Matthew Henson

It reiterates the themes of the spiritual divinity and the kingdom of heaven. It consists of conversations between Jesus and Judas Iscariot. In the synoptic gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, Judas is also included but he is portrayed differently. In the Gospel of Judas, he is a portrayal of Jesus instead of a betrayer of Jesus. In the gospel, Jesus often laughs at the apostles for their ignorance, and he provides a different…

When crowds are large, it gets loud and harder to hear, but when Jesus is the speaker, people become silent and it’s effortless to hear, even still they do not listen to the wisdom of God. “Though hearing they do not hear or understand.” Matthew and mark are parables that are common with each other in the Gospels. They talk about Jesus in a large crowds and how people will not listen to Jesus even with silence. God put these parables out for us, so that we could understand his spiritual lessons…

On a recent trip to New York City, I was privileged to see the legendary St. Patrick’s Cathedral for myself. Having been raised in a Protestant tradition- I was surprised by how deeply I was moved by this experience. The majesty, rituals and traditions of The Catholic Church have always held me in awe. My brothers and sisters from my Dad’s first marriage were all raised Catholic- had rosaries, first communions and Godparents, went to catechism, Catholic schools and midnight masses...it all…

As long as an advanced consciousness and self-awareness has been present, so has the unavoidable chasm of existentialism. The human condition is a hotly conversed topic, how should we treat each other, what social obligations do we hold each other to? Countless people have searched for the answer in the teachings of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity. Christianity is the most prominent religion in the West, and has long been a beacon of hope for anyone trying to answer difficult questions…

more opportunities, which gives us a big head start of reaching our goal. This opportunity is called The Matthew effect which is an example from the Outliers. The Matthew effect shows a person has more opportunities if they were born early compared to someone that wasn’t. There are more opportunities because they have a higher chance of being grouped with people from a grade above. The Matthew effect claims that the earlier they are born makes them get an opportunity to have different…

your faith in The Lord. During biblical times in the gospels it was common for Jesus to speak in parables to spread his teachings in a manner that would allow people to ignite the inquisitive critical thinker inside oneself. Found in the gospel of Matthew, this parable is short and includes extraordinary amounts of gold as currency to illustrate the consequences or rewards of the faith you place in The Lord. A “talent” in The Bible is not referring to the definition of the word we use today, but…

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is considered by most Christians to be the central tenet of the Christian doctrine. The events that occurred after his crucifixion and subsequent interment in the tomb have raised numerous questions and have been the subject of debate among believers and non-believers for centuries. The Gospels of the New Testament, written in first and second centuries, are the primary source for understanding the events surrounding the resurrection of Christ. It is the limited…

Here, Luke changes the word found in Matthew, debts, for a new word, sins, “probably to make the petition more intelligible for Gentile Christian readers”, as the word for debts does not fully contain a religious sense to the readers of that period (Fitzmyer 906). Nolland draws a parallel between…

D.J. Opperman’s poem, Christmas Carol, uses the function of ‘place’ in both the setting and the language of the poem in order to make a social commentary about the racial segregation and cultural divide in South Africa. The following essay will discuss how his reference to the biblical story of the birth of Jesus Christ, as well as the historical significance of District Six in South Africa, substantiates the former statement. According to the IIE Module Guide (2017:16), ‘Space’ is a neutral…

The Logos Hymn Both Matthew and Luke contain descriptions of the birth of Jesus unlike the Gospels of Mark and John. This difference may be a result of the special Luke and special Matthew sources. Instead of the Christmas story, the Gospel of John replaces the story of Jesus’s birth with the Logos hymn not only to create a universal text, but also to emphasize the glory of Jesus as the continuous creator that allows us to accept unending life. The Logos hymn forms the Gospel into a universal…