...true prophesied Messiah for the Jewish people. Luke Luke is that of the gospel genre. Luke is known for being one of the most beautiful books of the Bible. The book of Luke compares Jesus to that of the gospels. His accounts start with a brief insight to the parents of Jesus, the birth of His cousin, and John the Baptist. Luke also records the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, where the birth of Jesus took place, and a genealogical record of Jesus through His mother, Mary. Luke also records some of the more narrative stories of Jesus, displaying His love and compassion for forgiveness, such as The Prodigal Son, The Rich Man and Lazarus, and The Good Samaritan. When Jesus was thirty he was baptized by John. During the last supper Jesus tells peter he will deny knowing him three times. Jesus prays at the Mount of Olives and then is arrested. Peter did deny Jesus three times, and Jesus is taken before Pilate and Herod. Acts The Book of Acts is of narrative and gospel genre. The book begins with a recount of Jesus’ life right...
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...7 BARTIMAEUS (Mark 10:46-52) The story of Bartimaeus is an experience of the healing power of faith that leads to discipleship. It begins in identification with the humiliation of a blind beggar sitting in the dust. It ends with his sight restored as he follows Jesus on the way up to Jerusalem. In a unique way, this story concretizes the power of the faith of persons who are oppressed by physical or mental handicaps, patriarchal social structures, racial discrimination, and economic systems over which they have no control. It is an invitation to allow our own personal and communal humiliation to be seen in the context of Bartimaeus's faith in Jesus as the Christ. The Story And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" And many rebuked him, telling him to shut up. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" And Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; rise, he is calling you." And throwing off his mantle he sprang up and came to Jesus. And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Master, let me receive my sight." And Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight...
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...There is a lot of significance surrounding Paul’s sea voyage and the events that happened in Malta. The last 2 chapters of Acts record the fulfilment of Paul’s great ambition to go to Rome. Ever since the purpose of going to Rome had been planted in Paul’s mind by the Holy Spirit, his plans had been formulated with that goal in view. He had been confronted with one crisis after another, but he had divine assurance that Rome would be reached. The final stage of this journey takes Paul on an eventful, dangerous and exciting sea journey. Marshall Points out that in proportion to the book as a whole, the length of the narrative describing Paul’s sea journey to Rome is remarkable. Paul was sent to Rome along with other prisoners in the custody of a centurion called Julius. He probably took enough troops with him to guard the prisoners, or even kill them if necessary. As a Roman Citizen Paul had greater privileges than the other prisoners. It is also clear that Julius liked Paul and treated him with respect. Aristarchus of Thessalonica is mentioned as a fellow passenger. He too was on his way to trial. The narrative changes from third person to first suggesting that Luke was on board with Paul. Some scholars suggest that he may have signed up to be the ships doctor. It was not a direct journey to Italy. Passengers could travel as far as a ship was going was going in their direction, disembark and then join on another ship whenever one was available. The first ship used sailed out of...
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...The Inquisition began in 1484 in Castile, headquartered in Aragon. Unlike other Inquisitions sanctioned by the Pope, the Spanish inquisition was unique, in that it was largely autonomous from Rome with its own set of rules and guidelines. Melammed argues that it functioned to protect a distinctive form of Spanish Christian culture . To protect this culture, the Inquisition originated with the idea of allowing a grace period for Converso’s who had relapsed back into Jewish practice; they could confess and be reconciled to the Church. The first confession would result in reconciliation, but a second relapse and attempted confession would normally result in the death penalty. During this time, witnesses also had the obligation to come forward and testify if they suspected Converso’s of transpiring with the Jews. The personal narratives of confessions from Converso’s and testimony from witnesses make up the majority of this...
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...levels (Biasin 127). Pirandello was fascinated by the Freudian psychology theory of the subconscious. He uses its principles to discuss human ignorance about identity. Psychological traits are of different levels. These levels could be similar or clash thus emphasizing the fluidity of identity (Gerald 30). Mattia, the lead character in the novel, is not satisfied with the relationship he has with himself. He takes advantage of an error of mistaken suicide to change his identity. Mattia changes his name to Meis Adriano and settles in Rome (Pirandello 66). He, however, gets tired of his new persona and decides to fake another suicide to return to his old life. The subconscious thoughts determine the actions we take and the traits we develop (Andrezej 42). Mattia is unable to adopt brand-new traits and finally goes back to his patriarchal self. Meis tries to be free from Mattia by “pushing his shadow under the footsteps of passersby” while living in Rome but to no avail (Pirandello 23). Tito Lenzi, an acquaintance of Meis, points out that there is no such thing as being independent because our conscience is not a fortress but a square open to others (Douglas 208). The creates the realism that it may be impossible to flee an identity and even hard to go to an old one. Anselmo Paleari, a character in the novel, uses the imagery of a lantern in our heads as a symbol of the human being’s limited perceptions (Caeser 5). This relativity of perception is tackled in a chronological and...
