V:1. Chapter continues the persecution of the early church. The chapter begins, “Now about that time.” This time refers to the famine described in verse 27 of chapter 11. This Herod is Herod Agrippa 1, the grandson of Herod the Great, who had all the baby boys in Bethlehem murdered in his attempt to kill the baby Jesus. Luke says Herod laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them. Why would Herod persecute the church? The people generally do not like the Herodian family. But, Herod has to maintain peace in his territory in order to achieve favor with Rome. On the other hand, he needs to win over the hearts of the Jewish people, so, he decides to persecute the Christians to convince them of his loyalty to the …show more content…
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V:4. Herod is not prepared to lose his big catch, therefore, he puts Peter in prison under maximum security. Herod is smart, he is not prepared to risk his popularity with the Jews by executing Peter during this time of celebration as it would be considered a desecration. A total of sixteen soldiers kept guard over Peter. We may asked why the maximum security? You may recall in chapter 5, Peter and John were arrested and put in prison but during the night, an angel opened the gates and let them out. Could it be that the Sanhedrin notified Herod of their own failed attempts to imprisoned Peter? So to make sure this does not happened again, Herod places Peter under maximum security.
V:5. I love verse five. “So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.” That little word, “but” is such a comforting word. It reminds us that no matter how bad a situation maybe in our life, something better is about to take place. The church leader is in prison and the church uses the only available weapon it has and bent it’s knee in fervent prayer. The word, “fervently” is the Greek word ἐκτενῶς (ektenōs) meaning to stretch out, continuously, without ceasing. In other words, they pray intensely. It’s the kind of prayer that bombards the throne of God during the week Peter is held in
The book Max can be viewed in the perspective of many different people, the one that is going to be focused on is through the eyes of Max and Justin. Max is a military dog that watched his partner Kyle get killed in action while they were in Afghanistan serving a tour. Max’s job is to protect his partner and to warn him of any danger that may be ahead. After losing his best friend, hero and marine Max becomes traumatized and is no longer able to work with the Marines. Along with the setting that takes place in Afghanistan, there is characterization, conflict, foreshadowing, points of views and symbols throughout the book.
The book Black Hearts opened my eyes to how leadership from a single Officer can have a grappling effect on such a wide range of soldiers from the lowest of ranks. One of the best takeaways from Black Hearts is to never do anything: illegal, unethical, or immoral. Although this is a easy statement to repeat, Black Hearts demonstrates the difficulties that lie behind these words. It has also painted a picture of how leadership can topple extremely quickly from a top down view. The Army is portrayed in a bad light throughout the book relentlessly. This is due to the concentration of poor leadership of the 1-502nd Regiment (Referred to as “First Strike”), a battalion of the 101st Airborne Division.
John “Crash” Coogan is the typical jock; he lives in Pennsylvania and is starting his second year of middle school as a 7th grader. I thought the main theme of the book is don’t judge a book by its cover. At least what most of us have in mind as a jock? Crash had always picked on his neighbor Penn Webb because of his choices and his lifestyle until later he realized something about Penn that he was his meant- to- be best friend. Crash has a wonderful life, until life deals him a hand that he could not have expected. When Crash 's grandfather unexpectedly has a stroke, Crash instinctively steps back and re-evaluates his life without even realizing he 's doing it. Suddenly, his cool friend, Mike doesn’t seem so cool anymore. Things that
Herod’s reign, along with Philip, Archelaus, and Antipas, was spent both by infuriating and placating, offending and appeasing the Jews. He built walls, the temple, and much in the city of Jerusalem to appease the people but at the same time offended the orthodox Jews who bitterly hated his Greek taste and his transgressions of the Mosaic law. He had the temple priests sacrifice on behalf of the Roman Government and on the other hand taxed the people at somewhere between eight point six per cent and ten point seven, an incredibly high rate for that day
Matt Fowler is a store owner with some sort of prior education. He is a father of not only Frank, but Cathleen and Steve as well, and is married to Ruth. Frank was going to school to earn a degree during the time when he was viciously and senselessly killed by a man who is older, but definitely not wiser. Richard Strout, on the other hand, dropped out of school at UMass due to grades and is currently a bartender. His priorities weren’t as well laid-out as Frank’s were, and Matt appears to resent two main characters, Richard and Mary-Ann Strout. Matt resents Richard for not only taking away Frank’s chance to live his life the way he was meant to, but also resents Mary-Ann for getting involved with Frank, knowing that Richard has violent tendencies and would get jealous. Matt has changed after the murder of his son, and Richard and Mary-Ann are to blame.
From the beginning of the book, Half the Sky, the stories of Srey Rath, the vibrant girl from Cambodia, and Meena Hasina, the courageous mother from India, and other stories like theirs have helped many people understand the tragedies taking place all over the world. Their stories have inspired the authors and many who have read their stories to dive deeper into thought about worldwide issues plaguing many countries, including the United States. The global issues surrounding women’s health in the beginning of this book include the topics of: the three types of abuses, the inaccuracy of the term “sex trafficking”, and the initiatives to stop slavery.
