Violence: The Crucifixion Of Jesus
The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in the 1st century, Judea, most likely between AD 30 and 33. Christ's death provided the perfect atoning sacrifice for the sins of all humankind. A lot of negativity, fear, and violence was spread during that period. My collage represents few of these components.The first picture I chose to represent negativity is a picture of a child being bullied. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.It is used to hurt one’s feeling, embarrass them and make them do something harmful. According to the gospel narratives, Jesus had predicted that he would be mocked, the mocking of Christ took place when he was being crucified.The chief priests and the teachers of the law started mocking Jesus while he was crucified and were making fun of him saying: "He saved others, but he can’t save
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himself!" (Mark 15:31).
The second picture I chose represents Violence. In today’s world, there are a lot of forms of violence like war, gun violence and etc. Whereas, Romans practiced crucifixion in both random and intentional violence against populations they had conquered, killing tens of thousands by crucifixion. The crucifixion of Jesus was one horrible form of violence in the history. The third picture represents pain, pain which people go through during cancer. During the hours of crucifixion this limitless pain, cycles of twisting cramps, and intermittent partial asphyxiation, eventually, lead to another type of pain. Jesus began to experience a deep, crushing pain in the chest as the pericardium slowly fills with serum, and begins to compress the heart during the crucifixion. This did not happen to all victims of crucifixion but was known to
occur.
The resurrection of Jesus confirms that God accepted Christ’s sacrifice for sin on the cross and gives us access to a right relationship with him. The first picture shows two kids trying to join the heart and coming together which represents fulfillment and love. The resurrection of Jesus proclaims that love is more powerful than hate, compassion triumphs over oppression, and vulnerability overcomes power. Jesus invites us to put our trust in God, even in the face of horror, oppression, cruelty, and death. God is with us. And, what God does best is to bring life out of death. The second picture I chose represents a dove and that is a symbol of hope and peace. The Gospel - the Good News of Jesus Christ - teaches that because there is a God there is hope, and somehow this hope is centered on the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It increases the faith and belief of his followers. The third picture I chose entitles righteousness. This word comes from the law courts. It describes what happens when a judge declares that the prisoner before him is not liable to any penalty demanded by the law and is to be treated as though he had never broken it. The resurrection of Jesus shows that as His perfect life met all the demands of God's law — he was ‘holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners' and his resurrection paid in full the penalty that God's law demands.
himself!" (Mark 15:31).
The second picture I chose represents Violence. In today’s world, there are a lot of forms of violence like war, gun violence and etc. Whereas, Romans practiced crucifixion in both random and intentional violence against populations they had conquered, killing tens of thousands by crucifixion. The crucifixion of Jesus was one horrible form of violence in the history. The third picture represents pain, pain which people go through during cancer. During the hours of crucifixion this limitless pain, cycles of twisting cramps, and intermittent partial asphyxiation, eventually, lead to another type of pain. Jesus began to experience a deep, crushing pain in the chest as the pericardium slowly fills with serum, and begins to compress the heart during the crucifixion. This did not happen to all victims of crucifixion but was known to
occur.
The resurrection of Jesus confirms that God accepted Christ’s sacrifice for sin on the cross and gives us access to a right relationship with him. The first picture shows two kids trying to join the heart and coming together which represents fulfillment and love. The resurrection of Jesus proclaims that love is more powerful than hate, compassion triumphs over oppression, and vulnerability overcomes power. Jesus invites us to put our trust in God, even in the face of horror, oppression, cruelty, and death. God is with us. And, what God does best is to bring life out of death. The second picture I chose represents a dove and that is a symbol of hope and peace. The Gospel - the Good News of Jesus Christ - teaches that because there is a God there is hope, and somehow this hope is centered on the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It increases the faith and belief of his followers. The third picture I chose entitles righteousness. This word comes from the law courts. It describes what happens when a judge declares that the prisoner before him is not liable to any penalty demanded by the law and is to be treated as though he had never broken it. The resurrection of Jesus shows that as His perfect life met all the demands of God's law — he was ‘holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners' and his resurrection paid in full the penalty that God's law demands.