...The Last Supper As a child whenever I would visit my grandfather’s house there would always be a picture of The Last Supper. In fact he had two, one was in the dining room and the other was hung in the family room. He considered himself a very religious man and believed every family should have one because it symbolized faith and unity within the family. Up until recently I believe the painting was an recreated image of Jesus and his disciples of what the painter felt they should look like and not actual members of the Da Vinci family posing for a photo. Some images shows Jesus with his head bowed slightly while his eyes appear to be close as if he’s blessing the food. Growing up as a child it was taught that everyone sat and ate dinner at the same time and my father gave grace. Even as an adult, whenever I attend family gatherings whether it’s cook-outs, family reunion, birthday parties or dinner at home we all sit to a table and someone blesses the food. I believe that giving thanks or grace as some call it is a simple act of appreciation to God for being the source of all we have, including our food. This is a tradition I follow as a Christian because it was instill in me when I was young and I’m instilling it in my children. The significance of coming together at mealtime shows a sense of unity within the family, every one being of one accord. I believe civilization was created around the dinner table even the Pilgrims and Indians put aside their difference for a Thanksgiving...
Words: 281 - Pages: 2
...SYNOPSIS OF THE LAST SUPPER ACCOUNTS Student’s Name Date In the New Testament, the Last Supper refers to the last meal that Jesus shared with his disciples on the night of his betrayal. This last meal mentioned in different terms in different texts. These terms include the Lord's Supper, Eucharist, communion and mass. The last supper serves as an encouragement and a unifying factor to Christians. It binds them in fellowship of love, trust and mutual acceptance. Sharing of the last supper is one of the orders that Jesus gave to his church. It is ideally Christian’s remembrance of Jesus, acknowledgement of his presence, confident hope in his second coming, fellowship with him and his people, self-examination, thanksgiving and gratitude. 1This paper explores the last supper event as presented by the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and 1st Corinthians. Historical Background of the Last Supper The last supper concept dates back to the early times in the Old Testament where Jews used to celebrate the Passover. The Passover ritual entailed an opening course where the paterfamilias spoke a blessing over the first cup of wine. The preliminary dish comprised green herbs, bitter herbs and a sauce made...
Words: 2341 - Pages: 10
...the painting of the last supper by Leonardo Da Vinci is considered one of the world’s greatest paintings. it was considered famous because of the special technique that was used to create it. In this painting of “the last supper” Leonardo Da vinci prefered not to use traditional water colors, instead he used oil paint on dry plaster. The last supper was painted in the 15th century, and it’s an example of the artists innovative spirit. The painting depicts Jesus sharing his last meal with his disciples about to tell everyone that someone at that table will soon betray him. Around the time period when the last supper was created, perspective played a big role in society. Perspective helped artists gain a better understanding about art and how they can improve on it. Leonardo created perspective specifically for that art piece. Da Vinci’s fresco inspired numerous renaissance artists and baroque painters. Fresco is a technique for painting on walls, made popular during the renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy. Born out of wedlock.Leonardo da Vinci was concerned with the laws of science and nature, which greatly informed his work as a painter, sculptor, inventor and craftsmen. At the age of 14, da Vinci began apprenticing with the artist Verrocchio. For six years, he learned a wide breadth of technical skills, including metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing and sculpting. By the age of 20, he had qualified as a master artist in the...
Words: 305 - Pages: 2
...7. Essay The Lord’s Supper is a doctrine of grace. If Jesus’ body and blood was not sacrificed for us then we would not have hope for forgiveness and we would be doomed to eternal damnation. However, since we have been blessed with the gift of forgiveness and Jesus offered himself up on the cross for us we have hope. We remember Christ’s sacrifice during church services on Sundays when we celebrate Holy Communion. While The Lord’s Supper is one of the key doctrines of Christianity there are many questions and arguments that arise when discussing the Eucharist. Issues such as the validity of the elements actually being Christ’s body and blood, what elements to use, the debate of open verse closed Communion and various adiaphora topics arise when The Lord’s Supper is discussed. Admittedly I was not very well informed in regards to such issues until this class. However the unit on this doctrine was able to illuminate these issues and give a solid scriptural foundation for answering certain questions in regards to The Lord’s Supper. One of the largest sources of controversy when discussing the Eucharist is the issue of the elements truly being Jesus’ body and blood. This idea is almost an assault on human logic. How can something that is seemingly bread and seemingly wine be blood and flesh? The answer to this enigma is simple and one would not have to look further than the Gospel. Jesus said himself in Mark 14, “Take it; this is my body” when referring to the bread and then later...
