The Judas Tree

bread that representation of Jesus’s body that was broken for our sin, and wine that represents his blood that was shed to save us and that saved Eliot. Then inside that room there were some people gambling over silver which alludes to the silver Judas received for denying Jesus. That tavern, or inn, was not where He was found, so Eliot kept going. “And arrived at evening, not a moment too soon/Finding the place; it was (you may say) satisfactory.” (30-31) In the Christmas story, the wise men found

Introduction Jesus asked His disciples, “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered for them, “You are the Christ.” (Mark 8:27-29) This word, Christ, is the Greek word christos and translates the Hebrew messiah. The term messiah or Christ was used prophetically as the title for the person or figure that God would appoint to usher in His kingdom. The people’s understanding of messiah has a military or political implication. Matthew’s gospel adds to Peter’s statement “You are the Christ, the Son

In the book of “Genesis” a serpent approaches Eve in the Garden of Eden and talks her into eating of the tree of knowledge, which makes her feel ashamed of being unclothed. When Luke picks up the snake, a religious person can view this as how Christ has power over Satan. 4 During the film, Luke is given what appears to be a massive amount of rice as punishment

Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you – Martin Luther. When I first read this quote, a thought of me in high school came to my mind. When I was in high school my catholic religion teacher use to constantly give me detentions because I didn’t want to take flowers to a Virgin Mary statue. I use to end up getting in an argument and actually telling her that one of the commandments say do not worship any idols, and she will

began rebelling with their leader Judas Maccabaeus and were victorious. (Civilized Religions and Barbarian Invasions, pg. 207). According to Christian history, before there was no sin. The world was perfect, however God put a man and woman into the Garden of Eden. The two were Adam and Eve, they were commanded not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. However there was a serpent in the garden who spoke so highly of the fruit that grew on this tree, that Eve ate some

Jesus Christ famously preached to his disciples, “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another” (King James Version, John 13.34-35), an ideology perfectly embodied by The Grapes of Wrath’s Jim Casy. Through the character of Jim Casy, John Steinbeck traces a direct line from the teachings of Jesus Christ to left-wing progressivism and social justice. Controversially, Steinbeck says, a modern-day Christ would be a working class activist with borderline socialist tendencies, which is

sin from his family. Both Gregor and Jesus were betrayed by a close friend that consequently, lead to their demise. Christ surrounded himself with disciples who assisted in spreading the word of salvation. It was one of His closest acquaintances, Judas, who “went to the chief priests and asked, “what are you willing to give me if I deliver [Jesus] to you?”” (New International Version, Matthew 26.14-15), resulting in Jesus’s apprehension by the Romans. Similarly, Gregor’s last remaining

attribute the journalists forwarding the letter as not willing to defy the odds like the in the example of the fishermen? In Hong Kong, there is a wishing tree (a Banyan Tree). On the Chinese New Year oranges are pierced and threaded with string so that they can be thrown into the tree in hopes that you will have good luck. The higher in the tree you throw it the more likely you will have good luck. They also believe that “The number 4 is unlucky therefore, buildings are not made with floors that

I waited in the hospital cafeteria, trying to cool the large black coffee sitting in front of me. On the drive over I'd prepared the compassionate greeting due a man who was just run off the road, his mother still in intensive care, Patti's fate in the fickle hand of the power grid. But when Leaf eased into the chair across from me, arm crooked in a sling, a caterpillar of sutures on his bruised forehead, the niceties evaporated. “You lied to me,” I said. Leaf's dog pound eyes flashed surprise

The Gospels of Matthew and Mark are two of the four, which talks about Jesus’ ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension into Heaven. When we discuss the Gospels, we tend to look at the message being conveyed to the reader. In both Matthew and Mark, the message is clear: Jesus of Nazareth was born from a virgin who did not come to abolish the laws of Moses, but to fulfill them and to fulfill the prophecies of Isaiah. Furthermore, Jesus had come into the world to save all of humanity from sin. Matthew