Essays Tagged: "Christ"

"The Allegory of the Cave", a description of the story and a different point of view on it

the Cave is to give an example of the way that we all live our lives. Except for a chosen few like Christ, Gandhi and maybe even Socrates, no one is really enlighten, or has seen what life is all abo ... people are looked down upon for not conforming or for trying to poison the minds of others. Look at Christ, he was crucified for trying to teach as was Socrates. The main point of the Allegory is to i ...

(3 pages) 257 1 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

after reading One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest, the relationship of the charictor McMurphy in a dispute with a nurse and our lives to problems we face

Mcmurphy gaining friends around himand when he has made all his friends he is shown to be the false Christ with hisdisciple. McMurphey is shown to be Jesus through his analytical movements.As I had sa ... ere his body washis tool and used it to his advantage.All through our church life we read about how Christ lived a poorscavenging life, walking around with bare feet and a cloak. Mcmurphy ofcourse did ...

(4 pages) 74 0 5.0 Jul/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

In 1 Corinthians 1, what are the main emphases of Paul's theology?

such as Apollos, Cephas and himself. Apart from this, some were boasting they belonged directly to Christ imagining they had received a direct personal revelation from Him and therefore independent o ... om Him and therefore independent of any other human authority. Similar troubles have echoed through Christian communities down the centuries, so Paul's message is as relevant now as it was then. It i ...

(3 pages) 68 0 2.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

"An absolutely ordinary raibow" by Les Murray

s of poetry 2nd edition". The hero's normality is shown in the juxstapositioning of the allusion to Christ and supernatural beings through symbols which they are renowned for "some will say a halo or ...

(4 pages) 35 0 5.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Analysis and interpretation of the artwork of Durer and Grunewald.

rplate engraving to great perfection.In "The Festival of the Rosary", painted in Venice along with "Christ on the Cross" and "Adam and Eve", his influence from Italian colorists can be seen. During th ... the "Head of an Old Man" in the Albertina. After his return to Nuremberg, Durer painted a "Head of Christ", and portraits of Pinkheimer, Erasmus, and Holzschuher. His last work of importance was the ...

(5 pages) 79 0 4.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

1 Corinthian 15

orinth was a highly urbanized and religiously diverse city, which made it very helpful to the early Christian movement. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, he was answered numerous questions and d ... -22); to curbing the acceptance of sexual immorality (vv. 5:1-13); to abstaining from taking fellow Christians to court (vv. 6:12-20); to answering the question on the acceptability of eating meat beg ...

(10 pages) 44 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Africa: CTBC

several characters and episodes are reminiscent of stories from the New Testament and teachings of Christ. Thus, Alan Paton, as a reformer and the author of "Cry, the Beloved Country", gives the peop ... of "Cry, the Beloved Country", gives the people of South Africa a new, modern Bible, where he, like Christ, teaches to "love thy brother as yourself" in order to help whites and blacks overcome the fe ...

(7 pages) 39 1 3.9 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

Altarpiece with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin

wooden panel, "The Annunciation to the Virgin," "The Adoration of the Kings," and "The Ascension of Christ" can be found. In the center of the wooden panel, "The Death of the Virgin" and "The Virgin a ... d by a beautiful gold molding. To the right, "The Adoration of the Shepherds," "The Resurrection of Christ," and "The Pentecost" finish 2/3 of the painting. The bottom of the artwork consists of 9 sma ...

(2 pages) 66 1 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

The will

ly provocative and volatile subject is that in the past fifty years it lost its respectability with Christians in certain groups. Evidence surfaces most clearly in the realm of prayer and requests mad ... Evidence surfaces most clearly in the realm of prayer and requests made to God to believe that many Christians no longer depend upon God's will. Through new incarnations of old, ludicrous doctrine, it ...

(3 pages) 13 0 3.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

1 Thessalonians. What can we discover from the letter about the circumstances in which it was written, the Thessalonians concerns and how Paul addressed them.

the pharisaic party, educated in Jerusalem to be a rabbi, so zealous for the law that he persecuted Christians relentlessly until; on the road to Damascus he had an encounter with the lord Jesus, was ... E. ' that he wrote the first letter to the Thessalonians from the city of Corinth. It is the oldest Christian writing in existence today and gives us a glimpse into the very beginnings of Christianity ...

(6 pages) 44 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Abba Essay: Why did jesus call God "Abba"? What signififigance does this have?

us calls God dad, he is getting on a personal level with God, something none of us could do without Christ's help. Because of this, we don't have to lower ourselves as much with God, because since Jes ...

(1 pages) 2260 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

1 Peter 3: 1 - 7 Analysis

ions from this passage. First, it is clear, he says, that 1 Peter is addressed to a largely Gentile Christian audience. Their earlier state was ignorance, and they had futile ways inherited from their ... h time in doing what the Gentiles do. Second, while it is clear that the wives in 1 Peter 3:1-6 are Christians, this is not evident regarding their husbands, who appear to be a separate group from the ...

(4 pages) 20 1 3.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

American History X

the main character Derek Vinyard has a tattoo that says D.O.C on his arm, which means Disciples of Christ. Many of these groups use religion as a cover up for the violent crimes that they commit. How ... for the violent crimes that they commit. How can they say that they do these things in the name of Christ? Not a single religion condones violence of any nature. To say that they are acting out these ...

(3 pages) 1546 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Adoration of the Magi One piece of art work,

g painting.Many people are familiar with the story of the Nativity scene where the Magi were led to Christ by the guiding angel. In Orley's painting, The Adoration of the Magi the nativity scene is th ... baby Jesus naked on her lap. There is a group of people including the Magi, gathered around her and Christ, but they do not appear to me paying attention to her. The three Magi are usually known as Ca ...

(7 pages) 11 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

The Adoration of the Magi One piece of art work,

g painting.Many people are familiar with the story of the Nativity scene where the Magi were led to Christ by the guiding angel. In Orley's painting, The Adoration of the Magi the nativity scene is th ... baby Jesus naked on her lap. There is a group of people including the Magi, gathered around her and Christ, but they do not appear to me paying attention to her. The three Magi are usually known as Ca ...

(7 pages) 3000 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Adoration of the Magi

his narrative imagery is commonly shared within all versions. The emphasis surrounds the baby Jesus Christ who is depicted as royalty and one with high power, but this representation is debatable. The ... ictorial that depicts natural and supernatural forms with the focus on the birth of the young Jesus Christ. This painting is divided chronologically in two stages with the upper and lower half section ...

(5 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

The Affects of the Ancient Patriarchal Societies and its Influences on the Bible and the Creation of Feminist Theology

ment against women becoming ordained is that priests are believed to bare a physical resemblance to Christ because according to the Roman Catholic religion the priests represent Christ. People who sup ... esent Christ. People who support the ordainment of women use the phrase 'the natural resemblance to Christ' instead of saying 'the physical resemblance' and take it to mean more than just appearance t ...

(8 pages) 2 0 0.0 Apr/2013

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Portraits of Jesus Book Review

ew Testament by the many different authors. This book gives priority to the life and times of Jesus Christ and how He should be the example of the way in which we live our lives. The authors of the Ne ... aining the different perspective of the different authors of the New Testament. They each see Jesus Christ differently. Mark sees Jesus as the hidden and suffering Son of God. He saw how Jesus was not ...

(4 pages) 10 0 0.0 Oct/2013

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

My beautiful man

rly.When I was 2nd year high school, my cousin joined me in a youth camp called YFC or Youth For Christ.

(1 pages) 0 0 0.0 Oct/2013

Subjects: Art Essays