Words: 2200 - Pages: 9
...The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most famous works of art in the world. This painting represents the religious ceremony with Jesus Christ and his 12 disciples. This is the last meal that was shared between him and his disciples before his arrest and his untimely crucifixion. Leonardo was commissioned to execute the painting in the Dominican monastery of this Church by Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist, architect, author, engineer, inventor, and humanist. He was born in 1452 near Vinci in Italy, and died in Amboise, near Tours France in 1519. The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa are his most famous works of art. Although it took a little over three years to complete, da Vinci did not actually work on it continuously. No one knows the exact date of commencement due to lost and unreliable record-keeping but it is said to be started in 1494 and completed sometime in 1498. There is a misconception that The Last Supper is a large fresco style painting but it is not. Fresco is the Italian word for fresh, and that's because painters do fresco painting on fresh, wet plaster walls. That way the colors really sink in to the plaster, and you get a glowing kind of color that is very different from what you would get if you just painted on top of the dry plaster. But da Vinci worked on this for over a year so the wet plaster would not be wet for long which would not allow this work to be done the way it was meant to be. The technique...
Words: 629 - Pages: 3
... he returns to Japan. In the car ride home, his father tells him the circumcisions of his mother’s dead and the story of how a man in the company killed him self. When they come home, they go to the tearoom and waits for his sister, Kikuko to come home from her university. Kikuko is happy to see her brother, but becomes very nervous around their father, and answers all questions with short answers. The father starts making the Supper while Kikuko and the boy goes out to the garden and down to the well. Here they talk about thow Kikuko has a boyfriend that want’s to go to America, but she isn’t sure if she should go with him or not. They also talk about how Watanabe killed him self, and his whole family. They go back into the house and the father tells Kikuko to make supper, while he shows the house to the boy. While showing him the house, the father keeps on saying that his sister is a good girl, and he can come back and live in the house. At the supper they eat fish, and the boy sees a picture of his mother, but doesn’t recognize her. After the supper Kikuko makes them a pot of tea, while the father and his boy goes into the tearoom. Here they talk about how he can come live in the house, and that the father is sure that his son will return to America. The father also says that the mothers dead wasn’t a coincidence, she died because she had many disappointments and...
Words: 354 - Pages: 2
...The Christian faith practices a tradition of Holy Communion or Eucharist. Communion is a ceremony where church members eat bread and drink wine in an intimate encounter with Christ. A reenactment of the biblical Last Supper, the church attempts to partake spiritually of the Lord, fellowship with believers, remember his mercy for salvation, and anticipate his second coming. Text The Baptist church refers to the Holy Bible for guidance on spiritual matters. Communion references are found in many New Testament books, including Corinthians, Matthew, John, Psalms, and Ephesians. Communion is a symbolic act of obedience memorializing Jesus’ death and a reminder of his return. Breaking of the bread resembles the Lord’s body broken and sacrificed for the forgiveness of sins (1Cor 11:24). Drinking of wine signifies the Lord’s blood, shed for atonement (1Cor 10:16). Teaching The Last Supper is a major event in Jesus’ earthly life. It is the last dinner the Jesus had with his 12 disciples. During this meal Jesus predicts his suffering and crucifixion. He provides followers with symbols of remembrance of his sacrifice; the bread and wine as his body and blood. Jesus describes principals for a Christian life and hope of his return for his people. The Last Supper took place the evening of the Jewish Passover. During Passover God freed Jews from slavery in Egypt and protected them from a plague that killed the first born sons of anyone that did not follow God’s instruction. ...
