Jesus And The Holy Of Thorns

A Christ figure can share attributes with Jesus and be the antagonist of the story. In Thomas C. Foster’s novel How to Read Literature like a Professor, he analyzes what a Christ figure looks like in literature. He argues that a character who shares personality traits and or physical characteristics with Christ is a representation and reflection of Jesus. Similarly, in Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible, her character Nathan Price believes he is synonymous to Christ while in reality, he is far from perfect. She uses irony to exploit the idea of the Christ figure. The use of irony as seen in Kingsolver’s novel, up-ends Foster’s claims as to what makes a Christ figure by creating a character who assumes he is Christ yet does not reflect Christ’s attributes.

In The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver uses symbolism within her characters to portray the insidious nature of Western civilization asserting their ideals and politics into the post-colonial African Congo, undercut with a description of the events of the time.

The novel The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver centered around a missionary family in the Congo. The patriarch of the family, Nathan Price tries to convert the villagers living in Kilanga while his family struggles with the culture shock of moving from Georgia to Africa. Kingsolver’s use of different narrators--cycling through the four daughters and the mother--made the story more nuanced and fully developed the characterization of the Price family. Nathan’s obsession and ultimate downfall was a highlight of the book, especially as it was seen from a variety of perspectives. The reader first discovers Nathan’s erratic behavior through the eyes of the second eldest daughter Adah who never had a good relationship with

1. The art works of the artist Giotto that I chose was the Kiss of Judas. It is 6'6 3/4" by 6' 7/8" in size. It is located on the south wall of the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua. It is dated through 1305 and 1306. The medium used for the art work is called fresco.

The image of Jesus nailed to a wooden cross by the palms of his hands and with a crown of thorns wrapped around his head is one that has transcended all time barriers. It has inclusive been replicated into figure form that is utilized in various ways but whose primary function is to serve as a constant reminder of the physical suffering endured by Jesus. In The Dream of the Rood however, the perception of Jesus Christ as not only the son of God and savior of mankind but also as a human with the capacity to feel pain, is subverted when through the perspective of a personified cross he is conveyed as a warrior in the midst of combat. The portrayal of Jesus in this way immediately evokes the image of an ideal stereotypical hero who is strong,

Finally, the protagonist of the story has the most notable battle within his conscience. Hazel Motes preaches against redemption and the need for atonement, yet cleansing and torturing himself by the end of the novel. The doctrine of the Church of Christ Without Christ, for example, is “there’s only one truth and that is that there’s no truth!” (O’Connor 165). This bold statement from Haze outright denies Christianity and the belief system with which he was taught, yet he seemingly stands firm in it. This rebellion, in turn, results in Haze’s isolation from other humans. In “Penance and Love in Wise Blood: Seeing Redemption,” Susan Srigley describes the alienation of Haze, saying, “…Hazel Motes tries to construct a reality that is not only independent of God, but by consequence, other human beings as well” (96). Through starting his church, Haze is able to voice his inner rebellion to those who choose to hear his message. After years of isolation away from his spiritual side, Haze’s inner angst boils over, and he slanders anything or anyone associated with the faith he once knew.

The belief of a sacred space has been a highly contested concept since the beginning of mankind. Each individual may have a different perception or opinion on whether a particular place is truly sacred. However, many of these places have a close and personal connection to certain individuals, due in large part to having experienced a supernatural occurrence or witnessed a miracle of life. Often times, these places become associated with a divine presence, and are ultimately labeled as sacred for a particular religion. In The Sacred and the Profane, Mircea Eliade describes the key elements that define a space as sacred rather than profane. He stresses his belief that not all space is homogenous, and that there are certain places that hold

Peter, thinking the Lord needed help, drew his sword, perhaps attempting to cut off Malchus’ head, but missed and cut off his right ear. Jesus told Peter to put his sword away, “for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” (Matthew 26:52) “And He touched his ear and healed him.” (Luke 22:51) Later, as Pilate questioned Jesus, he asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”

John nine verses one through seven is the being of the grace giving and truth telling of Jesus in this section. When Jesus spoke with the man that was blind I believe he ministered to him and gave him a brief explanation of who he was. The disciples asked him if this man sinned from birth or did his parents sin? Jesus used the truth telling when he answered the disciples by saying this man didn't sin at birth and neither has his parents sinned. It also gives truth-telling by letting the disciples know that it was to give God the glory. Now for the grace-giving part of Jesus, is him giving the Blind man back his sight. The reason why this was grace-giving was because this man had been blind his whole life, but when he came in contact with Jesus, he showed him grace by healing him.

At the point when composing this book Lee Strobel unearths an inquiry "Did Jesus Fake his demise?" And Lee Strobel has three fundamental focuses for demonstrating that. Point one is Jesus entered a condition of stun in the wake of accepting the wiping. A Condition of stun is the point at which the body looses a colossal measure of blood

Chapter 3- So when john saw what happened then vowed to destroy the savior and have his head on one of his spears.

(1.7.36-41) Right before and once he committed his first murder, he is confronted by illusions, and upon sighting his hands covered in blood he starts to get very worried by what he has done. What hands are here! Ha – they pluck out mine eyes!

The increase of wealth during the twelfth century allowed artists to showcase their talents in churches. The apse titled Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists in the church of Santa Maria de Mur displays the representation of divinity through its subject matter, technique, and style. In the apse, the main subjects revolve around scenes from the Old and New Testament with Christ as the focal point. For technique, the artist employed fresco painting instead of mosaics to show the images. The style of the apse avoids a sense of realism by hiding the bodies of the figures in the drapery and using the hierarchy of scale.

My conclusion of this issue is that, perhaps, John was including information not critical to the chronology of events. Matthew, Mark, and Luke, did not include this event because it is unimportant to the information of the life of Jesus. My evidence for this is seen in John 18:14, which contends that Caiaphas was the individual who “advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people”, essentially meaning that Caiaphas, the high priest, held a greater religious sway than Annias.

Jesus had to carry his own cross, that probably weighed two times his size, all the way up to wear the crucifixion was going to take place. Already beaten and bloody, they lay him down onto the cross shaped piece of wood and begin by nailing his hands and feet into it and standing the cross up into the air. What a brutal sight it must have been for God to see his only son tortured like this, but the good news is that he knew what his plan was for Jesus and for his people and he knew what was going to happen after all this was over. Jesus died hanging from that cross, washing all of our sin away and paying the ultimate sacrifice. After he died he was wrapped in a white cloth and placed into a tomb with a boulder sealing the door to the outside world. Three days after being placed in there, the people went to check up on the tomb to find that the boulder was pushed aside and the white cloth was folded neatly where Jesus was laying. The son of God, the Messiah, rose again from the dead to fulfill his mission so that we may have everlasting life in God’s kingdom. God’s plan for our life and through Jesus he teaches us that if we follow in God’s word and make him our most prized possession and ask for him to be in our hearts that we may to “escape the penalty that God will execute upon all who have broken His