Jesus 's Entry Into Jerusalem

It is possible to write on the life of Jesus from the information gathered from the bible. I will be dividing my essay into three parts. In the first part of the paper, I will talk about the nature of the gospels, John’s views vs. the Synoptic, discuss if the authors of the gospels are eyewitnesses and how they used written sources. Also I will talk about the Q source. Then I will elaborate on the topic of how Matthew and Luke were similar. Then I will continue on by discussing how the Old Testament uses Moses, Samuel and Elijah to interpret Jesus, and finally whether or not the Sermon on the Mount happened. In the second part of my paper, I will talk about Jesus’s birth and childhood, his miracles, his resurrection, and what Jesus did to cure people, spirits and how they are interpreted to the prophet, magician and the mad man compared to Saul and Elijah. The final part of the paper I will talk about what Jesus talked about as regards to the Kingdom of God vs. the Kingdom of the Romans and what he intended by speaking of the end of the world. I will also speak of the reasons behind the Romans executing him. My sources for this paper will be the New Jerusalem Bible Readers edition as my primary source and lecture notes from Professor Trumbach.

The Crusades were a series of wars over the holy lands such as Jerusalem between European Christians and the Ottoman Empire between the 11th and 15th centuries. They fought for many reasons such as control over religious sights, access to trade and protection of fellow christians.

The Spoils of Jerusalem is a very interesting sculpture. This sculpture was constructed in c. AD.82 by Emperor Domitian after the death of his oldest brother Titus, to show off Titus' victory over the siege of Jerusalem (Khan, n.d). The relief sculpture is located within the "Arch of Titus" and it represents the victories of Domitian's father and his brother in the Jewish War (Cartwright, 2013).It is relief sculpture, which means that it is attached to a background and can only be viewed from one side (Sporre, 2015). The original sculpture is located within the Arch of Titus, in Rome, which is a beautiful piece of art in its self.

The Siege of Jerusalem has been incongruously regarded as anything from a “chocolate covered tarantula” (Hanna 109) to “a work of moderation” (Narin Van Court 169). While these opinions greatly differ and are in immediate conflict with each other, there is no doubt from any critic that an important piece to the study of Siege is discussion of its treatment of Jews. Whether the poem is intended as an allegory for the crusades, or at its heart a piece of anti-Semitic literature as many suspect, there is a need to grapple with the portrayal of the Jews.

Through Matthew 27:11-66 it is evident that the governor Pontius Pilate plays a crucial role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Scholars throughout history have provided support to see Pilate as positive, negative, or neutral role in the retelling of the crucifixion. Warren Carter is one of the many scholars who have taken note of Pilate’s role in history and within the source “Pontius Pilate. Portraits of a Roman Governor” Carter argues that Pilate is a negative character. He goes as far to claim that Pilate was one to actively seek conflict. While Carter argues that Pilate’s role is one of negativity, I would argue, that through a socio-culture view, that Pilate is not a negative figure, but an ambivalent one, due to his lack to enforce.

Two thousand years ago, the birth of Jesus, arguably the most influential man the world has ever seen, altered history forever. Christians know him as the Messiah, the son of God who came to save all of mankind, and for others, he may just be a great teacher and person of history. It is the latter that Reza Aslan attempts to shed an unbiased light on by comparing the Jesus that modern Christians believe in to the Jesus that Aslan believes would have fit into first-century Palestine: a violet revolutionary, dedicated to the eradication of the Roman government in Israel and the deposition of the rich priestly class. Aslan paints a portrayal of Jesus using knowledge of the time period, Scripture that has been taken out of context and misinterpreted, and most of all, the author’s imagination and powerful rhetoric to cover up his faulty argumentation. In his book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, Reza Aslan recreates an interesting but purely speculative image of the historical Jesus through exploring the political and social history of first-century Palestine, the life and teachings of Jesus, and the development of early Christianity.

Have you ever wondered what happened in the three days the young Messiah went missing, and was found in the temple? The author, Chris Stepien, gives the readers great insight as to what he presumed might of happened in those three days. I completely see his viewpoint, and he brings out the inner child of Jesus that we so often forget. The author’s interpretation of when Jesus went missing and his writing style contributed to my overall review of the book.

