Bethlehem

The Holy Land, bore the impression of Jesus’ life; Bethlehem, Nazareth, the Jordan River, the Temple Mount, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which encompassed the places of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial and resurrection. The significance of Bernard’s, In the Praise of the Knighthood, was allowing the Templars…

into asylums. Many believed it was the best solution for housing the mentally ill and assisting them in their daily lives. These institutions had the key purpose of lodging and treating large capacities of the mentally ill. The first asylum was Bethlehem Hospital, which was founded in the early fifteenth century in London. The hospital was given to the city of London by Henry VIII and its sole purpose was to detain the mentally ill. Instead of receiving treatment, though, patients endured…

D.J. Opperman’s poem, Christmas Carol, uses the function of ‘place’ in both the setting and the language of the poem in order to make a social commentary about the racial segregation and cultural divide in South Africa. The following essay will discuss how his reference to the biblical story of the birth of Jesus Christ, as well as the historical significance of District Six in South Africa, substantiates the former statement. According to the IIE Module Guide (2017:16), ‘Space’ is a neutral…

The novel opens with an interesting request that seems to be directed towards the reader. “Imagine a ruin so strange it must never have happened. First, picture the forest. I want you to be its conscience, the eyes in the trees” (Kingslover p. 5). This directive is used to create a connection with the reader. A way that the reader can immerse themselves into the story with little effort. It is a simple request; imagine, yet with the beautiful language and imagery that the author uses it soon…

The Synoptic Gospels The New Testament is composed of four Gospels written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as the Synoptic Gospels because they all contain either similar or identical stories from Jesus’ life. Synoptic means that they can be read together “with one eye” (Harris 117). All the connections and similarities between the Synoptic Gospels had created an issue for scholars that they referred to as the Synoptic Problem. In order to solve…

The prologue of John differentiates itself from the synoptic gospels. It does not start with the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of a baby in Bethlehem. Instead it starts with a story of creation. A story readers have heard a similar version of. This unique poetic opening gives us the readers the idea of the limitless power this word has. Scholars refer to this as the Logos theology, which is a fancy way of saying the Word theology. This theology establishes the importance of the divinity…

Before the ecclesiastical reformation, formally known as the Protestant Reformation, before the time of Martin Luther, individuals began to spark the fire of the Protestant Reformation. Namely, John Wycliffe and John Huss, also known as Jan Hus, were predominant pre-reformers of the Protestant Reformation. Through their lifestyle, writings, ideas, John Wycliffe and John Huss triggered the Protestant Reformation. These contributions of Wycliffe and Huss were controversial in their time. The…

presentation of St. Bernard School’s Christmas show. Hours earlier I, for one last time before the performance, stepped on the lime-green X placed in front of the towering microphone. “Three wise men would follow a star leading them to the town of Bethlehem, in Judea. Where they would find a baby in swaddling clothes,…

She suddenly appears in scripture, tasked with bringing the Messiah into this world as a baby. Her history at this time, her residence at Bethlehem, flight to Egypt, and return to her early home at Nazareth, are recorded in the Bible. On only four occasions is she mentioned in scripture, after the start of Jesus’ ministry. The Bible credits her with only one noteworthy event; giving birth to…

As a believer in Christ, it is the root belief that God is actively involved in His creation. Even when mankind fell into sin, God made a plan to redeem his children by sending his Son Jesus to die on the cross for everyone’s sins. I believe that God is actively involved in life thru the Holy Spirit. As Christ followers, there is a desire to please God by showing His love and kindness to others. It is by Christ’s example that sets us apart from the world. As of now I do now know exactly what my…