...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...
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...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...
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...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...
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...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...
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...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...
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...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...
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...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...
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...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...
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...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...
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...Leonardo DaVinci’s (1452-1519) large mural made of oil and tempura on plaster in Italy in the middle 15th century (currently located in Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan), and is one of DaVinci’s most successful artwork. The scene as painted by Leonardo DaVinci represents the ‘Last Supper’ which Jesus ate with his twelve disciples (also known as the Twelve Apostles) where he announces that one of them will betray him. Due to many environmental factors and vandalism of the artwork, very little of the original work remains today. Despite many attempts taken to restore this piece, there have been no successful restorations to this day. From The Last Supper – one of the most successful artworks in the Italian High Renaissance- we can observe that...
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...The artistic work that I have chosen for this assignment is Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’. Created between 1495 and 1498, the Da Vinci painted the oil painting on the walls of Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan in Italy. The masterpiece depicts a scene from the Gospel of John, wherein Jesus is having his last supper with his 12 apostles and announces that he would be betrayed by one of them. The painting is considered to be one of the best specimens of Biblical art and the art inspired during the Italian High Renaissance. Among the few reasons that led me to choose this painting is the expressions of the characters depicted in the painting — be it Jesus or his 12 apostles— capturing a myriad of expressions that range from shock to...
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...Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo was an artist born in Italy 1942, he would be known as the “renaissance man” because he was skilled at many things such as sculpting, anatomy, engineering and painting. One of the paintings that he was most know for was Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” (1495- 1498) which should be a in a time capsule for future humanities students because of its unique style which would be fresco/ tempera on plaster, interpretation of the painting tells a story and because of how good the art piece was made and should be preserved Leonardo da Vinci was one of the biggest renaissance artist during his time. When Leonardo moved to Milan he worked for a man named Ludovico Sforza who was a son of a ruler of Milan. Leonardo da...
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...Da Vinci’s The Last Supper is yet another key component of the book and is the source of many of Dan Brown’s claims. One of the major issues with all of Brown’s claims about the painting is that Brown almost assumes that the painting is at least close to its original state, with only some portions being changed. Therefore, if relying solely on the information provided in the book, the claims make sense and don’t generally contradict each other. However, if the reader happens to have any basic knowledge of the painting, art history, preservation techniques, or conservation techniques, Brown’s claims start to lose a large amount of credibility. For instance, Brown briefly mentions in Chapter 55 that The Last Supper is a fresco. Frescoes are...
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...The Last Supper and The Book Of Genesis Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the most prominent men in history and was the creator of many new ideas. He created many works of art and invented many new technologies that would be considered extreme for the time period. One of the biggest works of art he completed was “The Last Supper”. This painting, done in fresco, plays a significant role in Christianity and depicts Jesus with his disciples. Along with “The Last Supper”, The Book of Genesis was produced to influence belief on a group of individuals. These works of art are cemented in history and can be connected to each other by their significant individual affects on human existence. “The Last Supper” and the creation story in The Book of Genesis are connected to one another by theology and both share themes such as creationism and humanism. To understand how these individual pieces of work are connected to each other, one must first breakdown why these works of art were created. The Last Supper is one of the most thought-provoking and controversial works of Leonardo da Vinci. It is a mural painting, which means that it is directly painted on a wall, and is created by Leonardo in Milan from 1495 till 1498. Da Vinci painted it for his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza who decided that he wanted this religious scene painted. The Last Supper measures 15 feet × 29 feet and covers the back wall of the dining hall at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. Leonardo spent 3 years painting...
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...Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, and died on May 2, 1519. He was a Writer, Mathematician, Inventor, and an Artist. Leonardo Da Vinci painted the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper”. He painted the “Mona Lisa” in 1503, He also Painted The Last Supper in 1409. Mona Lisa was painted in 1503, The Mona lisa painting is 77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 ⅞ in). The Mona lisa is Located in Musee Du Louvre, Paris. The Mona Lisa is a Half length portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci that was been described as “The best known, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world”. The Mona Lisa was painted with oil painting on a poplar wood panel Leonardo da VInci was an italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and...
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