In the text it states‚ “Amen‚ I say to you‚ one of you will betray me‚ one who is eating with me” (Mark 14:18). Jesus knew that Judas was going to betray him‚ turn him over for money. This leads to the question‚ why did Jesus not confront his betrayer and condemn him? Jesus could have stopped Judas from capturing him‚ which would have spared his life. The fact that this divine human being did not spare his own life just amazed me. Not only was the fact that Jesus didn’t stop his betrayer odd‚ but
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Leonardo da vinci was one of the greatest artists of the renaissance and of the modern age. Leonardo started painting as an apprentice at the age of fourteen to Verrocchio who influenced a great deal of his art. At the age of 20‚ he qualified as a master in the Guild of St Luke. Later on in life he worked for the Chapel of St Bernard‚ and Monks of San Donato as far as religious pieces go. He also worked for kings such as Francis I‚ King of France. His life was elusive and there is not much know about
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In this paper‚ I will be discussing the different views of the Doctrine of Election (or predestination). There are many different views on this subject‚ but I will only talk about the Wesleyan and the Calvinism views. The Calvinism view says‚ “The doctrine of election is an act of God before creation in which He chooses some people to be saved‚ not on account of any foreseen merit (nor faith) in them‚ but only because of His sovereign good pleasure”. The Wesleyan view states that God has a foreknowledge
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C.S. Lewis’s “The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe” can be seen as a spiritual allegory. The entire book has either subtle or somewhat blatant references to Christianity‚ and other religions. With references to Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection‚ Adam and Eve; it is pretty clear that Lewis intended his novel to parallel with Christian themes. But also having some elements of Paganism‚ Lewis portrays elements of the natural world and respecting it‚ much like how in the Pagan religion is about
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is interesting in itself is the direct use of the title "Agony in the Garden"‚ with numerous precedents in the history of art; the theme of agony in the garden typically represents Christ after the Last Supper and immediately before his betrayal by Judas Iscariot and his arrest by the Roman soldiers in the Garden of Gethsemane. (1) "Agony" (from the Greek agon‚ or conflict) refers to the struggle within Christ as he grapples with the divine and the human sides of his nature. (1) Here we find Gauguin
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Renaissance painters such as Leonardo Da Vinci‚ Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni and Tintoretto were a defined as the High Renaissance artist in their age. Although they were all artist of the same phase but they decided to express art in different ways‚ in order to bring back the art work of Rome into their Glorious age. Leonardo Da Vinci focuses more on scientific researches and a broad variety of art works such as painting‚ sculptures and architecture. While Michelangelo focuses more
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Jesus and Muhammad To compare the lives of Jesus and Muhammad is quite interesting as many aspects of their lives are similar regarding perspective of the nature of God. In contrast the two men began under different circumstances. Muhammad was born of a mortal man and woman and Jesus’ father is the living God and a mortal mother. Another interesting fact is that Muhammad was married and Jesus was never married. These are just a few simple facts‚ Jesus and Muhammad were two very different
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The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci The renaissance marked a point in time in which it was the most advanced society had ever been. The renaissance sparked a revolution in art. Artwork became more realistic. Although religious topics continued to be a dominant subject matter‚ artists used linear perspective‚ greater facial expressions‚ and three-dimensional techniques to make paintings more realistic. The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci‚ created during the Renaissance‚ exhibits many of those
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following. At the center of the artwork Jesus is depicted. In the Christian religion he is know as the savior of the people because he sacrificed his life for the salvation of the sinners. The Last Supper is the last meal of Jesus before he is betrayed by Judas to authorities and crucified. The Apostles‚ his closest followers‚ gather around the table.The apostles show various expressions‚ from adoration to grief‚ as Jesus claims that among them is a traitor. The simplicity of the work with minimal designs
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and the entire poem‚ are mostly bereft of the elaborate syntax communal in Dickinson’s other poems. Those familiar with biblical persons understand the significance of Satan‚ Judas‚ and David and the impact of their roles in the Christian faith. As a Christian reader‚ the simplicity of the lines‚ “Satan—the Brigadier‚ Judas—the Great Defaulter‚ David—the Troubadour”‚ reduces the persons’ history. Although the descriptions denote some truth‚ there is more to them than that. Satan‚ the “prince of the
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