic gospels in many ways. Meanwhile The Gospel as told by Luke, has its own set of traits that stands out from the other Gospels using an interesting set of sources to create its own unique voice. The

  • Mark 4: 26-29 Context

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    traditions of the Jews were transforming from a land-based society to a more portable one that follow them to wherever they wandered. As Jesus’ ministry advanced and as crowds gathered to hear his words, he taught them on parables, such as the one examined in this paper. These were short stories from everyday events with a deeper, spiritual meaning. By speaking in parables Jesus prevented his enemies from directly accusing him of false teaching and challenging his ministry. This parable described in Mark

  • Dr. Harold Wilmington's Guide To The Bible

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    Harold Wilmington writes in his book, “Wilmington’s Guide to the Bible”, that each church represents seven different time periods in history. Ephesus represents the Apostolic age dating from 30-300 A.D. Smyrna represents the martyred church dating from 100-113 A.D. Pergamos represents the compromising church dating from 314-590 A.D. Thyatira represents the time when the Roman Catholic's

  • History Of Homiletics

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    function properly without the direction of it. . Today’s preaching has comes to us through several developments. Preaching is one of the commandments which are given by Jesus Christ, who is the Saviour of the world (Matt.10:7). The scripture declares that the Jesus came to preaching (Mattt.4:23). “From the beginning, the church of Jesus Christ was a preaching church” Apostle Paul also suggested his young disciple

  • Donald Kraybill: The Upside Down Kingdom

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    Upside- Down Kingdom to illustrate his idea of what an upside down kingdom looked like during the time of Jesus’ ministry. In this book, Kraybill flourishes how the kingdom of God, while Jesus lived here on earth, appeared to be upside- down, for the fact, that Jesus focused on being victorious by being a servant and succeed by losing. This was not an usual act for people in His time. Jesus was against the teachings of that time, the poor became more poorer, and the wealthy became more wealthy

  • Divinity In Richard Rubenstein's When Jesus Became God

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    When Jesus Became God is written by Richard Rubenstein suggests that Jesus was divine, but they do not insist upon it. Hundreds of years after Jesus ' death, the Church councils made Jesus ' divinity a central tenet of belief among many of his followers. When Jesus Became God is a narrative of the history of the Christians ' early efforts to define Christianity by convening councils and writing creeds. Rubenstein is most interested in the battle between Arius, Presbyter of Alexandria, and Athanasius