Mary's Letter To John The Baptist

Chapter 3 surveyed a wide variety of interpretations of the story of Martha and Mary. I particularly appreciated William Carter's analysis of Martha and Mary's story. He likens these sister's partnership as one in ministry. Some people tend to be like Mary whereas others have a tendency to be more like Martha - incline to let the business of our lives of service distract us from reserving time to spend with Jesus. As the conversation between Jesus, Martha, and Mary persist, it is interesting to note that Jesus mildly admonishes Martha for being concerned (not for serving), while service is a good thing, sitting at Jesus' feet is a better choice.

During the nineteenth century, America went through a number of social, economic and political changes. Revolutions in manufacturing and commerce led to substantial economic growth. Several cultural movements reformed American society. Mary Paul, once just a normal girl from Vermont, led a life that was shaped by the changes of the 1800's. The information gathered from Mary Paul's letters to her father make it clear that Mary's life experiences turned her into anything but an average woman. However, in the scope of the economic and cultural reforms of the nineteenth century, Mary Paul represents the average American.

The Annunciation displays the moment Gabriel was sent by God to tell Mary she would become pregnant. This is present in the passage “God sent angel Gabriel to a virgin” and he said to Mary “ God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus” (Luke 1:26-33).

Mary visits Elizabeth, and they both celebrate their blessings. Elizabeth is filled with the Holy Spirit and asks why she was granted that privilege that the mother of her Lord should visit her. She also says that as soon as Mary greeted her, the babe leaped in her womb in joy. She also calls Mary a happy woman for those things that were told to her will be fulfilled because of her faith.

John as we know today was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He was also the brother of James, who was also an apostle. John was the son of Zeebee and of Salome. His father was a fisherman while living in Bethsaida in Galilee on the border of the lake Gennesareth. John's mother was one of many women who gave to the maintenance of Jesus Christ. John's parents were very good people, they loved God and his son. It is said that john and his brother James were fishing when Jesus came and chose them. They were soon known as the fishers of men. The John of whom I am talking about is John the Evangelist.

So, we ask, “Who are the Mandaeans?” The Mandaeans are a small Gnostic religious group of people with beliefs that differ from those of the Muslims in Iraq and Iran. The religion has affinitive similarities with both Judaism and Christianity. The language affiliated with the Mandaeans is Aramaic which ties closely to that of Jesus of Nazareth. Many Mandaeans are found residing alone riverways in Iran and Iraq where baptizing is performed at birth, before marriage, after marriage and several times afterwards.

Mary Paul’s letter is a synopsis of her journey of being a Lowell mill girl. Mary begins the letter to her father using the word “well” to describe her current state. However, following that statement and leading up to the ending she describes events and emotions that doesn’t correlate with being just well. Using the word “well” was a sign of Mary’s humbleness because although conditions were rough, when she thought about other’s situations she realizes it could have been worse and she remained hopeful. This is evident by her statement “My life and health are spared while others are cut off.” Mary’s work schedule was very rigorous and did not allow her much leisure as mentioned in the letter and pay was extremely minimum. If I were in Mary

It is infer in the reading that the war traumatized many women and depressed many others. In the readings, there is a letter of Mary Berkeley to her cousin. Mary was a mother in the south that lived at the time of the civil war. In her letter she describes the deaths of her daughter thanks to the war and also how she had to giving up all of her sons to the local army. She mentions that she was felt alone to die in the house. It seems by the way she writes the letter that she is depressed and only wanted to die. We could assume by theses letter that many women at the time lost their family members and were somewhat depressed (340, 341). In the other set of letters created by an female nurse, she mentions about the effects of the war on the

The way that Mary Beth shares her life story also changes when she recounts the events following Maria’s death. Whereas the first part of the book centered on reporting events with a little reflection, the second half of the book becomes more about reflecting and sharing blog posts. Mary Beth also includes excerpts of speeches that were given at Maria’s funeral as well as letters that Maria’s siblings wrote to her after her death. These letters were a way to help Emily, Caleb, Will Franklin, Shaohannah, and Stevey Joy process the loss of their sister. At this point, more so than ever, Mary Beth shows that her life story does not only include her words and experiences, but also those of her husband, children and friends.

When Mary and I met up this week the first thing she said was she wanted to talk about her work with the ERA some more. She told me that after reading the adamant it really ignited something within her and that she couldn’t understand why it was so difficult for women to be treated the equally as everyone else. She work only green and white for five years and for two years she picketed at a mormon temple in Bellevue, Washington. She also when to Utah as an ERA missionary to talk with women about equal rights. She said she continued on with her Civil Disobedience and modeled her behavior after Alice Paul one of the founders of the National Woman’s Party.

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent Gabriel to Mary and told her that she was highly favored and that the Lord is with her. Then the angel told her to not be afraid and that she will conceive and give birth to a son, whom they will name Jesus. Mary ask the angel how this will be as she is a virgin. The angel told her about Elizabeth and that no word from God will every fail.

But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, (Galatians 4:4, NIV).

In the New Testament, more specifically in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus ushers in a new way of thinking centered around Earthly suffering and the reward of Heaven. John the Baptist, a man of much faith, plays an important role in representing this theme; in Chapter 14 of the Gospel of Matthew, John, faces Earthly Suffering when he is unjustly put in jail and killed. Though the New Testament is an elaboration of the Old Testament, it carries different themes and teachings. Noticing this shift, Italian painter Michaelangelo Merisi da chose to depict the scene of John the Baptist’s death, elaborating on the bible verse and using his dramatic painting in order to provoke more emotion from his audience.

Here are the three insights that I discovered when reading our textbook and the book of John. My first insight:

This essay will show contrasts in views on the Gospel of John regarding authorship,dates, and the relationship between John's Gospel and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Some comparison of thought, concerning composition and life setting, will also be presented.