Crucifixion of Jesus Christ Crucifixion is the execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross. Hans Hofmann once said “through a painting‚ we can see the whole world”. The paintings Deposition by Caravaggio and Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Giotto‚ share the theme of the aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus‚ but differ in the use of lighting‚ colors and lines. Lamentation of the dead Christ‚ is a 13th century renaissance fresco painting by Giotto Di Bondone. The painting
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Summary and Critical Evaluation of A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jesus: Reading the gospels on the ground Bruce Fisk’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jesus: Reading the Gospels on the Ground‚ takes readers on a journey through the Holy Land from the perspective of Norm‚ who sets out to study both what is behind the Gospels while following the path of Jesus and scholars before him. Norm looks to determine a first-hand perspective of the historical Jesus and of the Gospels‚ not accepting or denying previous teachings
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gospel Q and the Gospel of Thomas as gospels of “wisdom”‚ Meyer suggests that both texts indicate that Jesus was the epitome of wisdom‚ neither confirming‚ nor denying his divinity (60-61). Without ever using titles associated with divinity to refer to Jesus and omitting mention of widely believed notions of his virgin birth‚ crucifixion‚ resurrection‚ and the final judgment‚ the author insists that “Jesus in the Gospel of Thomas performs no physical miracles‚ reveals no fulfillment of prophecy‚ announces
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for Christians so that they can be aware of Jesus’ selfless nature and therefore‚ follow in his footsteps. Throughout the gospel‚ he is represented as a suffering messiah and healer with the intentions of spreading the good news and bringing eternal life for all Christians. Jesus showed integrity and courage‚ as he was willing to do anything in order to open the gates to heaven so that all Christians are able to enter the Kingdom of God. Mark conveys Jesus as a humanist through the way in which he
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JTWH Reflection: “Jesus Take the Wheel” Using the article’s title as a metaphor‚ how can we allow Christ to be a stronger presence in our lives? Give examples of how you as a teenager can do this. In the article “Jesus Take the Wheel”‚ it explains how all of us people tend to think that this world isn’t so much God’s kingdom‚ but rather ours. God has a plan for each and every one of us‚ but sometimes we all feel the need to try and take matter in our own hands. We want to live life the way we want
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY A CRITIQUE OF CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT’S “KNOWING JESUS THROUGH THE OLD TESTAMENT” AN ESSAY SUBMITTED TO DR. CURTIS FITZGERALD IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE OBST 591 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY MARTA N. LUNA LYNCHBURG‚ VIRGINIA MONDAY‚ FEBRUARY 18‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE BOOK 3 CRITICAL INTERACTION 5 CONCLUSION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10
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In chapter 1 John describes Jesus as the “Word” in a poetic structure. In the beginning was the word‚ and the word was with God and what God was the Word was pg. 112 (Culpepper‚ 1998). Culpepper’s account describes a prologue then the prologue was divided into three parts. It is very important for one to understand the prologue. The prologue is divided into the first Strophe which describes the Word and God. This is saying that we cannot separate the Word and God. The second Strophe “The Word and
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High’‚ then Jesus has provided historical precedent for why He chooses to refer not only to Himself as the “Son of God” throughout the Gospels‚ but specifically why it’s completely appropriate‚ even more‚ why it’s preferred that we understand our own identity as ‘gods’ and ‘sons of the Most High’ as we live the Christian life today. (Gaebelein 1991‚ 535) Indeed our complete goal in this life according to C.S. Lewis is to become a “little Christ” and to begin living out of this life-transforming
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Heraclitus and Jesus. Heaclitus is one of the most famous Greek philosophers. Some theologians said that God prepared his incarnation philosophy by Heraclitus. The apostle John also used this logos philosophy to teach the gospel of Jesus to those who were influenced by Heraclitus’ philosophy. In this paper‚ therefore‚ the author will mention first the life of Heraclitus and his philosophy. And then the comparisons to Jesus will be drawn. The reader will see clearly the some similar between Jesus and logos
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e Human Jesus The painting ‘The Temptation of Christ’ by Ivan Kramskoi depicts the image of Christ as a true human being. The artist who was also one of the founders of the Society for Traveling Art exhibitions‚ in this portrait of Jesus Christ attempts to show the world a different side of Jesus. In this portrait he does not tell the story of ‘Jesus the son of God’ but of a man going through a difficult time of testing both physically and spiritually. The portrait also referred to as ‘Christ in
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