Passover

Miracles and Naturalists “Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters to large for some of us to see” C.S Lewis. Miracles are highly controversial topics because they are something quite out of the normal, something that is not natural but super natural. This paper will talk about the supernatural form of miracles in contrast with the thoughts of the Naturalists. But holding either view, that there are such things as…

different a religion. In Night when the Germans arrived at the town of Sighet, they burned down the synagogues. The Germans did not allow the Jews to practice their own religion. When Elie was in the ghetto the Germans said that they could not celebrate Passover (Night). The Nazis dehumanized the Jews by taking away their right to practice their religion. They did not see the Jews as…

Upon inspection of Exodus and the studying of Egyptian theology, one can draw many lines connecting the two. The primary connection is that of an attack on the gods of Egypt. There are a few varying views on the way that they are connected, but whichever way one decides upon, the connections are obvious. The plagues and Exodus in general can teach a great deal about God’s sovereignty and about being spiritual underdogs in a pluralistic world. While researching the ten plagues and Egyptian…

Religion is a very complex topic due to the fact that every religion is distinct and values different rules and morals individual religions also tend to hold beliefs that conflict with one another which has been a source of contention for centuries. However, if you look closely enough at any two religions you are bound to find similarities even between religions that seem to be the ultimate contradiction and differences in those that appear to be identical. In this case Unitarian Universalism…

Elie Wiesel started off as a fourteen year old kid. He lived in Sighet, Transylvania. When it was Passover, a Jewish holiday, the persecution of the Jewish people began. Jews were not allowed to leave their homes for three days and they had to wear a yellow star. They later had to be crowded into two ghettos. Even though they were forced to live in the ghettos, they lived their normal lives with no concern. One day, Elie's father was summoned to a meeting with the Jewish council. He returns with…

“From the depths of the mirror, a corpse was contemplating me. The look in his eyes as he gazed at me has never left me” (pg.115). The Holocaust was the systematic murder of more than six million Jews that Adolf Hitler organized. During this time, envision being entirely alone without anyone to turn to, not even God himself. In the memoir Night written by Elie Wiesel, a son and father experience the unimaginable. Their journey throughout concentration camps leads them to death, face to face. The…

No mixed feelings about mixed faith. I can remember it plain as day. I was in sixth grade, sitting in the back of the class listening to the teacher. We were learning all about world war two and the effects of the holocaust. Some boys were snickering in the back of the class but I didn’t pay any attention as those boys usually were laughing about stupid, silly things that didn’t pertain to class or to me. As we went on in the lesson we began to talk about the Jews, the gypsies and the…

Final Paper Having to challenge traditional beliefs has been a thought a provoking process, since I was told from an early age that everything inscribed in the Bible was deemed historically accurate. But as time prolongs, and since it makes sense, it has been easier to accept. The information I acquire continues to question faith and facts. My knowledge of the Bible, continues to invigorate every day. Towards the end of the Semester, we began analyzing and studying in depth the…

The video by Frontline, “From Jesus to Christ, Part 1: The First Christians” is about the beginning of Christianity. It talks about the story of Jesus and his followers. According to Meriam-Webster’s dictionary the term Christianity is defined: “the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies.” Christianity today is the biggest religion in the World. According to infoplease.com the religion is…

The Last Supper was created by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci during 1495 to 1498, which is within the Renaissance period. I was attracted by its context, so I decide to do some reasearch about it. It is regarded as one of the most famous paintings in the world. It is a mural painted on a wall of The Santa Maria Thanksgiving Church in Milan, Italy. Since it was painted on a wall, it cannot be moved, so it is still remained on the wall so far. It is in size of 4.2 meters high and 9.1 meters…