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...Discuss the social and historical context of the Italian neorealist movement, using two films as examples It may be purported that the socio-historical context of any given film inevitably bleeds through into the narrative, shaping multiple elements of its structure. It could be said that the Italian Neo-Realist movement juxtaposes the decay of a shattered nation with the disturbing beauty of destruction: transforming turmoil into art, encapsulated in De Sica's observation that the destruction of Italy was "beautiful for artists, but ugly for Italians". Neo-Realism follows the ordinary lives of the citizens of Italy, the mundane and the neglected; despite being a short-lived era, it is regarded as the 'golden age' of Italian cinema and continues...
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...Publius Ovidius Naso, commonly known as Ovid, was the creator of the highly recognized poem, entitled Metamorphoses. Additionally, he created several other pieces of literature, including Amores, Espistolae Heroidum and Epistulae ex Ponto. Ovid encountered many challenges while pursuing a career in poetry. Ovid’s journey in the goal of turning his passion to a profession resulted in harsh criticism by the nobles of Rome, as well as those closest to him. However, Ovid received recognition by many other individuals for his creativity. Unlike many poets of his time, Ovid took an imaginative route to writing, by bestowing the themes of his poems to changes in shape. Moreover, the poet had an alternative goal, as well. Ovid strived to depict new ideals regarding love and challenge those instilled by Emperor Augustus. Through this, Ovid’s legacy inspired storytelling during the Middle Ages, themes for painting and sculpting during the Renaissance, as well as creating a stepping stone to modern English literature. Through the criticism and negative judgment made against him, Ovid’s originality, especially regarding...
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...in 42 AD, and there was a 20-25 years gap between its publication and the publication of “Luke’s Gospel” and “The gospel according to Mark”. And than, another huge gap between the publication of those and finally “The Gospel of John” being published in 96 AD, so there was a 54 years interval between the publication of the 4 Gospels, and that fact shows that sometimes God likes to act in a way that takes time, seems unusual to human eyes, but in the end everything fits and make complete sense, because “The Gospels” are the foundation and most important books on the Bible until today. In the first part Black exposes that the Gospels are the most important part of the written tradition handed on by the twelve apostles by virtue of their personal knowledge of Jesus acquired during their instruction by Him in the course of His earthly...
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...Matthew The genre of this book is gospel. Some of the key themes and events include Matthew explaining the genealogy of Jesus and talking about the virgin birth. As previously stated, Matthew starts the book with discussing the genealogy of Jesus and retells of Jesus’ birth by quoting Isaiah 7:14. Farther along into the book King Herod orders all babies that are two and under in Bethlehem and vicinity to be killed causing the fulfillment of the prophecy of Jeremiah 31:15. Jesus escapes Egypt and returns to Nazareth were Jesus meets John the Baptist and gets baptized. After which Jesus began to preach about the kingdom of Heaven and how he came to fulfill the laws and not abolish them. In his preaching, Jesus uses Parables to teach the gospel and during his teachings, He is questioned by the authority. Matthew goes on to tell of Jesus’ crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection. Jesus gives his great commission by telling his disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations.” John The genre of this book is Gospel. Some of the key themes and events include John baptizing Jesus, and John trying to explain that Jesus is the Lamb of God. John opens with a description of the Word becoming flesh and denies being the Christ. Like stated in the key themes and events, John the Baptist declares that Jesus is the one that is the Lamb of God. John goes to describe that Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding. Later on, Jesus teaches the kingdom of God to Nicodemus, and John the...
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...Ancient civilizations would largely be a mystery without historical documents. These historical documents are important tools that can provide evidence regarding ancient civilizations and help us to understand values, ideas, and culture. I will review three focus documents the graffiti in Pompeii, Thucydides and his method of historical inquiry, and early Christian life. Each of the focus documents we reviewed this semester contained elements of ancient civilizations and our interpretation of the document furthered our knowledge and understanding of the civilizations. It is also important to observe historical documents as components to understanding contemporary life and how they can help you understand your own personal experiences and future...
