Essays Tagged: "gospels"

Gospel Of John

I see the teachings and sayings of Jesus Christ, where those words are less frequent in the earlier gospels. The Jesus in the Gospel of John is the one I am used to, giving a point of view that is my ... n the Gospel of John is the one I am used to, giving a point of view that is my favorite of all the gospels.Part of the symbolism in this book starts in John 1:29 when Jesus is referred to as the "Lam ...

(3 pages) 103 0 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Book: Historical Jesus - The essay states all the important facts of the book.

One of the most interesting aspects of this lecture was the fact that the gospels can be broken down into three distinct layers; one being what Jesus actually said and was di ...

(1 pages) 85 1 2.6 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Comparing Buddha and Jesus' lives and Ideas.

each other in different parts of the world could have had such similar experiences and thoughts.The Gospels according to Mark, Luke, John, and Matthew seem to be the only reliable sources on the life ... g to Mark, Luke, John, and Matthew seem to be the only reliable sources on the life of Jesus. These Gospels are part of the New Testament, which were written at the end of the first century. In additi ...

(5 pages) 105 2 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Buddhism

Elvis presey.

help supporthis family. He graduated form Humes high school June 3rd 1953.Elvis frequently went to gospels, and from that he absorbed R&B into his music.1954 Elvis began his career with Sun Recor ... help supporthis family. He graduated form Humes high school June 3rd 1953.Elvis frequently went to gospels, and from that he absorbed R&B into his music.1954 Elvis began his career with Sun Recor ...

(2 pages) 59 0 3.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Islam and Christianity: A comparison of these 2 Religions.

of Angels. Both Holy Scriptures recognizes the existence of Gabriel and Michael. The psalms and the gospels are in both Christian and Muslim Holy scriptures, but each has different meanings and applic ...

(2 pages) 132 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam

Analysis of St. Mark: Chapter 4:35-41 and insight on the authour Mark.

en more distinctly as the mighty Worker. A very interesting thing seen in Mark that is not in other Gospels is that Jesus asks those who he came in contact with Him not to tell anyone of what they hav ...

(3 pages) 49 0 3.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Essay Selections from Milton's Parradise Lost Wrote this a while ago. May still be helpful.

, the former on theBook of Revelation and of various prophets and latter on that of Genesis and the Gospels.Both of these passages, as knows almost anybody familiar with English literature, dealwith t ...

(4 pages) 42 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

Martin Luther's Struggle for Perfection in John Osborne's Luther

rrogance. "I beg you, Martin, not to believe that you, and you alone, understand the meaning of the Gospels. Don't rate your own opinion so highly, so far beyond that of many other sincere and eminent ...

(3 pages) 30 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

This essay is about Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ. I review the movie and see if Mel Gibson's directing efforts paid off like he wanted it to.

It is not history and not drama, though it has elements of both. It is not a full retelling of the Gospels or of the life of Jesus. It is a personal and spiritual statement about the view that the su ... her. For that reason, the movie will be most appreciated by those who are already familiar with the Gospels or as a starting point for those who want to learn more.Some of the scenes are particularly ...

(5 pages) 183 1 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ

red the hearts of believers and non-believers.The movie, chronologically, is a harmonization of the gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. You could even say that the movie is sort of like a fifth gos ... he story that Mel Gibson tells is most similar to the book of Matthew. Matthew is one of the longer gospels that gives more room for details. Because of this, it is assumed that the movie was based mo ...

(5 pages) 242 4 4.9 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Is Erasmus a Faithful Roman Catholic of his days based on the reading of The Praise of Folly?, and include a statement as to what you mean by "Faithful".

Catholic one must follow every law that the Church has put in effect, live a life according to the Gospels, and commit good deeds as often as one can. A contrary view of this would be if one believed ... y view of this would be if one believed that Jesus Christ is your savior and lived according to the Gospels, but found that the Church itself has made some errors and feel that you do not have to live ...

(5 pages) 29 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A Brief Discussion and Review of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Jesus Christ Super Star'

musical movie. The play follows the events of the last few years of Jesus' life, as written in the gospels. For the most part, the movie faithfully follows the play and history.In the beginning, one ...

(2 pages) 34 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Galatians Assessment

on necessary for Gentiles who didn't become Jewish before they turned Christian? And is there other Gospels that we can live by?As Paul was in a very bad mood his answers to these questions were very ... to become Jewish before they can become Christian or had to be circumcised as it is not part of the Gospels and if they did God would not love then any more that someone who didn't.Paul was deeply off ...

(1 pages) 19 0 0.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Dilsey's Easter Conversion in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury

earse episodes from the last days of Jesus's life. The four sections of the novel form four Compson gospels, which like the biblical originals develop and expand the story they retell. These parallels ...

(12 pages) 33 0 2.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Birth of Christianity

arded tomb. Three days later, some women went to visit the body only to discover an empty tomb. The gospels go on to describe numerous reports of appearances of the risen Christ to various disciples. ... h would be for the forgiveness of man's sins. Perhaps the most astounding chronicle from The Gospels was the resurrection. It is told that Jesus was crucified, confirmed dead, and three days la ...

(2 pages) 51 2 4.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Waiting for godot

adimir mentions the two thieves who were crucified next to Christ. He asks Estragon if he knows the Gospels. Estragon gives a short description of the maps of the Holy Land at which point Vladimir tel ...

(7 pages) 56 0 4.3 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Mary in the Life of Jesus.

oncepts illustrated are: 1) Servitude (Luke 1:38.) Here Mary states, "I am the LORD's servant." The gospels make clear that Jesus took the same attitude. 2) Humbling the prideful and exalting the lowl ... ates the notion of the prideful being humbled and the lowly being exalted repeatedly throughout the Gospels, most clearly in his open rebuke of Pharisees, scribes and teachers of the law. This party w ...

(4 pages) 25 0 0.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

The Gospels.

ntains more than sixty-two references to the Old Testament, which has more allusions than the other Gospels.Author: Matthew was the author of this book, who was a tax collector and one of the disciple ... ok, Mark emphasizes Jesus' actions more than His teaching. This is the shortest book out of all the Gospels. Some say the way he wrote this book more like a story than a theology, however this book ce ...

(4 pages) 91 0 4.3 Nov/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Research the four symbols that are traditional for the four evangelists. Explain in written form why you think each symbol reflects the work of the corresponding evangelist.

This essay gives a short history of the symbols associated with, and their relationship to theGospels. Images of the Evangelistic symbols over the centuries are included as they have been very i ... important for communicating Christian ideas over the centuries.The four symbols associated with the gospels are from the Old Testament;Eze 1:10: As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face o ...

(4 pages) 18 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Emotions

astes has similar emotional overtones. Christ himselfexperienced the full range of emotions, as the Gospels clearly indicate..." Thus,we ourselves as mere humans should expect no less as we move throu ...

(5 pages) 153 0 4.2 Sep/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology