Cultural depictions of Jesus

synoptic gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, each wrote their accounts from occurrences that took place in first-century Palestine. Although each gospel was written to a different audience and at different times, in each account, the subject is Jesus. Jesus’ life, ministry, and teachings were within the same century that the gospel writers wrote their accounts. Although little is known about first-century Palestine, there is enough documented history to see how the era and region affected…

I. Fiddle on the Roof 1. Genre: American musical 2. Composer: Jerry Bock 3. Lyrical content: the balance between old cultural traditions and new ones as the world advances at the turn of the 20th century 4. Tessitura 5. Harmony: Simple, but steady tempo 6. Orchestration: horn, trumpet 1, 2, 3 : trombone : accordion : guitar : percussion : 3 violin A-B-C : viola : cello : bass 7. Texture: Simple melody, rich harmony in voice 8. How the music…

Alfonso X’s Las Siete Partidas represents the theory of colonial mindset or mentality and how it influenced the cultural and religious ideologies of Medieval Spain. Colonial mindset or mentality represents not only the cultural and religious acceptance of another’s ideologies, but also demonstrates how the concept of superiority of one religion influenced society’s perspectives of the status quo. As a result, colonial mentality creates racial and sexual inequality and establishes a social…

real people deal and react to real life events. Specifically in Episode 16 Season 3, one of the character within the show Jesus who is adopted searches for his biological father in an attempt to connect with him. Unfortunately the father express his feelings on how does not want to be a part of his life. Jesus then begins to drink to cope with the father rejecting him. The way Jesus dealt with his situation is similar to how many people deal with tough situation by using drugs to cope with the…

Who am I? Where did I come from? What religion should I practice? Who is my God? These are questions that African Americans have yet to adequately answer. Even as they reached the notorious era of cultural rebirth called the Harlem Renaissance, Blacks were still heavily influenced by European formality. During the period of slavery, white Americans made successful efforts in converting Blacks into Christianity. By the time slavery was abolished, many African descendants stuck to the beliefs they…

Tech and the Nativity Scene Ethical Debate. Facts 1. The issues started on November 29, 2011 when Ms. Kay Williams counselor at Greene County Tech Primary School put up a bulletin board of the biblical depiction of the birth of Jesus in the form of a nativity with the title “Happy Birthday Jesus”. 2. Williams admits she has done this for several years. She has 20 years’ experience in her profession. 3. In 2009 an unnamed national organization threatened law suit if the school did not order…

Although the panel right above it depicts the betrayal of jesus illustrating Judas receiving the silver from the roman officials to identify Jesus through a kiss. Both these panels represent a continuous narrative and reside in high importance to the story as represented by their placement in the bottom center(Khan Academy). Duccio used three trees in…

and the Jesus Seminar has been an ongoing struggle since 1985. The Jesus Seminar, founded by Robert Funk, originated in 1985 as around 70 biblical scholars set out to determine the legitimacy of Jesus’ sayings (Dart). The Seminar focused on the historicity of Jesus using the best methods of science and literary criticism as it pertains to the Bible. Funk believed that the gospel writers had made Jesus into a “larger than life” figure in order to satisfy their religious desires. The Jesus…

humanism spread into art, science, literature and medicine inventions such as the printing press came into play in the 1400s. This invention caused books and articles to be open to everyone. The Renaissance changed man's view of the world through cultural advancement in art, science, and…

One consistent and symbolic lesson was Jesus. In the images that were shown of him, he was a white man with long brown hair. My teachers would constantly talk about being “more like Christ.” In addition, I would learn about saints and eventually, write a research paper of the saint of my choice…