Mount Sinai St. Luke is hiring clinical pharmacists that are able to work collaboratively with nurses and physicians while providing diagnostic and therapeutic extensions of care on a daily basis. The pharmacists will be responsible for carrying out services with a focus on Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship at the site. Clinical pharmacists are also expected to conduct research and other scholarly activities throughout the year with the goal of publishing. Other responsibilities include infectious diseases patient care rounds, clinical interventions, antimicrobial stewardship activities, medication use evaluations and institutional committee membership. I would consider working for Mount Sinai St. Luke because of its treatment towards its workers.

The suffering of Christ on the cross, however before beginning his ministry, he was baptized, He set this ordinance in motion for all of us to follow. Christians taking Baptist lightly is a big mistake, the enthusiasm of being baptized can overshadow baptism. It would behoove us to consider why Jesus went to John the Baptist in the first place.

The two books of the Bible, Matthew and Mark are alike in many ways, they do tell some of the same stories. On the other hand, if one takes a closer look there are small changes to the stories that bring a whole new meaning to the way that the story is told. I will focus on the stories of Jesus walking on water and the transfiguration of Jesus. In this paper, I will review the changes that Matthew made to the Gospel according to Mark. I will also explain the reasons why he may have made those changes and to what purpose those changes served.

When I was seven I was still in elementary school, but I experienced a very important rite of passage. The rite of passage I experienced was my baptism. Whenever I chose to make this decision I would accept Jesus as my savior, and he would help guide my life from there on out. When a baptism happens an individual stands in the water with a pastor and they are dipped in the water and when they come back up they are renewed. I participated in this christian ritual so early because I had gone to church since I was born. This ritual can occur at any time in someone's life. A person decides they want to make this decision when they are ready, at no certain time. Anyone can participate in this ritual as long as they feel that they want Jesus as their

The Capture of Jerusalem. Written by Fulk Of Chartres, 1099. The author, Fulk of Chartres was a soldier that fought in the crusades and participated in the in The Capture of Jerusalem. The Capture of Jerusalem was the last battle fought of the first crusade and was a battle in which the Christian Crusaders had made their way into the city of Jerusalem and murdered all of the Muslims and Jews inside of the city. The Christian's main motivation for fighting in the crusades is economics.

Through the deliverance of a speech the former Pope Urban II incited Catholics all over Europe to take action in reclaiming the Holy city of Jerusalem from the Muslims in the Middle East. It was in this year,1095, that the beginning of the first, of nine, Crusades and thus the first series of religious wars between the Catholics and Muslims begun. The focus of this paper will remain on the Third Crusade (1189-1192 A.D)- more specifically the actions of ‘Islam’s Warrior Hero’ Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb who was better known to the English as Saladin- Sultan of Egypt. How did one individual gain the respect of both his Muslim followers and his enemies- the Catholic Europeans? Throughout history Saladin has been portrayed as a charismatic, honourable, virtuous and chivalrous man by the historians and chroniclers of the Middle East and Europe. Even the Europeans who sought to dislike this man due to his religious affiliations could not, as he encompassed all the qualities in which a great leader and a good ‘Christian’ was thought to possess.

Information in Chapter 3 about the creation of the First Temple in Jerusalem was very interesting for me. I found it intriguing when the book went more in-depth with segments from the Bible. I never imagined that David from David and Goliath was king and father to King Solomon! Reading the link between the historical documentation of Isreal and the information in the Bible was

Throughout the book of John, Jesus did many signs and miracles. Through these signs, Jesus attempted to show both the multitudes as well as his disciples one small truth about Him—His is God. In this gospel, Jesus goes toe-to-toe with many of the Jewish spiritual leaders (i.e., Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, etc.) in order to show the people who He truly is. Scholars disagree with how many Messianic signs Jesus performed, but one thing remains—every single sign pointed back to the fact that Jesus was who He claimed to be. The signs performed by Jesus show both the Israelites of old, as well as the people of today, that He is, indeed, God.