Gospel of Luke

There are many interpretations of this parable alone. This parable is in Luke’s gospel, it starts on the fifteenth chapter. In the beginning of the chapter, Jesus sits to eat dinner with the Pharisees and teachers of the law . That is when someone muttered that Jesus, eats with sinners. That is when Jesus began to explain a few of his

In the first historical account in the Bible, we find a Roman army commander who made Jesus a BIG DEAL and sought for Jesus to heal his servant. This servant was special to this commander, as he is the one who had watched over him and his family and took care of them while he was in battle. Jesus told the Roman commander that he would go with him, but the commander told Jesus that he was not worthy of Jesus even coming to his house. However, if Jesus could just speak a word, the commander’s servant

the Gospel of Mark was tailored towards early Christians, the majority of which were Jewish. Roman power had decimated the Jewish Temple and many believed that the second coming was near, including Mark. Due to the common belief among Christians and Christian

Unmerciful Slave and Prodigal Son A parable is a story taught by Jesus used to explain an idea or teach a religious moral. Jesus taught many parables including the Prodigal Son and the Unmerciful Slave. The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-31) is written about two sons who want their inheritance from their father. The father denies the eldest son, granting all of the property to the youngest son. The youngest son packs up his belongings and leaves his father's home to live in a distant country. The

Both Gospels, Matthew, and John, tell their stories about Jesus Christ to different audiences. For example, the Gospel Matthew was one of Jesus’ twelve disciples and was an Apostle. Matthew, was a tax collector as well, who lived adequately because of his occupation before becoming one of Jesus’ disciples. To be a true follower of Jesus Christ, Matthew left everything he had behind and was still tormented regarding his faith in Jesus Christ. Matthew came from a Jewish background, and due to this

“Courtesy in the Story ‘Little Things Are Big’” Courtesy is the most important word in the story “Little Things are Big” by Jesus Colon because it conveys the theme we should always be courteous no matter what the circumstances are. In the story, Jesus who was a black hispanic man saw a white women while he was on the subway late at night struggling to keep track of her other kids while holding a baby and a suitcase. He wanted to help her, but he was afraid that she wouldn’t let him because of

The story in the Gospel of Mark is one of persecution and redemption, of power and mercy, of suffering and healing. It paints a vivid picture of Jesus’ example of how to live through the suffering Christians were experiencing and would experience. Most biblical scholars believe the Gospel of Mark was written during the decade of 65 CE-75 CE (NIB 1801). The conclusion as to who wrote the Gospel of Mark is not so widely agreed upon. There is support for Mark, a follower of Peter, who was believe to

The book of John was written by the Apostle John who is identified as “the disciple whom Jesus loved”. Scholars believe that the book was written sometime between 90 to 110 A.D. The gospel of John begins unlike the other synoptic gospel’s by starting with the story of John the baptist, Jesus’ cousin, it includes the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus and then even includes events after. This book is different from others because of its layout of the stories of Jesus and how John tells them to

Throughout this course we have covered several interesting topics. Of the 5 weeks lessons I've chosen to reflect on unit 2 and the unnamed woman, unit 3 and women's role in early Christianity, and unit 4 which covered chapters 5-8 in the Book of Romans. In unit 2 we learned about an unnamed woman from Bethany that anointed Jesus. As the story goes while Jesus dined at the home of Simon the Pharisee, the woman anointed Jesus’ head with an expensive oil/perfume. The story varies slightly in the Book

James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues,” is the authors most studied and critically analyzed piece of literature. The majority of these analyses focus on the obvious themes of the book such as jazz music, the unnamed narrator, or the rift that divides Sonny and his brother. Little critique has ever gone into the biblical and religious themes that run throughout the story of “Sonny’s Blues.” Furthermore, it is even more astonishing that there is little critique given Baldwin has such a strong