Hundreds does not even begin to describe the amount of times the Bible has been translated. Would it shock you to hear that every person that indulges in reading the scripture that God has gifted us with has a different opinion? If that shocks you, you would probably be astonished to hear that we all have different opinions about the crucifixion as well. When you sit a billion different people in one room you are bound to receive a billion different opinions.The poem “The Dream of the Rood” is a poem that I recently read for English; the poet gives their thoughts about what happened during Christ’s crucifixion .They start out by referring to the poem as a dream that Christ appears in and talks about the crucifixion. The Bible is known …show more content…
Yet dared I not work harm to any of them. They mocked us both together” (page 3) This line probably hit the core of my feelings. In scripture it does say that Christ was pierced with nails through his hands and feet. I have repeatedly read about the crucifixion and I still cannot imagine why or how anyone could torture Christ the way that he was tortured. The last sentence “They mocked us both together” makes it seem as though the poet was on the cross with Christ. Can you imagine watching Christ being crucified? To have to sit there and watch him in agonizing pain for you? Although the individuals that did this to him did not know exactly who they were torturing, it was still brutal. Even more so, can you imagine him doing all of this and praying to God “forgive them for they know not what they do” . Jesus could have easily said “God I do not want to do this” he could have brought his wrath upon the soldiers that took him, or Judas who gave him the kiss upon the cheek to signal that he was who they wanted; but Christ is so awesome and he loves us all so much that he went through all of the torture so we could have a spot next to him in
The poem “Always Something More Beautiful” by Stephen Dunn is certainly about running a race, but the speaker is also arguing that pursuing something beautiful can help guide us through life. Through the title, we can see that we should constantly look for more beautiful things in life. The poem begins with the speaker describing his experience before a race. He uses words like “best” and “love.” The tone is extremely enthusiastic. In the first line, he talks about coming to the starting place. This can be a metaphor for beginning our lifelong journey. The speaker also implies that we need to approach it with a positive attitude. In the next few lines, the speaker indicates being tested in excellence
I would like to investigate the many struggles of women, whether it be race that differentiates them or an event that any woman could experience that brings them together. Beauty is not easily defined, and women everywhere struggle with not only pleasing the people around them, but themselves. Wanting to describes themselves and feel beautiful is one of the many struggles women experience throughout their lives. “Las Rubias” by Diana García from Fire and Ink represents a common example of what women of color experience while comparing themselves to the “beauty” of white women. The poem is divided into eight numbered sections, each containing their own experience or thought. This is effective because by the end of the poem, the reader has almost
The death camp was a terrible place where people where killed. Hitler is who created the death camp for Jews. The death camp was used for extermination on Jews. This occurred on 1939 – 1945. The death camps were in the country of Europe. Hitler did all this because he didn’t like Jews and the religions. The book Night is a autobiography written by Elie Wiesel. The poem called First they came for the communist written by Martin Neimoller is a autobiography.
Lucille Clifton's poem "Move" deals specifically with an incident that occurred in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985. On that date, Mayor Wilson Goode, Philadelphia's first African American mayor, authorized the use of lethal force against fellow African Americans living at 6221 Osage Avenue. In her introduction to the poem, Clifton says that there had been complaints from neighbors, who were also African American, concerning the "Afrocentric back-to-nature" group that called itself "Move" and had its headquarters at this address (35). The members of this group wore their hair in dreadlocks and they all used their surname of "Africa." Clifton's poem suggests that it was these differences that cost the lives of eleven people, including children, and the loss of sixty-one homes, as authorities bombed the neighborhood rather than tolerate such diversity. In this poem, Clifton emphasizes the word "move," giving it a layered meaning that encompasses it not only as the name of the organization of the people who were bombed, but also as the imperative command to take action and "move" away from harm. Ultimately, however, the word becomes a command that is directed toward the African American major who caused the tragedy. Clifton points an accusing finger, saying that it is he that should "move" and not the people to whom he directed such violence.
This quote by Gene Nowlin in his book The Paraphrased Perversion of the Bible summarizes the composition of the Bible. Throughout life, Christians grasp tightly to these words of God in hopes to inherit the Kingdom of God one day. In order to do this, they must study the Bible closely and apply it to their lives daily. Without the proper Bible, this may become a difficult task to accomplish. Although the various translations of the Christian Bible are exceptionally similar in their message, some have quite a few differences and perversions that set them apart from one another. Many of them even leave out several potentially important verses in their revision. These variations contribute to the justification of one translation being more reliable and accurate than the other versions.
Jesus and the two criminals are the main characters in the story but a mass of people, soldiers and leaders of the church are also present. Luke is the only synoptic account to focus a lot of attention on the other crucified criminals and Jesus. I believe this is Luke’s attempt to show Jesus’ mercy and forgiveness for all humankind, even criminals. It is also interesting to note that Luke is the only one to draw attention to masses of people. Mark and Matthew mention that “those who passed by derided him” (Mark 15:29 and Matthew 27:39), but Luke really calls attention to them using a pretty dramatic writing technique: “And the people stood by, watching”. You can almost sense the disgust and shock of the writer at the passiveness of the people.
