Passover

Political Oppositions Mathew 20-23 contains clear accounts of the opposition of Jesus which climaxed at His crucifixion. These oppose continuously question Him. And Jesus answered their interrogations about paying taxes, the resurrection, and the greatest commandment. But then, He started asking the questions. Many political groups who opposed Jesus such as the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herodians. The Pharisees were pettishly religious minded. This group opposed the Roman occupation of Palestine…

its sins. Yet, no matter how valiant and humble his deeds, Frodo Baggins’ relation to Christ falls short of quintessential allegory. For one, Christ throughout the New Testament is a leader. He has his disciples follow him, such as to Jerusalem for Passover week and up a mountain to meet Moses and Elijah during the Transfiguration, to teach them the ways of God (Good News Bible, Matthew 17.1-3, 21.1-11). Frodo, on the other hand, neither leads nor purposefully teaches. Tolkien’s more statured…

Throughout the last few years, I believe that I have matured and grown into a positive role model and an intelligent young woman, neither of which would have been possible without the lifestyle that I was raised in. I was raised in a southern Baptist family and within my religious views, I have continually watched myself and others around me mature in our walk with Jesus, and watch how interaction with people of the same beliefs can strengthen a person’s religion. My first thought of this class…

You are a Jew caught in Nazi controlled Europe during WWII. You have been taken from your home and forced into a ghetto along with your Jewish friends and neighbors. The area is very cramped and you have been given only miniscule rations of food. German Officers have just arrived to transport your family, friends, and yourself to an unknown destination, and based on what these oppressors have done to you so far, you figure that where they plan to take you isn’t pleasant to say the least. Your…

Even though it may seem like a story out of a horrific fairytale, the events of the Holocaust are very real. One of the most gruesome parts of the Holocaust was of the Babi Yar Massacre. This affected the population of Jews and outside countries. See as how Hews escaped, were treated, ignored, and forgotten during and after this took place as one of history’s worst tragedies. To begin with, Babi Yar’s representation is not surprising. Babi Yar used to be just a large and long crater in the…

Renaissance is called as the early modern period and a time of enlightenment with most famous art, discoveries, poetry, medicine, inventions and other achievements were accomplished. Even some ideas of old time were intact but many new beliefs and concepts were formed as well. The medieval time was a challenging period with too plagues and other evil acts of inhuman nature. Later, the world changed a lot and diseases and evils of old time started to disappear. This however took much time to…

Dominant discourses enable both the perpetuation and transformation of established perspectives, as inherited ideologies can only be changed by the powerful few. Henry Reynolds’ Why Weren’t We Told? combines historical fact and autobiographical perspective to bemoan the perpetual discrimination of Australian Aboriginals that occurs as a result of latent racist tendencies enforced by the White Australian government’s education system. Similarly, Frederick Douglass’ speech What to the Slave is…

The story of The Boy by Dan Porat is a gripping story that examines a photograph of a boy, hands above his head with a machine gun pointed at him. The photograph stands as a living testament of the true horrors of the Nazi regime. The book tells the stories of five people; two Jewish and three Nazis, with the use of 60 photographs Dan Porat unravels the history of the people involved. Porat gives a personal account of the lives of the five people who lived through the destruction of the Warsaw…

that caused unrest when the experiment was over. He says that his interest in conformity experiments is brought about by his experiences as a boy in Poland. His grandmother would pour an extra glass of wine for the prophet Elijah on the night of passover and he then conformed to believe what their religion was based on. Solomon Asch’s impact on psychology today is one of a pioneer onto the interpersonal relationships of all people. Conformity is seen in all people in all cultures and is now…

Have You Ever Stood On Holy Ground? This past Sunday our pastor preached a sermon and mentioned this thought toward the beginning. Since then I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. Both Joshua and Moses encountered God in awesome ways. When they did they were told to remove their sandals because the ground they were standing on was “holy ground”. But what made that ground holy? Was it holy before this encounter? Or did it become holy only because of this encounter? Is the ground still…