Gospel of John

Chapter 15 of Stein's book tells about the Last Supper. Jesus sends John and Peter into Jerusalem to set up a Passover meal for Jesus to share with his disciples. One really interesting aspect of this chapter that I didn't realize was how Stein said that Jesus set up the Last Supper in secrecy. It is suspected by Stein that Jesus wanted to hide the meal from Judas to delay that betrayal and the crucifixion so he could meet with his disciples and let them know what was about to transpire and why…

1. What is Peter like as a person? Identify at least 3 characteristics or traits. Peter is a devout Catholic, he is strong, he cares alot about others, and he is very out spoken. 2. In what actions does he engage? For example, teaching, preaching, healing, traveling, other activities. Peter cured a crippled beggar, he preached to many people in many different languages, he spoke at Pentecost, and he prayed with the community. 3. What are two key theological ideas (i.e. ideas about Jesus, and…

Jesus Christ - Who Was He? Here are some different views about who Jesus Christ was. Which one(s) do you think are correct? 1. Jesus Christ was only a mythical figure Although part of the Bible story, virtually all modern scholars studying antiquity say that Jesus did exist historically. Most of them agree that Jesus was a Galilean, Jewish rabbi who preached his message orally, and was crucified by the order of the Roman Prefect Pontius Pilate. 2. Jesus Christ was founder of a world…

The command to “get behind” can be interpreted in three different ways. First, Jesus could be using it figuratively to tell Peter to “resume [his] proper role as a disciple” (Hare 194). Although Jesus just gave Peter authority in verse eighteen, Peter is still a disciple. He has much to learn still and should not try to instruct Jesus (Hare 194). By getting behind Jesus, Peter returns to a position of obedience and submission to the master (Stoutenburg 175). Second, He may be simply telling…

life of Jesus, specifically in the Gospel of Mark, He is called many different names. We know from Angel Gabriel’s appearance to Mary that He is the Son of God, but there is a deeper message. Having been raised Roman Catholic and attended a Catholic school since pre-k, I have always had my times where I doubted who Jesus truly was. My religion teaches me that He is the right hand of the father and that He will be at judgment day, but it wasn’t until I read the Gospel of Mark that I found a true…

While father language is used in many other places for God, the Forth Gospel uses paternal language for God more frequently than any other New Testament text and refers to God as father approximately 118 times. As in the other gospels, this language functions as a theological window opening to reveal an aspect of God’s essential personhood through the parental metaphor. Lee suggests that this much father/child language is used in John as an inversion of distorted forms of masculinity and…

The Enlightenment cultural matrix picture that I decide to analyze and write about is David. David was well known for defeating Goliath in battle; he only used a rock and slingshot to bring the giant down. Gian Lorenzo Bernini sculpted the statue of David somewhere around 1623 and 1624. The sculpture was marvelously done in exceptional detail, so life like, you actually would think the statue is going to reach out and touch you. I have personally seen some of Bernini’s work and believe it is…

Poisonwood Bible - Nathans Function Nathan Price’s function in The Poisonwood Bible is not only to present the situation of being in the Congo to his family but also to show what happens when a foreign policy, such as religion, is introduced to a place that has never heard of it. In addition, Nathan is generally a static character in novel because throughout the book we see his ideas and actions remain generally the same. Nathan’s motivation for going to the Congo is what drives him until the…

Christian would have no claim to eternity by the example of Christ. John 11:25 tells God’s children, “Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;”…

The last theme found in this story has to do with the third day. Jesus preformed the water into wine miracle on the third day at the wedding, “On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee…” (John 2: 1-12). Now the third day is mentioned a lot in the bible and many very significant events occurred on the third day as well. One of the biggest events that occurred on the third mention in the bible was Jesus’s resurrection from the dead. This is obviously one of the most important events…