The thought that Sissela Bok about the “whole truth” being attained is that it is impossible that it can be attained. She believes that people are lying deceived everyone, and sometime is used to protect the person. She also thinks that people that are lying is more important than anything in all of the decision that a simple lie brings. I believe she doesn’t have any faith that everyone could tell the truth. The truth is something that is hard to say, and people at times need to lie to protect their love ones. In the beginning of the chapter of “The Noble Lie” she explains how there are different lies. She explains how the lies have different reasons to for people doing it. For some of those reasons it is impossible to be completely truth. Some have to lie to protect others, and cover up the secrets that can be told. There are plenty reasons that there are to lie to people. She states, “The lies are often seen as necessary merely at one stage in the education of the public.” (Bok 166) This is something that everyone does growing up, and no one in one time of their life cannot lie to anyone.
In result of the blame being put on the Jews again, it let them to execution. He was then widely esteemed as a martyr. Along with the execution of the Jews, Certain Jews fled when King Don Ferdinand and queen Dona Isabella announced Jews in the kingdom should be baptized, become Christian, or leave. The Christians were blaming the Jews for the death of the little boys to make their rituals, but Jews fought against it and denied the beliefs of the Christians because they have proven they follow and worship the judges by three arguments. It is Utterly forbidden for the jews to eat any matter of blood ever, Jews shall not kill, in fact, love, and it is forbidden to kill a stranger, servant or slave.
In Chapter 3, David Platt talks about a specific seminary graduation requirement that would sound almost impossible to many students of the Word ,here in the United States. He says that before a student can graduate from an Indonesian seminary, the student must “ plant a church, with at least thirty new, baptized believers, in a Muslim community.” This book was written about six years ago when ISIS was barely an organization heard of. Nowadays, being an Indonesian seminary graduate could cost them their life. This is where one experiences life to the fullest meaning of “ beginning at the end of ourselves.”
Jalapeno bagels is about a boy named Pablo whom cannot decide what to take to school for International Day. He wants to bring something from his parents’ baker. He wants something that represent his heritage but he cannot decide what to bring. His mother who is Mexican baked pan dulce and change bars. His father who is Jewish baked bagels and challah. Both of the bake good were good but while helping his parents with the bakery on Sunday morning, Pablo made a decision on what to bring. He decided to bring jalapeno bagels because they are a mixture both of his parents and just like him too. The multicultural representations in the story line is Mexican and Jewish. The pictures that were drawn in the book, the family has the same color of skin even though the parents are different cultures and the main character is mixed. There were no different skin colors.
IV. What is the main problem Breyer describes in Breaking the Vicious Circle concerning United States policy making? What causes it and how does the problem develop? How does it affect business? What solution does Breyer propose? Describe another plausible solution. Which of the two solutions, Breyer’s of that you just described do you consider morally preferable and why? What ethical theory discussed in class best supports your position? Critically assess this theory by contrast with other ethical theories discussed in class.
The class disparity is evident pervasively throughout the four gospels and Acts, a vivid example being the death of John the Baptist whom Herod beheaded. When John spoke out against Herod’s immoral behavior, Herod used his higher social position and authority to suppress John’s voice and as a result murdered him. John’s limited social mobility and high status consistency forced him to suffer the consequences of his actions, while Herod’s murder went unpunished by the Roman officials. Social position therefore played a significant role in influencing the lives of ordinary individuals living in the New Testament times.
The novel “Flight” was a very interesting story about a young boy who seems to be lost in life and has an identity crisis which leads him down the wrong path and makes the poor decision to shoot up a bank. To have the boy come to the conclusion what he was doing was wrong Sherman Alexie sends him to different places and times to show teach him something more, almost like the Scrooge and the many ghosts he encounters in “A Christmas Carol”. I will discuss a few of his “flights” analyzing each flight and his journey from Zits to Michael through emotional encounters and tough lessons.
In Christian scriptures, Herod the Great (or King Herod), was fearful that the newborn Jesus Christ, destined to become the king of the Jews, would usurp his rule. He therefore tried to find Jesus and have him killed. However, the three Magi had been warned by an angel not to pass Herod when returning from Bethlehem. Joseph had also received a similar message through a dream, warning him to stay away. In order to ensure that the powerful leader would never grow up, Herod ordered the execution of every boy in Bethlehem and its vicinity under the age of two.
It’s a title with a strong letter used as somewhat like a alliteration to exaggerate the ideas within this film, ‘V for Vendetta’, directed by James McTeigue, this defines what the true meaning of injustice which seems to be over exaggerated through action, sci-fi and thriller scenes. ‘V for Vendetta’ is a type of film where in a future, where there was a British tyranny or corruption in the government, a shadowy freedom fighter plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman. This film shows the message of the best advice is to stop fighting it and embrace the fact that you have been given an opportunity if you chose to view it with a different set of eyes. And yet there will be many who miss this opportunity as they feel a false sense of security operating in the belief systems that harbor fear, anger and hate rather than letting go to face the very emotions that enslave them.This film uses fancy quotes or catch phrases, with a strong act of violence in acting around the main character(s), especially the protagonist ‘V’ and to the eventuality, ‘Evey’ at the end of the story. Special effects and the fanatical costume visuals (with the famous Guy Fawkes mask) all is used intently to make the audience with a tint of exhilarance, to make them think, what does this mean? What is the idea that V is trying to show in injustice? Through elements found in the film I’ve found that,......