‘The Falling Soldier’ is one of many poems by Duffy which deals with the subject of human mortality. Duffy expresses what could have been over a harsh reality; this is characteristic of her as also seen in ‘Last Post’ and ‘Passing Bells’ which both seem to be largely influenced by poet peer Wilfred Owen’s personal experiences of war. In the ‘The Falling Soldier’ Duffy paradoxically captures the essence of Robert Capa’s famous photograph of a man falling after being shot during the Spanish Civil War (1936). She employs the form of an impersonal narrative voice, using second person to question the possibilities, to explore the tragic and cyclical nature of war. The futile reality of war contrasts to her central theme in ‘The Bees’ anthology of bees symbolising the grace left in humanity.
Due of this, the film lacks much explanation of the significance of the crucifixion of Jesus. While it gives a good description of the crucifixion itself, it does not show why this event was so significant. This relates to our work this semester in learning about Jesus, but mostly because of its description of a historical event (albeit dramatized), rather than showing the significance of that event. In general the film does a good job of portraying the immense suffering of Jesus before and during the crucifixion, with Jesus coming across as a deeply sympathetic character. However, it does not depict the Jesus and the crucifixion its their theological
These verses are about the passions of Christ before his crucifixion. History says that traditional station of the Cross begins in Via Dolorosa, which is one of the principal east-west streets of Jerusalem. Today on this street we can find the chapel of Flagellation and Covent of the sister of Zion. Our Lord, Jesus, has borne his cross a part of the route and they came out of Jerusalem. The soldiers compelled a man Simon, by name, from Cyrena a town from North Africa, to bear the cross of Jesus. Some theologists believe that Simon was a Jewish man anthers believe that he was a black man. But the most important is that he had the great privilege to bear the Jesus' cross.
Many subjects have been spoken of over the history human beings. For some time it may have a world war, at other times a great recession, in another day it would have been a very fast athlete, at others the final match of Champions League and many more. Yet in all these occurrences that grip the human mind for some time there is no occurrence more spoken than the crucifixion of a man called Jesus Christ (Zugibe 33). His crucifixion has even been a study for the entire lifetime of many people. Institutions have been built primarily for the purpose of studying this crucifixion. Some have said this crucifixion has changed their lives. Others have retorted that it has lifted off their worries. It is widely known and embraced. However, aside from all this, with all the goodness this man Jesus Christ is preached to have, many wonder why he would be killed on a cross.
This is also where the Greek language intersected with Syriac, a language that has a significant relationship with Aramaic, the language Jesus and the apostles used. Therefore, a lot of textual critics have high regard with Syriac translations of the Bible. Not all of the distinguished five to six Syriac translations of all or part of the New Testament were preserved. These translations came from countries like Lebanon, Egypt, Sinai, Mesopotamia, Armenia, Georgia, India, and even from
While some hold that a strict reading of certain texts forbids executions, others point to various verses of the New Testament which seem to endorse the death penalty 's use. Many read the Passion narratives in the Gospels as a condemnation of capital punishment because of the execution of Jesus, whom Christians regard as innocent and an example of executing the innocent. Not only Christians believed that, also the Catholics believed that capital punishment is wrong. In an article called “On Cruelty,” the author talks about it is wrong to have capital punishment, but it is not wrong at the same time if the murderer keeps killing
Outlook defines our perception of reality. The characters in Dream of the Rood and The Wanderer maintain opposed perspectives that greatly influence the way they view their common state of desolation. The dreamer and the Cross in Dream of the Rood embrace a religious ideology that gives them hope, whereas the earth-walker in The Wanderer embraces an existential view that leaves him to suffer his loneliness. The characters' differing outlooks greatly influence how they view their exile, their ultimate destination, and the journey to this destination, their "homecoming."
The Bible is the bestseller in many English speaking countries today. The reason for this is especially the US, whose founding base still lies behind religion. The first efforts of translating the Bible into English began about two millenniums ago. Partial translations of the book can be traced back to the 7th century. There are many manuscripts written in Old English, Middle Age English and the language we use today. When we sum up all these, we reach a number like more than 450 different copies of the biblical writings.
Too many times, humans do not look at the true nature of the cross. Many focus on the Resurrection and the overwhelming action that is. There is nothing wrong, in that, but what about focusing on the cross? Truly looking at the brokenness that lies in the crucifixion; Jesus had to suffer and die for humanity. This was not a prim and proper act, it was a beautiful mess. Jesus was abused, neglected, and let out anguish. He felt everything that goes along with those actions.