Beatitudes Essay

The introduction of Christianity into the Roman Empire was not formidable. Tens of thousands of Christians were severely persecuted, imprisoned, and martyred in what can be viewed as a religion-fueled genocide in Ancient Rome. Eventually, as Empire grew to accept and welcome Christians, the religion spread like wildfire. It is widely accepted that the establishment and prosperity of Christianity in the western world helped to slow the inevitable fall of the Roman Empire. The impact that…

Women in today’s society have made leaps and bounds to becoming men’s equals, but what if in the future all the progress women have made was reversed in an instant? What if women were no longer able to hold money, hold a job, or make the most basic decisions for themselves? Their only job is to bear children and listen to the orders from men because men are the superior gender. In The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Republic of Gilead exercises total control over its people, women in…

(6: 20- 26) The Singer says his own version of the Blessings from the Beatitudes but does not mention the Woes, that were unique to Luke. (71) The Gospel of John is unlike The Singer except for their poetic structures. John’s Gospel takes a poetic view of Jesus and gave Him his poetic titles such as “The Way” (14:6) The entire…

The Jewish Influence on the Gospel of Matthew The evangelist who wrote the gospel of Matthew was most likely a scribe of Jewish-Christian origins. Historical evidence indicates that the work was written during the decade between eighty and ninety Common Era. By drawing on the gospel of Mark and the unknown “Q” source, the author of the gospel creates a different take on the narrative of Jesus’ life. By altering the narrative structure and using Old Testament references the author created the…

first of all, what is “the ruling class”? The agglutination of segments that contains “rule” and “priest” may give the answer. The “ruling class” is the class dominant as signaled by Nietzsche in this. “Jewish instinct” is here transformed to “xxx instinct”, that is the rol of beliefs that makes the conduct automatized following the xxx religion, and in the case xxx = “jewish,” but may be “christian,” “buddhist” and so on. Thus, Christianity remains similar to Judaism. In conclusion, Nietzsche…

Cross The word cross was introduced to English in the tenth century as the term for the instrument of the torturous execution of Christ gradually replacing rood, ultimately from Latin crux, via Old Irish cros. Originally, both rood and crux referred simply to any pole, the later shape associated with the term being based in church tradition, rather than etymology. The word can nowadays refer to the geometrical shape unrelated to its Christian significance from the fifteenth century. Cross forms…

St George of Lydda BIOGRAPHY The life of a saint is one filled with hardships and persecution. Saints are those who go beyond the daily mass and preach the Good News to all people, even at the cost of their life. St George was born in AD 280 in Cappadocia (an area that is now part of Turkey) and died on the 23rd of April, 303 in Palestine. He was a soldier in the Roman army who later became venerated as a Christian martyr. His parents were Christians of Greek background. His father, named…

One who reads “Letters From a Birmingham Jail” in this day and age would be petrified and disgusted at the back story to Dr. Martin Luther King’s imprisonment. The sheer fact that he was arrested for nonviolent and legal protest would aggravate any man, however it is apparent that Dr. King took the opportunity to capitalize on the situation and transform it into an aspiring lecture. I believe that Dr. King’s purpose in writing the letter was a combination of attempting to move, delight, and…

While reflecting on the nine steps to living a moral life, the beatitudes, and previous journals, I was able to recognize the common theme of seeing God in my life. Seeing God in our lives is something we can experience everyday if we are looking for God and willing to listen to Him. At first, the thought of seeing God daily seemed next to impossible because it’s not everyday that someone experiences a miracle. I realized that God makes Himself known all the time, but I don’t always notice Him…

6. Some points for crucified Christ as the liberative homiletic: 6.1. Voice for the voiceless: The voice of the crucified Christ means defending the rights of the poor, having mercy on humble, unimportant people, protecting the weak, and liberating the oppressed. The kingdom in Christ’s name, filled with his Spirit, has to mean caring the rights of the poor, having compassion on the humble, and liberating the oppressed. The transformation of the image of the king into the image of the messiah is…