Gospel of John

Throughout his article “Rethinking Fundamental Theology”, O’Collins provides an analysis of the ideas surrounding the legitimacy of the revelation surrounding Jesus’ resurrection. O’Collins’ primary argument is that in order to believe in God, we must also believe in those who personally bore witness to his divinity. O’Collins goes on to outline three positions academics take with regards to the legitimacy of the resurrection. These include: (1) faith without reason, (2) faith based on evidence…

The Last Supper (((((Paradies in art))))) The Last Supper tells the story of when Jesus announced his betrayal to the 12 apostles. There are numerous variations of this famous biblical story which date back to the early Christian period. By the 14th and 15th century ‘The Last Supper’ became a popular subject amongst Renaissance painters and continued to be so throughout the years. Today many artists continue to reproduce the painting in their own interpretive way and in recent years it has…

Lavinia Fontana’s painting Christ with the Symbols of the Passion was painted in 1576 on with with oil paints. The painting is a small quaint painting framed here in El Paso Museum of Art. Fontana was a resident in Bologna, Italy, and learned from her father.. Her main focus was on devotional painting that lead to portraits. This particular painting contains the symbols that center around the events leading up to and after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Some of the items seen are the whip…

“My sweet little blue-eyed girl,” he said in a half-sung sigh that had nothing to do with her brown eyes but was taken up just the same by the vast sunlit reaches of the land behind him and on all sides of him—so much land that Connie had never seen before and did not recognize except to know that she was going to it.” (Carol Oats, Pg 10) All of the land that she saw was unbelievable, it reached all the way out one her line of sight, all Connie could see were clouds, beautiful trees, animals…

clout he put Peter in prison. That same day a light shone through the prison bars, it was an angel. The angel free Peter from his chains and told him to get up so they could escape. Peter praised God for his grace and proceeded to go to Mary, mother of John/Mark’s house to lay…

from poetry and music, through to art pieces. One particular artist, John William Dey known for his art based on Bible stories, illustrates ‘The Fall’. Using this art as a contrast, the Narrative and Reader response criticism also Christian and Jewish Interpretations are included to analyse this story found in Genesis 3:1-22. This Painting of Adam and Eve is by an American artist named John William (Uncle Jack) Dey. Before John was an artist, he started out working as a trapper, fisherman,…

The upbringings between John, Lenina and Bernard differ because of the many things they were forced to believe and take part in. Lenina was rather the “Normal one” in the new world. Bernard was the “Weird looking one” and John was kind of like Bernard “The different one” “. But sadly the New world turned John crazy. He couldn’t take being their “Little Guinea pig” Anymore. John and Bernard were alike because they both were outsiders in the novel. They both felt like they didn’t belong in a…

Christ Crowned with Thorns, is oil on canvas painting by Matthias Stom. It is currently located at Norton Simon Museum. It was painted between approximately 1633 and 1639; it is 110.8 cm in height and 161 cm width (The Norton Simon Museum website). Christ Crowned with Thorns is an example of Baroque artwork, which can be seen in the subject matter, context, and artistic style of the artwork. Firstly, the subject matter of the painting Christ Crowned with Thorns makes this artwork an example of…

The story of Horus Horus was born on December 25th of a virgin. His birth was concurrent with a star in the east, three kings came to locate and worship the new savior. When he was 30 he was baptized and began his preaching. Horus had 12 disciples he. Horus was known as The Truth, The Light, the Good Shepherd, The Lamb of God, and others. After being betrayed, Horus was crucified, buried for three days and then resurrected. We don’t know if the myth was created by the Egyptians or if it was…

the least. In those last words of the Lord Jesus, all of the Old Testament prophesies and all of the laws commands expired. The dormant seed of the good news now breaks forth from here and blossoms into the beautiful gospel. Even though this story is at the end of the written gospel accounts it really is the beginning of it all. With these three succinct words –it is finished– shook the very corridors of hell. The crucifixion was supposed to finish off Jesus but instead it finished the powers…