JOHN 19 So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him: Pilate effectively proclaimed Jesus "not blameworthy‚" so to scourge Him now was a gross bad form. In doing this‚ maybe Pilate figured he could help Jesus‚ and that the horde would be happy with the scourging and ridiculing. Scourged Him: The ruthless demonstration of scourging had three purposes. To begin with‚ it was utilized to beat the detainee as a type of discipline. Second‚ it was utilized to separate an admission from the detainee. At
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It is no accident that Denis Johnson’s Jesus’ Son opens with a bloody‚ fatal car wreck on a rainy two-lane highway under a spread of “Midwestern clouds like great grey brains.” This incident from “Car Crash While Hitchhiking” sets the stage and the tone for what follows: a series of head-on collisions that Johnson’s narrator—an on-the-run junkie—encounters over the course of eleven electrifying stories. Johnson hurls his readers on a shotgunned journey through emergency rooms and dope dens‚ detoxification
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On the morning of June 17th‚ 1972‚ burglars charged with attempted robbery and attempting to bug phone lines were arrested in the offices of the Democratic National Committee. This robbery began one of the most infamous scandals‚ later to be named “The Watergate Scandal”‚ in American history‚ and put the president himself under the microscope of the law. The Supreme Court tried the case against President Nixon and his seven aides who helped him cover up the conspiracy. After Nixon’s refusal to give
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It’s long been one of ancient history’s most intriguing mysteries: Why did the Maya‚ a remarkable civilization‚ suddenly collapse when it seemed to be in a good position to continue? Although the Mayan people never entirely disappeared‚ many of their past homes in the Americas went from busy cities to abandoned ruins. These abandoned ruins are the result of issues inside the tribes and cities that brought down their way of life. These issues could be internal reasons‚ such as a failing government
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God’s plan for Salvation of His people. The book of Joshua shows the difference between living a life‚ like Moses‚ under the Law of the Old Testament and under the freedom‚ which came from Jesus Christ‚ as Joshua did. One could certainly make a strong case that Joshua 1-6 can be looked at as a metaphor of Jesus Christ and man’s salvation through Him. The evidence ranges from Joshua’s name to the meaning of the Jordan River. The implications would mean that God was discretely showing the Israelites
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Cherry Chu Teacher Mr Hattam Why was Jesus successful? The founder I have chosen is Jesus. In my opinion Jesus was the most successful founder among all of the other founders because he was able to spread the faith of Christianity to different parts of the world. One of the reasons why I think Jesus was successful is that today there are over 2000 million Christians – largest religion in the world. Christianity began in the mid-1st century in the Middle East‚ which are about 2000 years
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pan represents Jesus because Jesus sacrificed himself to God so that God would forgive us for our sins. Atonement is the action of putting things right between us and God. This story illustrates a very simplified version of one Atonement theory. Jesus‚ the "Pan‚" accomplished Atonement by sacrificing himself for mercy and forgiveness. He died for us so God would forgive our sins. The Atonement theories themselves are different explanations to help interpret what God actually did to save us. In
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The final attribute that made it possible for Salva to survive is his determination. Salva’s survival was fueled by many things‚ some in his control and others not; what was in his control was how determined he was to live. Salva had been in those terrible refugee camps for many years on his own‚ and the opportunity to go to America revived his love for life. Salva was just surviving‚ it was now time for him to live. He knew it wasn’t certain he would be able to go‚ but he kept himself determined
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Gift of the Nile Herodotus referred to Egypt as the “gift of the Nile” because without the Nile Egypt would not exist. The Nile is the most important physical feature in Egypt. It’s the longest river in the world and flows through the world’s largest desert. Without the Nile Egypt would not be able to exist because the area that Egypt is in it does not rain and there are no other rivers. Egypt only exists along the Nile and the rest is desert. The Nile is Egypt’s only source for water since it
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continued to resist leaving there land‚ one Indian had other thoughts. The Indians now have a written alphabet made for them by a Cherokee member himself. The Indians them made school for the children to attend. The children attended these schools to learn how to read and write the language that was made. Of course this didn’t make Jackson happy. As time past the Cherokee Indians didn’t resist leaving any more. They knew if they didn’t leave they could be killed. Then Jackson would have his way. At this
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