Crucifixion of Jesus

Shange Loyd Art essay Comp 1. SHARED SUFFERING Romans 8:17 “Sharing in his suffering means sharing in his glory.” The main subject in the painting is of course Jesus being crucified. The painter is advocating the crucifixion of our lord and savior, honestly the consequences of understanding and liking this painting are the same ones that go along with being a Christian. The painter has people kneeling before God and there is a lot of emotions in the whole picture. I chose shared…

3:00. The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn down the middle. Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last. And so it began, three days of, fear, doubt, and hopelessness, as all the earth and all of heaven waited in anticipation. Around this time, we ways think about the crucifixion and the resurrection, but what about the time in between the two? What about the space between Good Friday…

in which Jesus is tempted and tormented by Satan. At first Jesus is praying in the night with some of his disciples. Then a Satanic figure appears and begins harassing Jesus. Jesus ignores him but begins sweating immensely. Satan then manifest as a snake which Jesus stomps on. Next, Judas appears with soldiers and kisses Jesus on the cheek. In response Jesus is arrested. Peter attempts to intervene, by attacking a soldier. However, Jesus tells Peter to stop and heals the soldier. Jesus is then…

It is one of the highest quality stones of this time period. Michelangelo used sculpting as he choice of work to replicate The Virgin Mary and Jesus. The Pieta is an Italian Renaissance styled sculpture. The Pieta contains much detail as well as different textures. Michelangelo makes it easy for the viewer to distinguish personification in his artwork. He makes Mary unnaturally larger than her…

science. In Trenn’s article he gives explicit descriptions of the Shroud of Turin which invokes ones imagination and thus causes one to reflect on Jesus. Trenn explains that the Shroud of Turin is a piece of material which measures over 14 feet long and over three foot wide, and is thought to be the garment that Christ was wrapped in after the crucifixion (Trenn, 1997). Trenn gives great attention in explaining…

The movie Risen is unique in the fact that it tells of the crucifixion of Christ from an initial non-believer 's perspective. I have never viewed a religious movie before, whether it be at home or in a theatre. I chose to see Risen in the theatre on a Saturday night in order to observe not only the film itself, but the atmosphere in general, including the drive both to and from the theatre. From noisy and crowded to quiet and focused, by the end of Risen, the viewer’s reactions, including my own…

The Ambivalent Role of Pilate Through Matthew 27:11-66 it is evident that the governor Pontius Pilate plays a crucial role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Scholars throughout history have provided support to see Pilate as positive, negative, or neutral role in the retelling of the crucifixion. Warren Carter is one of the many scholars who have taken note of Pilate’s role in history and within the source “Pontius Pilate. Portraits of a Roman Governor” Carter argues that Pilate is a negative…

of anti-Semitism within this gospel based on the Gospel of John’s negative representation of the Jews and their traditions. The Gospel of John is unlike any other gospel in the New Testament, considering the symbolic ways it presents the story of Jesus, even changing aspects of major events such as the resurrection of Christ (White, 1998). What makes the Gospel of John so distinctive, however, is the way it approaches the Jews - a way that viewers had never seen prior. In fact, a lot of people…

blood, shed on the cross. Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior” (BibleGateway, 1993). God sent His Son not only to atone for my sin, but also to give me eternal life with Him. “At the cross, Jesus signed the ultimate peace treaty in His blood, bringing peace to our rebel souls and making heaven our home” (Heitzig, 2010). With the Holy Spirit in me I am able to resist sin and am no longer bound by trying to get right with God through my…

The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ Jesus is betrayed by a one of his disciples named Judas Iscariot. Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss alerting the legion of soldiers who Jesus was. The eleven disciples of Jesus are angry and confused, but Jesus goes to the cross freely. Before that happens, Peter denies Jesus just as Jesus foretold. Jesus is mocked and beaten and is questioned many times before they nailed him to the cross. Three days later, Jesus rose from the dead, just as he foretold…