Song of Solomon Essay: Devotion and Protection

Both women sacrificed something valuable, Reba her diamond ring and Rebecca her family relationships, so that their children would be happy. The role of Reba in Song of Solomon is that of a motherly figure, always putting her children first and not worrying about her own needs. This description aligns well with biblical Rebecca, who sacrifices her relationship with part of her family in order to please her son, Jacob. Reba is a kinder and more selfless version of the Bible’s version of Rebecca.

Hagar after knowing that she isn't love back led her to murder Milkman. When Milkman got tired of Hagar, who was not caring about him that much till then, started to have interest in him. As soon as she realize that she couldn’t get the love back from him, she tried to kill him. She tried to attempt the murder for “six times in as many months”(130), each time with different weapons but failed, but she would not give up because she didn't want him to leave her. Murder was the way that Hagar showed her affection toward Milkman because “He’s the one who’s tryin to take himself out of her life. And she’ll kill him before she lets him do that”(139) states the nature of loving that one will kill others to get love. In this case, Hagar tried to kill him because he is the one who is trying to leave her and only way she knew how to stop it was to kill him since she can't control his feeling toward her. Her

People often admire and yearn for the natural state of bliss a child has due to their ignorance of what 's going on around them. Although it is said that ignorance is bliss, but it is not always a good thing. As an adolescent, that bliss works to your advantage, but as a person gets older it only hinders your growth. Most times one does not know that they have remained stagnant until it has become known. In the novel Song of Solomon, by Tori Morrison, Milkman was unaware of his current state until it was made known to him.As a result, he unconsciously came of age through inner and external revelations.

Besides the children of Macon Dead, there are other biblical allusions in the names of people. One of these is Hagar, Pilate's son and Milkman's cousin. Though the biblical Hagar is not well known, her character in the Bible reflects, in some ways, the character in Morrison's novel. In the bible, Hagar is Sarah's handmaiden. When she bares the son

Pontius Pilate, as Roman Governor, had a position to fulfill to the Roman population along with the Jewish community. During a time of Jewish Passover, along with the chaos Jesus had created, Pilate was under great influence from many outside factors. “The stir created by Jesus' preaching and the size of his following perturbed both the Roman and the Jewish authorities, fearful of any wind that might fan the smoldering discontent in Palestine into a raging flame of revolt.” (Hexter 62) In the Roman trial, Pilate was chosen to judge Jesus on the act of sedition, however counter to Hexter's perspective, repeatedly stated that he saw no case against him. In the Gospel of John, it is apparent that Pilate not only doesn't want to be involved but is puzzled at the situation at hand. “Your own nation and the chief of priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?” (John 18:33) Pilate is attempting to keep order in his city and rather not involve

She knew she had the power to liberate herself but she stayed to care for the people she loved. She wasn’t abandoned because she was always on her own. She has crafted such a solid foundation that “without ever leaving the ground, she could fly.” (336) Being a woman, Pilate is made to be faced with a double burden, oppression through racism and then by men. However, she compensates for both roles. She asserts her dominance by protecting her family which she witnessed her father do and die for. She lives in the present by preserving the past which becomes the basis by which Milkman guides himself by. She is the main cause of Milkman's freedom because of her connection to her heritage. If it wasn’t for her teaching and motherly love and support no matter what, Milkman wouldn’t have ended up in Shalimar. He uses her path to find his own and an identity. She teaches him to be courageous and face reality. Because of her, he faces Guitar and sacrifices himself, conquering his own life and moving onto

Stepping into the passage the first verse that reveals Pilate as an ambivalent role is in Matthew 27:14. Pilate was amazed that Jesus didn’t defend himself. He recognized the obvious plot against Jesus and wanted to let him go, but Pilate was under pressure from Rome to keep peace in his territory.

In the bible The Book of Ruth follows the story of the widowed Naomi and her two widowed daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth. Throughout the story, the three experience life during biblical times. Although the time frame of this particular passage of the bible is widely debated amongst scholars, most believe that it took place during the Period of the Judges. Through reading about these ordinary people, one can tell that their everyday life was generally uneventful. People often worked in fields to provide for their families and for generations to come. The women of the Book of Ruth lived simple lives, placing high value on loyalty to the family, the continuation of family lines, and marriage.

This song is all about a character who is sent to kill someone and goes through a lot on inner turmoil on whether or not to go through with it. During this song he tries to speak to Jesus about who he really is while stalling killing him. Pilate, being a military man knows that 40 lashes will kill a man. So while he still ends up wiping Jesus, which is what he was sent to do, he only does 39. I think that Pilate really feels for Jesus and in this song is truly doing everything in his power to try and help pick Jesus up so he can fight for himself. Unfortunately we know that in the end things don't go well for Jesus or Pilate. I think that this can be related to real life in the sense that some people are made out to be the bad guy even when they really aren't. However, if people don't make the effort to prove their innocence they are essentially out of luck. The overall theme of this musical as a whole can very much be related to every day life. And the fact that this show is based off of bible stories yet is still incredibly relevant is extremely interesting to

Why did Pilate not mention the well-known fact that one of Jesus’ servants had used a sword and cut off the ear of Malchus, the High Priest’s servant? Well, if Pilate had brought up that incident, Jesus might have requested that Malchus be brought into the proceedings as a witness; however, since his ear had been completely healed, that would have brought up the fact that Jesus had performed a miracle.

There are two sides to every story, and sometimes we forget to look at the other side. Before I picked up Pontius Pilate by Paul L. Maier, I can honestly say I didn’t care so much for Pilate. All I remember based on what I was taught was that Pilate didn’t want Christ’s blood on his hands, so he took the easy way out. As sad as it was, that was my only extensive knowledge about who Pilot was, and how he untimely got to that decision to wash his hands clean of the situation.

This paper will explore deeper into the life of Pontius Pilate and examine his weaknesses, strengths, and accomplishments.

This particular scene reveals how manipulative the Jewish leaders were. They seem to understand in their own way the power that Jesus’ message had and its influence on his disciples. This message is summarized by Bartholomew, one of Jesus’ disciples, as love. The political intrigues are also highlighted in this film though the Jewish leaders here seem to be more authoritative and in control than in the other films. They tell Pilate this would cause more trouble in the region, Pilate makes the decision to have the tomb sealed is more to save himself than to actually help the Jewish

because he knew that Paul was the prophet who was destined to stop all violence,

“Pilate? Oh, I see. You’re able to believe in the lesser myths because you’ve already accepted the big one. Once you accept the big myth, the lie of Christ, it’s easy to accept the smaller ones. All right, Tollers. I’ll play the role of Pilate. I’ll wash my hands of the whole nonsense.”