Canonical

The anointing at Bethany is an event described in each of the canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. While there are four differing reports of this event, the information that is constant throughout all accounts describe Jesus in a house, in which a woman approaches him and pours ointment on his body and while those present reproach the woman’s actions, Jesus responds in understanding. In comparing and contrasting the descriptions of the anointing at Bethany, the actions of the…

academically, as well as religiously. Unfortunately, when studying it, scholars must keep in mind the problems involved in the process of studying the Hebrew Bible. One of these issues is the fact that the events being recorded in the Hebrew bible occurred many thousands of years ago, and there are very limited resources or evidence that we can use to verify or compare to what is written in the Hebrew Bible. Another issue that arises is the fact that the original text is written in Hebrew, and…

Jack the Ripper terrorized the streets of Whitechapel, London in the 1880s. It was a time of poverty and brutality. The streets were dim and the crime rate was high; the citizens became alcoholic prostitutes. There are five women linked to Jack the Ripper named Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. Jack the Ripper’s victims were all linked due to the type of deaths occurred. 43 year old Mary Ann Nichols was the first victim of Jack the Ripper…

Kinship ch 8 Chapter eight analyzes the fulfillment and transformation of the Davidic Covenant in Luke-Acts. Davidic themes in Luke are examined from the infancy narratives through the preaching in Acts. Attention is given to the institution narrative, in which Jesus shares His authority with the Apostles. This is solidified through the restoration of the Apostolic college and the sending of the Holy Spirit. With this authority they rule, through service, in remembrance of the paschal mystery,…

Canonical Analysis I believe that Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald deserves to be in the literary canon. The canon is a group of texts from a certain time, place, or genre that are considered to be “the best.” Before being considered for a canon, the text must be considered literature. Literature must have expression, form, and ideas with permanent and universal interest. Expression and form mean the content of the text and the way it is written. Ideas with permanent and universal…

Henry's move to reform the Church in England began with his desire to divorce Queen Catherine, who had not borne him any surviving male children. Henry wished to remarry with the young Anne Boleyn, but to do that he needed a dispensation from the Pope to declare the marriage with Catherine null and void. Since Henry had received a dispensation to marry Catherine in the first place–she had been his brother Arthur's widow, and therefore needed special permission to marry Henry–Pope Clement VII was…

In his essay “Bronze Sculpture in the Hellenistic East,” Matthew P. Canepa argues that Hellenistic bronzes, as objects of material culture, offer insight into the cultural exchanges happening between the Hellenistic world and various other ancient cultures. According to Canepa, Greek visual culture “served as prestigious means of display and communication within and beyond the lands of Alexander’s former empire” (83). The iconography of the bronze sculptures remained inherently Hellenistic, yet…

Synoptic phrases and the Synoptic with Johannine usage, permits the conjecture that the author knew all and every one of the canonical Gospels.” In the same way, the gospel of Judas (often dated very early by critical scholars) shows familiarity with a whopping 15 of the 27 books of the NT––including the gospel of John. It not only provides support for the transmission of the canonical NT books, it also removes itself as a candidate for the early date that some would attempt to assign…

I chose to write pages 19 to 23 of fortress (lord,1981), from the perspective of the character Toby. In Fortress (lord,1981) Toby is portrayed as a whiney, excitable but anxious five-year-old boy. Knowing that, being under the tree when the kidnappers arrived must have been terrifying from Toby's perspective, we know that he didn’t really speak while the kidnappers were there. The characters with him are janie, leanne, richard, jamie and sarah until shortly after the kidnappers arrive, this is…

Rabbis and practicing Jews alike did not let this stop them from expanding on the supernatural in Jewish folklore. There are many beings under God’s control that are found in the Hebrew Bible and many that are not, found elsewhere in folklore or non-canonical texts. To have God in control of malevolent spirits is troublesome for many. Therefore, different interpretations were expanded on in folklore. For the most part, the Israelites are banned from practicing any sort of witchcraft as early as…