The Spanish Christ Baltasar Espinosa is Borges "Spanish Christ." The Gospel of Mark written by Jorge Luis Borges‚ is ironically connected to the life of our Christ. There are many cosmic ironies in this portrayal being made through Espinosa. The ripe age of 33; a beard; the eagerness to listen and obey; and the pet lamb are all ironic‚ seeing how they all relate and are some of the very same characteristics our Christ had. Espinosa a medical student‚ is traveling to La Colorada in Argentina
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Pre Existence of Christ Christ existed before his birth this was the pre-existence. This will always be a essential part of Christology in the sense that if Christ did not exist before the virgin birth‚ then what can we believe of the Bible? The Bible gives us up front statements concerning Christ’s pre-existence. These statements as one can see the meaning of the preexistence
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Sharon Ehret April 4th‚ 2011 McMurphy as a Christ Figure Christ comes from the name Yahweh which means God’s salvation and rescuer. Ken Kesey creates a character in his novel‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ that represents a figure like Christ that rescues and saves the patients at the ward. Randall Patrick McMurphy‚ the protagonist in the novel‚ takes on the role as the rescuer and saver. The novel mirrors Christ’s life through McMurphy’s life at the ward. There are four main events in
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The Last Temptation of Christ and The Passion of the Christ In the movies‚ The Last Temptation of Christ and The Passion of the Christ‚ they both portrayed a different view of what Christ went through leading up to and including his crucifixion. The Last Temptation of Christ is a controversial adaption of Christ’s crucifixion based on a fictional book of the same name by Nikos Kazantzakis. The director‚ Scorsese‚ uses an alternate version that places more emphasis on the human being and earthly
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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ No other event in history has been the object of as much scrutiny and criticism as the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Christ is the basis upon which all Christianity stands. If the resurrection never happened‚ then there would be no Christianity‚ as the Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:14‚ "And if Christ has not been raised‚ our preaching is useless and so is your faith." This is why opponents of the Christian faith have tried to attempt
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The Passion of The Christ A Case Study Analysis Submitted by: Group E1‚ Section 1 Problem Statement Newmarket Films‚ an independent U.S movie studio‚ has signed onto distribute “The Passion of The Christ”‚ a movie slated for release in 2004. Icon Productions has been able to generate interest among a certain section using pre-screening campaigns. Christian Special-Interest groups have taken an active interest in the promotion of the movie. Dedicated websites are trying to promote the movie
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THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Deborah Rurisa Dec 17‚ 2014 Entering the kingdom of God is not easy‚ the Kingdom of God is only reserved for the humble and the righteous . There are different facts about the kingdom of heaven that people fail to understand ‚ and it’s our job as Christians to tell others about the kingdom of God . Joe Dasin‚ a 1900 famous french singer always said‚ “on iras tous au paradis ”‚ which basically means we will all go to paradise whether we do good or
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Interpreters March 6‚ 2014 Jason Smith - Instructor The Kingdom of God Essay In the following essay we will look at the Kingdom of God in the parables in the book of Luke. Then we will compare it to the teaching of the Kingdom in the Sermon on the Mount that is found in the book of Matthew chapters 5-7. Now in order to fully understand the parables that are found in the book of Luke we must first know what the “Kingdom of God” is. The “Kingdom” is not a real physical place but in the time of Jesus
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The Christ in the Old Testament The Old Testament was like a world where God would unexpectedly appear to humans and interact with His creations. The main reasons for this particular action was to inform that person of what He was about to do. God would also use his appearances as a way to to strengthen and encourage his people. In this world‚ where God sneaks down to conform into the physical form of a human‚ was for the purpose so that His creations would be more easily able to relate to Him
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I recently read a book called case for Christ. This book explores a skeptic’s journey on finding the truth. Lee strobe goes on a journey to find the truth because of his wife becoming Christian. Lee travels around to find the world most respected professors in attempt to prove Christianity wrong. Lee goes on a twenty one month journey and goes through many interviews. He asked questions about the reliability of the gospels‚ the resurrection‚ Jesus’s mentality and if he knew that was the son of God
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