For example‚ one of the most well-known stories of Jesus Christ is His crucifixion story. In most depictions of the crucifixion story people focus on Jesus’ hands. In The Old Man and the Sea‚ a significant part of Santiago’s journey is his hand getting sliced open (page 37). Some say this was Hemingway’s equivalent of Jesus’ hands getting nailed to
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The Bible is the most famous script in the world that includes everything a film needs‚ starting from the origin of where the protagonist is introduced all the way to the beginning. In the Christian world‚ Jesus is recognized as the savior of the world and humanities sins‚ and those who believe in Him will be allowed to enter heaven and live eternally. For the Bible reads in John 3:16‚ “ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son‚ that whoever believes in him shall not perish but
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"The Passion of the Christ" by Mel Gibson‚ recounts the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth‚ portraying his arrest‚ trial‚ crucifixion and death. One of the most anticipated and popular religious movies in modern society‚ it therefore becomes susceptible to criticism. Although the film is based upon the stories within the four gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John‚ there are many exaggerations and non-biblical elements present in the movie. This is not unexpected‚ since it is
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The Shroud of Turin has been an object of major debate since its discovery in the 14th century. People have tried to prove its authenticity for hundreds of years. A study of the cloth done in 1988 came to the conclusion that the Shroud was‚ in fact‚ a forgery. However‚ new discoveries have cast doubt on the reliability of the sample taken for carbon dating‚ which showed that the Shroud was manufactured between the years 1260 AD and 1390 AD. So the questions still remains‚ is it real? Is the Shroud
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The Temptations of Christ and the Journey to Revelation Based on the Nikos Kazantkis novel‚ The Last Temptation of Chirst‚ Martin Scorsese’s 1988 film adaptation shows a nontraditional story of Jesus and his journey to Jerusalem. The film opens with a brief excert from the novel and a disclaimer saying that the film “is not based on the Gospels but upon the fictional exploration of the eternal spiritual conflict.” Straying from the traditional biblical storyline‚ Scorsese shows Jesus’ struggle
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in Musée d’Unterlinden‚ Colmar‚ France. This altarpiece was originally in the Abbey of St. Anthony in Isenheim. The Abbey was a place for people suffering from skin diseases. The center panel shows the first religious aspect of this piece‚ the crucifixion of Christ. This gave comfort to the people of the Abbey that were suffering to show that they were not alone. It showed Christ as more human and showed his suffering as well. It made him more relatable. There is a lamb at the feet of Christ with
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In that area it is dim light and the silver shines‚ alongside sits a painting of Christ’s crucifixion‚ thus commemorating the catholic religion. Right in the entrance of the exhibition there is another commemoration to Christ‚ literally a wood sculpture of Christ’s crucifixion. The premise of this exhibition seems to commemorate the defeat of the colonists who stole the First Nations Lands. As personal opinion unlike the
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In the work of Dr. James H. Cone‚ The Cross and the Lynching Tree‚ one is called upon to consider the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. As a theologian and historian‚ Dr. Cone explores with vivid details these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of Black America. Both the cross and the lynching tree represent the worst in humanity‚ while simultaneously quenching a thirst for liberation that refuses to let the worst determine
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In this paper I will share the life of Mary Magdalene‚ the faithful disciple she was to Jesus all the way to the very end and how God wants us to model our lives in the same fashion. Mary Magdalene’s life as we know it begins in her native city of Magdala. “Magdala is the Greek form of mighdol or “watchtower‚” probably named for the tower that guarded the city.” (The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible‚ 1975‚ p. 105) It is believed that Mary received her last name Magdalene by designation
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The Waste Land: The Broken Cycle “The Waste Land” portrays a land in which all are decaying‚ barren‚ soulless and broken. The normal balance and cycle of life is disrupted and it is that disruption of order that Eliot feels has changed the land into a wasteland. Part I begins a quotation from Satyricon. It tells of Sybil who was granted immortality but not eternal youth. When asked what she wanted‚ she replied that she wanted to die. This perfectly demonstrates the disrupted cycle that is central
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