To the Virgins

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1. The author's comparison of Ishtar and the Virgin Mary shows that Christianity is more patriarchal. Ishtar is seen as a goddess and praised, the article says, "In words reflecting the attitude of slave toward master, they praised and worshiped the goddess's power." (Lerner 24). Ishtar is a woman of power, on the other hand, the Virgin Mary is a woman with little to no power. In the article, it states, "The power of the Virgin lies in her ability to appeal to God's mercy..." (Lerner 24).…

creating realistic humans. In 1518 the Renaissance painter Titian completed his masterpiece “The Assumption of the Virgin” for the altar Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari Basilica in Venice. The piece is a depiction of the Virgin Mary rising from Earth into heaven through angels taking her away from the Apostles and towards God. The painting promotes the idea that the Apostles, the Virgin Mary, and God are powerful, religious, and it promotes the Catholic Church. Titian’s use of the color red…

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There's more than one queen bee in this story besides the honey producing one and that is the Virgin Mary, she affected the story in a positive way and guided some of the decisions characters had to make. Just like a queen bee that lives in a beehive, Mary acted as a guide and idol to look up to and follow. She is also seen as a mother figure to everyone in the story, especially Lily as well as many others. It is very apparent how much everyone idolizes Mary because they have a statue called…

Virgin Mary Virgin Mary or Mary the mother of Jesus was born in 15 BCE. Her father, Joachim was a rich person and her mother was Anna. After Mary was born, Joachim made a promise that when Mary would turn three years old, she would be sent to a temple to live there. At the temple, she had a reputation to help others once she finished her chores. If she finished her chores, then she would help give out food to those who are poor and also those who ask for it. When Mary was 13, Zaccharia, the head…

biblical stories or themes in their artwork. One in particular is the Virgin and Child Enthroned, it was painted by two different artists, thirty years apart from each other. In the year 1280 the first Virgin and Child Enthroned was painted by Cenni Di Pepi, also known as “Cimabue.” (M. Stokstad, 536) The second Virgin and Child Enthroned was painted by Giotto Di Bondone in 1305-1310. Both paintings have the same subject, virgin Mary with Jesus sitting on the throne. However, they both had a…

The Virgin Mary in the scripture as well as how she is regarded among these faiths. We will compare and contract the view role the Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church as well as the protestant. We will try to answer some of the questions that lingering…

“How much and what will you sacrifice for her?” said the goddess. Vitus already knew the answer. Hell, he already knew the answer when he was a child. He was three, and running as fast as his pudgy legs could carry him around the grove where his father grew the crops, he had seen her, and he had been captured by her beauty. He had stopped running, and staring at her chestnut, wavy hair and her beautiful amber and onyx eyes, he tripped and fell flat on his face. Vitus smiled at the memory.…

“the reader to identify with characters ‘who receive’ Jesus and ‘do’ God’s will” (Achtemeier 662). This claim is evident throughout the Gospel of Matthew and in The Parable of the Ten Virgins, as Matthew would constantly “persuade the reader to emulate their example” (Achtemeier 662). The Parable of the Ten Virgins symbolizes God’s Parousia during the eschaton. Matthew conveys a moral to his readers, indicating that those of the Church who are prepared for Jesus’ second arrival will be saved,…