Crucifixion

“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.” - Ernest Hemingway. This quote is a very powerful quote, and it’s from the book “ The old man at the sea” which was published in 1952 . Ernest Hemingway who Is the author of this book has a very unique style of writing , for example this quote is quite short but still has such great powerful meaning. That’ was Hemingway whole idea when he was writing a book. How he could…

Christ and the cross, their bodies thrusting out of the canvas and onto the viewer, thereby forcing the viewer to confront Christ’s crucifixion head on. Although Rubens's altarpiece illustrates the influence and desire of the Catholic Church to reaffirm faith in the church, as well as the influence of the Council of Trent (i.e. clear and accurate depiction of the crucifixion), Rubens's altarpiece illustrates the dynamism and emotion indicative of Baroque Art, as well as the religious quality of…

painting. Da Vinci lived in Milan for two decades before painting the Last Supper, his final piece during his first stay in Milan. The refractory of Santa Maria delle Grazie had another painting on the other wall before Da Vinci’s commission, Crucifixion by Giovanni Donato da Montorfano. Da Vinci would start with a sketch in both his notebook and the wall with red chalk. Paying attention to both the architecture of the building and the fresco across from it, Da Vinci used his fresco to…

It turned out that the Christian converts had wanted the same things as the Romans. Unfortunately because Christianity was part of a number of mystery cults, images of the Nativity, Crucifixion, and Resurrection were not found in the third century Christian works of art (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). The theme of death and resurrection were not directly shown in the works of art but they were represented through many images that had been derived from the Old Testament. Faith and…

Worldviews Business usually involves exchanging goods and services for payment. This definition implies at least two parties are involved in the exchange. According to this week’s lecture by Larry Ruddell, the covenant relationship referenced in the Bible between Abraham and God serves as a basis for the Christian worldview of business ethics. God initiated the covenant and made a promise. The covenant was sealed with a sign. Ruddell states, these Christian worldview ethics flow from…

Mark and Thomas: Two Tales of Salvation Attempting to reconstruct the life of Jesus through historical records is difficult, tedious, and often frustrating. The few writings and records that have survived the perilous 2,000 year journey into our hands can tell drastically different accounts of what really transpired all those years ago. The Gospels of Mark and Thomas are no exception, especially when tackling the topic of “salvation” or rather “How Does Jesus Save People?” The respective Gospels…

individuals controlling their behavior based on the perceived punishments or rewards of their actions. Deterrence is not a new concept; it has been prominent in societies dating back centuries, such as decimation, cutting off the hand of a thief, crucifixion, and public executions (Ball, 1955). Current third world countries are not as humane as the United States and practice harsh, tortuous punishments to deter individuals from committing crime initially or repeating a crime, including stoning,…

Dead Poets Society, by Peter Weir, deals with a variety of thought-provoking themes and situations. One such topic DPS addresses is suicide--more specifically, the suicide of Neil Perry, a main character of the story. The Welton boy commits suicide for a number of reasons. These include external pressures from his family, his penchant for drama, and pressures from society. All of these factors finally resulted in Neil’s death. The most obvious reason that Neil Perry took his own life is due…

Joseph taught his craft as a carpenter to his son, Jesus (Matt 2:22-23 NIV). After this point, Joseph is never mentioned again throughout the Bible. How he died is unknown but assumed that it was before the ministry of Jesus began and before the Crucifixion. (John 19:26-27). This story captures the trust and love Joseph and Mary had for God and for one…

Western and Eastern cultures art reveals deep truths about the world. Cultures have different views and ideas about nature of reality. The direction of art is to portray beauty. With artistic realism in the 19th century and other shifts in taste, great art could be ugly in both its subject matter and its depiction. Western history, reality itself, created by God was conceived of as beautiful. The definitive voice in the identification of beauty with an ultimate reality was Plato theory. Beauty,…