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...because when I have dream and when I wake I have problems recalling my drams when I wake in the morning. Later in the article Lewis that “most people tend not to be in the habit of activating that power (to remember dreams). Unless dreams have significant meaning or arouse strong emotions, they have little immediate recall value and become cosigned to the waste bins of our memory.”(Pg289) If you think about this is significantly true it might not be to you but to me it is because all the dreams I remember are dreams that has great meaning or has some personal message connected to it. In the next part of the article Lewis starts talking about the cultures or dreams consciousness and memory. In this part Lewis talks about historic views of dreams by cultures. Most of these cultures we went over in class like the Babylon, Greece and rome. He talks about how some cultures view dreams as “providing enigmatic but translatable narratives for rational planning and positive living.”(pg290) another culture that used “temples dedicated to deities of healing as well as other powerful gods and goddesses”(pg290). With this I feel like u can take things in dreams and us the it to translate meaning and use for planning and positive living. I also feel like dreams can come from a...
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...This article was downloaded by: [Lahore University of Management Sciences] On: 02 May 2015, At: 09:58 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rana20 Understanding the influence of interpersonal relationships on identity and tourism travel Julia F. Hibbert a b a , Janet E. Dickinson & Susanna Curtin a a School of Tourism, Bournemouth University , Fern Barrow, Poole , BH12 5BB , United Kingdom b School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University , Kalmar , Sweden Published online: 25 Jan 2013. To cite this article: Julia F. Hibbert , Janet E. Dickinson & Susanna Curtin (2013) Understanding the influence of interpersonal relationships on identity and tourism travel, Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 24:1, 30-39, DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2012.762313 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2012.762313 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness...
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...characteristic in the manner that bilateral symmetry prevails, there are harmonious proportions, and how the lines work to keep the human figure compact. It is also characteristic of the Egyptian Old Kingdom style in the manner of how the portrait establishes a standard representation of Kingship and Queenship. They carry themselves as royalty, are wearing distinctive high status clothing (Headdresses, false beard), and the female’s “womanhood” is very apparent (swollen belly, full breasts, pubic triangle). 2. The Apoxyomenos (“The Scraper”) • Materials The Greek original of this piece was a bronze. Unfortunately, like many other pieces of the time, it was melted down. What we are seeing is the Roman marble copy. • Style-period and personal (Lysippus) The Apoxyomenos follows the Late Classical Style. Lysippus employed a new set of proportions and a heightened sense of realism. His point was to engage others in the piece and make use of real space. 3. The Augustus from Primaporta • Style-period The portrait of Augustus from Primaporta...
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...| The Evolution of Historiography in Greek Society | American Public University August 3, 2014 Rena Reynolds HIST501 Summer 2014 Although at first Greek historians had difficulties grasping the concepts of time and that ideas of the past could influence those of the present, through trial and error the development of Greek chronology help achieve the documentation of the Greek experience. Greek historians grew from works of fiction with some historical significance to the systematic study of people and culture as their society progressed through wars and cultural change. War is a universal experience which has occurred since the birth of the human race. It is also the muse of historians around the world. In early Greek society war provided a gateway to heroes, glory, and gods. The famous Trojan War described in Homer’s Iliad epic gave descriptions of Achilles, Hector, Paris and Helen of Troy which were intertwined with the gods Athena, Apollo and Hephaestus. Homer entertained the populace with the “actions of gods and the deed, passions, glories, and defeats of a few heroes,” but also cataloged a few historical significant items. Subsequent the Great Persian War (in 490 and 480/79 BC) inspired Herodotus in writing his Histories migrating from heroes and gods to a more common cultural history. His descriptions still held a dramatic flair which was pleasing to the populace but held a more chronological account of events. Following the Great Persian War was the Peloponnesian...
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...Ancient Egyptian song: “I Am Your Best Girl”, to the glorious Greek love poems of the beautiful Sappho, and the monotheistic Hebrews Song: “I Am the Rose of Sharon.” Over the course of thousands of years, each of these great civilizations had countless views on poetry; all represented inspiration to their own citizens to become successful in life’s endeavors. All forms of literature, art, scripts and artifacts had a wide effect on these societies. By comparing these key examples of poetry, matters of passion for personal integrity, search for eternal love, admiration for greater quality of life and powerful affection towards dear ones, can give us a better understanding towards the emotional and dignifying experiences each culture portrayed. In the first Love Song: “I Am Your Best Girl,” there are many contrasts between the authors theme of powerful affection towards a beloved and the authors self-definition of ones own society. To start, the author sets a personal tone of desire and devotion to ones beloved. She shows ones worth in the first few lines of a simile “I belong to you like an acre of land which I have planted,” here the poet doesn’t mind becoming a part of mans property, she is deeply devoted to him. Nevertheless, it can also bring meaning into a hard days work of maintaining the land and applying that to her relationship. A relationship to which she has put all her efforts into and her lover has done the same in the next few lines, by unearthing the distance...
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