Jesus To Zaccheus Analysis

There are three stories from Jesus' Galilean ministry that stick out to me. The stories that stick out to me are, The Sermon on the Mount, the story of the Pharisees trying to trick Christ, and the third is the story of when Jesus fed 5,000 people! All these stories show the power of God and the transparent teachings of Christ.

Summary: A bunch of friends drop a paralyzed man through a roof and into a room where Jesus is teaching. Jesus does not immediately heal the paralyzed man, but he does forgive his sins. After stirring up quite a scene Jesus asked a tough question, “is it easier for me to say, “Your sins are forgiven,” or “get up and walk”?”

In chapter 5 of Jesus Behaving Badly, Mark Strauss addresses the facts about salvation and what it is. In this book, it highly talks about the term “salvation” because it’s a gift from God. To receive this, we must let God into our lives and see what he has planned for us, but what’s good about this is it’s free and we don’t have to buy anything.

Jesus and the Disinherited begins the first chapter with the interpretation of Jesus. Dr. Thurman explained that Jesus was a poor Jew and was a minority in the midst of a dominate society. Dr. Thurman gives his analysis on the worldviews Jesus. People around the world have their own interpretation of Jesus; yet, people have an orthodox view of him being fully God and fully man. In chapter one, the author references the nonviolent resistance approach, which is a tactic Dr. Martin Luther King Jr used in the civil rights movements. He interprets Jesus as a black man who lived his life as an outsider in the world. Jesus was the disinherited and oppressed like African Americans.

In Chapter 3 of Speaking of Jesus, Carl Medearis says that if we do not really know what the gospel is then we will find ourselves having to explain Christianity. Instead of reaching out to people and showing Jesus, we put all our time and effort into defending our religion. It is like we are on teams and we try to get the most people on our side so we have the biggest team. Medearis put it like this, “In a way, we’re drawing a line in the sand and telling people, “You’re on that side, and you need to believe what I’m telling you in order to cross the line. Once you cross it, you’re saved.” (p.45).This is the kind of mentality of salvation that was also referenced in the introduction to the book. Christians tend to treat salvation like a check

Christ resembles Dionysus in many ways. Is it possible that Christ is simply an extension of the Dionysian myth? Though the concepts of wine and faith unite the two, the idea of revenge compared to self-sacrifice separates the two deities. Dionysus fits the Greek understanding of vengeful and selfish God that bear more anthropomorphic traits than Godly traits. Christ, however, transcends human desires for revenge and acts in self-sacrifice. This is the key separation between them.

The painting I chose to research from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is Gerrit van Honthorst’s The Mocking of Christ. Honthorst was a Dutch painter from a Catholic family in Utrecht. He was the son of a painter and trained by his father and Abraham Bolemaert, the leading artist of his town. Upon completing his education, Honthorst traveled to Rome in 1616. He was one of the many artists from Utrecht drawn by the world of art within Rome. These artists were named the Utrecht caravaggisti because upon arrival, they became inspired by Caravaggio’s paintings. Honthorst gained success painting in the Caravaggesque style and became known for his depiction of artificially

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.

He even used His name to which surprised the crowed and Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus goal was just to take a glimpse of this famous Jesus. Jesus saw Him and called Him to come down. The difference with the previous two men who met Jesus was that the rich young ruler came to Jesus to question him. The blind man screamed as Jesus was passing by but Zacchaeus was sitting in a sycamore tree waiting to see Jesus.

One of the most interesting things to me in the book of Judges, are the parallels between the men and woman, and Jesus. What they were called to do, what they did, and the consequences of those actions foreshadowed what occurred with Jesus (Clowney, 2013, p. 141, 146-147). Albeit Jesus was perfect, and perhaps that contrast is another lesson that we are to learn. Samson was blessed from birth to be an instrument of God. His weakness and immorality caused him many problems, but he was still able to fulfill what God called him to do, despite himself. God used Samson to get the Israelites out from under the Philistines. Regardless of Samson’s faults, with the help of The Holy Spirit, he achieved that goal for God, although not for the glory of

Jesus of Nazareth, starring Robert Powell as Jesus, has a substantial similarity to the Passion narratives of the Gospel. Having read the accounts of the Passion in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, I could easily decipher the characters played by the actors when watching the movies. In Jesus of Nazareth, the audience sees the human nature of Jesus in a state of fright, confusion, and doubt. He is worried about His future, and He is also concerned that Judas will betray him with a kiss, and Peter will deny him three times. Compared to the narratives in the synoptic Gospels, this movie contains numerous, nearly-identical accounts of the Passion including the trial and His words on the cross.

Great faith in contrast is; trust over an extended period of time. What does that look like? Another story comes to mind where the main proclamation of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke chapter seven is about great faith. Jesus defines it as he declares it “Not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” It’s rare but it’s possible to have great faith. If we briefly browse through this account we meet up with a military commander, a Roman Centurion who was eager to accept and trust the word of Christ. Since faith comes by hearing and hearing the words of Christ, this soldier demonstrated that great faith comes by believing and continue believing in the words of Christ. If Jesus says it, I’m going to trust it. No matter how long it takes I will

One thing that surprised me while reading the Gospel of Luke was how much of Jesus’ life they skipped. In one paragraph he was a baby, and in the next paragraph he was twelve years old. Another thing I found in the gospel that I never thought about before was that they sing songs. That never crossed my mind but I think it’s really cool.

Although the Bible’s description of Jesus and his crucifixion has not been changed, the perception of the people about Jesus has been changing throughout the ages. The poem “The Dream of the Rood” is good example of a unique view of Jesus and his crucifixion. The poem is referred as “one of the first and most successful treatments of the crucifixion” in Old English poetry (Burrow 123).

In the Bible, the four Gospels push different ideologies, views, lessons and different stories that center around the central figure of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke main themes center on Universalism, social justice, compassion for outcasts, the role of woman and the Holy Spirit.(Hauer and Young) These parables are able to connect to the context of when Luke was able bring these stories together in 85 CE. The Gospel was most likely written in Greek speaking area located in the Roman empire.(Coogan et al.) This time of stability allowed for the proliferation of Christianity and Gospels such as Luke. The passages that will be discussed will mainly focus on compassion for outcast seen in Luke 16:19–31 and warning against greed in Luke 12:13-34. Luke 13:6-9 focuses on a fig tree talks of the opportunities people and if they use them properly. Finally, the last parable is 7:11-17, which focuses on holy spirit and the possibilities for miracles and the importance of life. These parables in Luke are able to give a social justice commentary that can make a person feel compassionate for the poor and the reckoning they would receive in the afterlife if they didn’t follow Jesus’s teachings. As, well the story is able to push across a message that will everlasting importance to people. This has led to the Gospels of Luke becoming one of the main 4 Gospels and one of the most highly regarded of the Gospels. (Hauer and Young)