Words: 890 - Pages: 4
...The light entering the room from the open door creates a cross-shape[9], thus combing two common symbols that earlier painters used to represent the Divine- light and the cross. This presents a subtle difference between contemporary and previous artists, in the way that they choose to represent God: current painters encourage the viewer to think more about the painting to see the image of God, whereas older artists explicitly show God in some form. In The Supper at Emmaus[9], Richards has positioned Christ in line with the open doorway to make it look as though he is on the cross, with the disciples looking at Him. The yellow and blue colours that are used echo the gold and lapis lazuli that were employed in The Wilton Diptych[2] and other older works, showing that although the content and symbolism of contemporary Christian art has changed, the process and message that the artists are trying to get across have remained as they...
Words: 1403 - Pages: 6
...A Family Supper by Kazuo Ishiguro Setting The story takes place at the narrators fathers house (the old family house I guess) in Kamakuro district in Tokyo, Japan. There is also a conversation between the narrator and his dad while the drive from the airport to his house. In the beginning they are sitting inside in the tearoom. Later the narrator and his sister, Kikoku, take a walk around the compound. They spend some time at the well. Later the father and narrator take a walk around the house. They all eat together in the dinning room. The atmosphere is tense. You feel that the relation between the father and his children is not the best and certainly they don’t feel comfortable around him. The tension between the narrator and his sister is much more relaxed but only when the father is not around. Environment: It seems like the family is well educated and doing fairly well – high social status. The father has been doing serious business but his firm went down. He still has a very big house so he must still be affluent. The narrator has been living in America and the sister is about to finish her studies. All have a high level of education. It’s also mentioned that the family have some samurai blood in their veins. The father is proud about that fact. The story takes place in the old family house and Kikuko and the narrator haven’t been there for long. It seems like they didn’t want to go there before now when their mom died. That setting creates an atmosphere...
Words: 911 - Pages: 4
...Numerology & Symmetry In Christian scripture, the number 7 has been associated with divine or ‘spiritual perfection’ (Bullinger, 139) or completeness, which is evident in the symmetry of Henryson’s fables. In the Book Of Genesis, God spends six days creating earth and heaven, leaving the seventh day as a rest day (2:2-3). Therefore, God is represented by the number 7. Furthermore, God created man on the sixth day (1:26-7). This symbolises man and that he is one step away from God, but can never be equal to him. The most identifiable visual representation of the divine being associated with the number 7 is in Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. Here, Christ is depicted in the centre of the painting with 6 Disciples either side. Divinity, perfection...
Words: 1034 - Pages: 5
...Jinyang Sui UCOR 2100 Chapter 9 Abstract 2016/4/24 Abstract: Facing Death Thesis: “How did Jesus face and understand death when it closed in on him? Did he interpret his death in advance as the climax of his mission? Or did he experience panic and even succumb to the fear that ‘all might come to nothing’? We can glean some answers by taking matters in stages,” (147). I think this is the thesis because this chapter states how Jesus appear to have understood his death by exploring different “stages”. In each section, O’ Collins compares the differences in each Gospel and states his own points about each “state” in Jesus’ death. Methodology: Source: Mark, Luke, Isaiah, John, Matthew, Acts, the beatitude and the Lord’s Prayer, Paul, Exodus, Psalms, Wisdom, Maccabees, S. McKnight, R. Bauckham, Martin Hengel and M. Bockmuehl. Audience: In this chapter, O’Collins does not state what the audience is. It seems that the audience should be all religious followers. Argument and Summary of Main Points: What Jesus Said of Himself In this section, O’ Collins states that the Parable of the Vineyard and the Tenants (Mark 12”1-12) is the only parable in which Jesus spoke clearly about his own mission. In the parable, the vineyard owner is God, and the tenant farmers are the leaders of Israel, and the servants who try to collect the owner’s share in the produce are the prophets. However, the farmers mistreat these agents of the owner, and even kill some of them. Finally...
