Judas Iscariot

Chapter Two Biblical Rationale Introduction In order to give chaplains a clear guide on how to help those suffering with thoughts of suicide, they must first see suicide as it is addressed in the Bible. To do this, a person must be aware of the various aspects of suicide that are seen in society as well as within scripture. Ultimately, suicidality begins when a person expresses an ideation or desire to die. A suicidal ideation is defined as any self-reported thoughts of engaging in suicide…

Since the existence of human beings on the earth, it is not clear that there is a distinction between physical body and soul of an individual, but many people across many cultures believe that there is a distinction between them. In a poem Inferno written by Dante Alighieri, the author creates a hierarchy between sins and punishment. The author explained the relationship between the sins of soul and the punishment it will receive in the hereafter. The dominant theme presented is the perfection…

The Romans, by request of the jewish officials killed jesus by way of crucifixion (the tradional way of killing criminals in rome. The story is told that Judas was the one who gave up jesus’s whereabouts to the Romans and therefore he was the one who betrayed jesus. The reason people are so sure that jesus is the savior and the son of God is that on the third day after his crucifixion he rose from the dead…

crazy things. The last one is the act of betrayal; this has to be the worst, because you kill another’s trust in you that you will never get back. By doing this deed, you are killing yourself worth. No one will want to be with you, and in the case of Judas, all you received was money which will get you nowhere in life if you are not happy. At Stanford University a study done by Alice LaPlante, "the experiences people accumulate over the course of spending their limited time, quite literally…

In Chapter 1, the lives of the Mexica caught my attention. The Mexica were people whose empire stretched from coast to coast across central Mexico and who numbered as many as 2 million. “By the 1490s the Mexica ruled an empire that covered more land than Spain and Portugal combined (Roark, 19)”. They were considered the strong arm in the neighborhood. The Mexica were hired out as mercenaries by the much richer and more settled tribes. It’s amazing to know that a small nobility of Mexican…

Since the Great Awakening of the 18th century when slaves adopted the religion of their oppressors, African American authors have tailored Christianity to the needs of the race through biblical allusions and references. In The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible, Allen Dwight Callahan argues that African-American literature is fundamentally impacted by African American interpretation of the Bible (). He states that African American literature does not “begin with writing”, but instead…

Throughout reading Dante’s Inferno written by Dante Alighieri, Dante wanders through Hell, escorted by the Roman poet Virgil. Together, the pair move on through the nine circles of Hell, witnessing the horrors inflicted on the souls of the damned. In this Divine Comedy, Dante molded the arrangement of hell and the circles justly based on events that occurred and experiences the poet witnessed in his life because Dante’s Inferno is a work of fiction. This is made clear through Dante’s expulsion…

The concept of Hell, to many world religions, refers to either an existential condition or a symbolic or literal place of damnation where the most evil and disgusting are eternally punished for their wrongdoings. Although the exact description of hell varies, the idea and concept of hell alone is known in many religions. Hell is mostly known and described as a disturbing fiery place filled with every fear imaginable, some say it’s located in the middle of earth and some believe it’s another…

never brought up the past, but the present. God is not asking us what we have done, but is asking the same question, do you still love me? God can tell the difference when someone has sinned but their heart still loves him. The contrast is with Judas Iscariot. One wept through repentance, the other wept over anger with God. One was premeditated, the other was unplanned. The bible says, “While Peter was warming his hands at the fire, they brought Jesus through the courtyard and when Jesus…

"The Matrix" is one of the most commonly known blockbuster films released in the year 1999. Viewers commonly identify it by its fascinating video effects as well as the unreal (yet real in the movie) acts performed in its scenes. The idea which I aim to explore in this essay dwells on the usage of cinematographic elements, the theme of fate and the stylistic use of literary elements within the film as well as in the scene where Neo meets Morpheus. The movie is well known for the advanced…