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Summer Assignment: Allusions
Jubilee Garcia
AP English
August 20, 2013

Summer Assignment

Biblical Allusions
Allusion: Cain
Origin: Hebrew Bible, Book of Genesis 4:1
Brief Explanation/Summary:
Cain is a character in the Hebrew bible portraying jealousy and anger.
Cain is the child of Adam and eve. Shortly, after Adam and Eve were asked to leave the Garden of Eden, Cain was born. He is the child of eve, first murder of a human being, and the first human being to fall under a curse. Cain was jealous and angry due to the fact that god preferred Abel and his offerings, rather than Cain. A millennia-old explanation for Cain being capable of murder is that he may have been the product of a fallen angel or Satan himself, rather than being from Adam.

Allusion: Original Sin/ The Fall
Origin: Book of Romans 5:12
Brief Explanation/Summary:
Human kind was born flawed inherently by the original sin.
The original sin is the first disobedience made by the first parents towards gods will. In the bible, the first human transgression of gods command is described as the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden resulting in the fall of mankind.

Allusion: Pearl of Great Price
Origin: Book of Matthews 13:45-46
Brief Explanation/Summary:
Pearl of great price explains definition of worth and value.
Illustration to the great value of the kingdom of heaven. The valuable pearl is the deal of a lifetime for the merchant in the story. Those who do not believe in the kingdom of heaven enough to stake their whole future on it are unworthy of the kingdom.

Allusion: Judas
Origin: Book of Matthews 26:25
Brief Explanation/Summary:
Judas is defined as the original betrayer. Judas is an allusion explaining the meaning of greed and betrayal towards one another.
The story is told how Judas is infamously known for his kiss and betrayal of Jesus. Judas had a weakness for money, reason why betraying anyone to receive as he wishes.

Allusion: Goliath
Origin: Book of Samuel 1:17
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