Words: 1527 - Pages: 7
...WHAT IS A MEAL? Meal is the food eaten or prepared for eating at one time. *WHAT IS THE LAST SUPPER? The Last Supper was a gathering for Christ to fellowship with His disciples one last time prior to His arrest and crucifixion about 2,000 years ago. After the Last Supper, Jesus Christ willfully and obediently allowed himself to be brutally sacrificed on a wooden cross. He did this to reconcile each of us to God by paying the debt of our sins, which we could never do on our own power. In return, Jesus makes a simple request, remember this act of love He performed on our behalf. Jesus Christ did not have to die for us. He did, however, because He values every life on earth and wants to see each of us sitting at His dining table someday in heaven. *WHAT IS HOLY COMMUNION? Holy Communion is the receiving of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. > Just as it is necessary to nourish our bodies with material food, so also it is necessary to nourish our souls with spiritual food. Our Divine Savior so loved us that He gave us Himself in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist; He gave us His own body and blood as food for our souls. *WHAT ARE THE CHIEF EFFECTS OF RECEIVING A WORTHY COMMUNION? The chief effects of a worthy Holy Communion are: 1.) A closer union with Our Lord and a more fervent love of God and of our neighbor; 2.) An increase of sanctifying grace; 3.) Preservation from mortal sin the and remission of venial sin; 4.) The lessening of our inclinations...
Words: 457 - Pages: 2
...significance to how we are. Amongst most (if not all) Christian based religions, the first communion was held by Jesus at around 33 A.D. as recorded in Matthew 26:17-30. Upon Jesus’s arrival to Jerusalem, Passover was to commence, which is a Jewish holiday. To celebrate Passover, Jesus has his disciples go to a certain man’s house and have it prepared for them. On this night, a few hours before Jesus’s death, Jesus shares a meal with them. After they were finished, Jesus tells his disciples that one of them will betray him. After this, Jesus takes a loaf of bread and a cup of wine and gives it to his disciples, telling them of the symbolic meaning and importance behind the bread and the wine. This event in history would be known as the Last Supper and the first ever communion. To understand communion, one must first understand who Jesus is to the Christian culture. According to the bible, Jesus, who is the Son of God, came to earth as a man for two reasons. One was to show mankind what it look like to be one that actively pursues God. The other reason was to die for the...
Words: 499 - Pages: 2
...October 6, 2011 THL 101.03: Fr. Trueman Word Study: Life (Jn 10,10) In the Gospel of John, there are various uses of the word "life" that pose different meanings. The three main points that John states about life is: Eternal life, the bread of life, and the sacrifice Jesus made in which we, as sinners, need to be obedient and follow his commands so we can be saved. One nuance according to eternal life is, "he who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal," Jn 12:25. A verse that relates to the bread of life is, "I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh," Jn 6:51. Another nuance of "life" that is used in this Gospel is, "He who believes in the Son has eternal life but he who does not obey the Son will not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him" Jn 3:36. These being the main shades of meaning in the Gospel of John there are others as well. In John, "life" is used forty-five times in order to depict the each and every meaning the way life is being described as. People who are doing good things in their life believe we're living the perfect life. However, they're mistaken because there is so much more meaning to it. We need to learn to be good in this world to be accepted into the kingdom of heaven, which is what our Savior, Jesus Christ, promised us. Living on earth is like a practice...
Words: 701 - Pages: 3
...[pic] COVER LETTER OPENING PARAGRAPH SUGGESTIONS ABC Company’s extensive list of products and growth potential are attractive to me as I seek a position in the area of technical sales. I will be graduating from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse in May with a degree in marketing and am very interested in pursuing sales opportunities with your organization. Please consider me as an applicant for your Financial Development program. I recently talked with your representative John Smith at the UW-L Career Expo. John reviewed my resume and provided me with excellent information on the program. We both agreed the program would fit well with my career goals and he encouraged me to apply. I believe I am an excellent candidate for the position of Assistant Human Resource Manager available at your organization. Please accept the enclosed resume as application for the position. Please accept this letter as application for your summer Direct Marketing internship. With a major in marketing and a minor in communication studies, I have acquired the knowledge necessary to be successful in the position. Please consider me as an applicant for your summer Finance Internship position. I will be available for a full-time position beginning May ___ and continuing through August __. I learned of the position from Dr. _____, a UW-L finance faculty member. Dr. _____ felt I would be a strong candidate for the position and encouraged me to apply. Please consider me...
Words: 1685 - Pages: 7
