Parable of the Hidden Treasure

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke All three of the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) were written with an audience in mind and highlight messages unique to their author’s own context, perspective, and interpretation. Although they have very different illustrations of how they present Jesus, they display common stories and important incidents that allow readers to understand all aspects of who God is and what he stands for. While Matthew addressed his writing to the Jews to prove that Jesus was

the Olympians. (Daly 122) In the Chinese culture dragons are worshiped and feared. According to Chinese mythology, Fucanglong, the dragon of hidden treasures, lives in the underground and guards the treasures of the earth. It is said that a volcano would erupt when Fucanglong sprung from the earth to the heavens to report on the status of his treasures. (Rosen 63) The Greeks believed the god of the winds, Aeolus, was the culprit behind tornadoes. Aeolus is the ruler of the floating

intellectual gospel is always in danger of creating a God that looks a lot like us—one that is our size. The quest for answers sometimes leads to a rejection of mystery. As a result mystery is often treated as something intolerable, instead of a real treasure. Living with mystery is the privilege of our walk with Christ. Its importance cannot be overrated. If I understand all that is going on in my Christian life, I have an inferior Christian life. The walk of faith is to live according to the revelation

j. His cleansing of the Temple was a symbolic act of judgment and rejection of what the Temple and the Jewish nation represented k. Similar to Ezekiel’s vision of God’s glory leaving the Temple before its destruction, Jesus’ assessment of the Temple and his cleansing action would symbolize God’s presence was not there, and it was ready for destruction Jesus teaches how God would reveal the true Israel within the nation 136. The Jews considered themselves to be the righteous people of God who deserved

fulfill God’s commandments in everyday life (43). On the journey through the Dead Sea wilderness Andreas and his slaves encounter Baruch, a banished Essene. Baruch was banished from the community after he had uncovered the community’s secret of hidden treasure, which probably never existed. Andreas saved Baruch by taking him under his wing and made him apart of the family by making him a hired assistant in his trade. By talking to Baruch, Andreas was able to get enough information for the Romans. Ignoring

“For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might boast

suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force" (Mt 11:12)—that is, the Kingdom of Heaven is taken by strength, and those who take it are those who employ force. Is it not this same effort and this same labor that is the subject of the well-known parable: "Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them ... is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock" (Lk 6:47)? I have stressed the words "digged deep," for they are the most weighty key images

Drew Drishinski Book of mormon 122 2/19/2014 3rd Nephi 11-26 Outlines: Chapter 11 outline: There is a great multitude of nephites gathered in the land of bountiful conversing about jesus christ. Then some people start to hear a soft voice and they pay no attention to the voice. Then the voice spoke again and again the people did not understand it. Then the voice call out a third time and they listened and the voice said “ This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased and they looked

returns to the scene of his crimes, and, as predicted, the outsider fights and mortally wounds the brute, which limps off to a hidden lair. The hero and his comrade(s) track the wounded villain to an underwater cave and the ensuing fray results in the death of the criminal's sidekick. The stranger/hero explores the cave, discovering the carcass of the original fugitive, treasure and booty. Meanwhile, the stranger's posse thinks the hero is dead and abandons him. The hero's surprising return marks the

MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION This module provides an overview on the subject of art appreciation for those entirely new to the subject. This is a complex topic to deal with and it is impossible to have a truly comprehensive discussion on the topic in such a brief essay. The student is advised to consult more advanced texts to gain further understanding of how to appreciate art more fully. HUMANITIES: What is it? • The term Humanities comes from the Latin word, “humanitas” • It generally