The movie seven pounds starring will smith portrayed as Tim Thomas. There are two main components in the film they are the biblical elements portrayed in the movie and the other is forgiveness. There are a lot of biblical references in the film the number seven is used many times in the film seven people, seven things received (organs, house), seven candles lighted, seven days,…etc the hospital was named after a saint, and the names of the main characters are all religious in origin for example, timothy means honoring god.
In “The Crossing” McCarthy uses biblical allusions, symbolism, and tonal shifts in order to describe the experience of the protagonist.
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a book of thirty –one letters in which a retired, senior demon named Screwtape coaches his newly educated nephew, Wormwood. Wormwood is quite troubled when it comes to tempting his “patient.” Nevertheless, he need not fear because faithful uncle Screwtape has offered his services. A unique character featured in the letters is, “The Enemy.” This character refers to God, the natural enemy of Satan. Of course Satan is referred to as “Our Lord.” In the letters, and Wormwood and Screwtape try their very best to please Satan and bring him glory. Although the book is written from the demons’ perspective, Lewis naturally uses it to highlight important truths of the Christian faith.
Kurt Vonnegut’s fictional novel “Cat’s Cradle”, indirectly explores issues that parallels into topics such as religion, scientific/technological advancements, political power and much more. Vonnegut’s novel is narrated by a character named Jonah (John). He, Jonah, sets out to write an anthropological book based off of what key people were doing on the day that the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Throughout Vonnegut’s novel it can clearly represents how a writer can become a very destructive person to society. As for this novel, it shows through the uses of parallels that a writer can become a very destructive person to society, these parallels are reflects to real world issues throughout his novel to show this claim, that a writer too can be a destructive person to society.
In The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck he creates many biblical parallels. He makes several characters into biblical figures. However, he not only makes characters into biblical figures, but he also parallels the events that happen in the Bible to events in the book.
Biblical Allusions and Imagery in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. & nbsp; & nbsp ; John Steinbeck always makes it a point to know about his subjects. first hand. His stories always have some factual basis behind them.
John Steinbeck includes more of the tale of Genesis: 4 than is actually told in the bible. The basis of this is a Jewish story involving twin sisters of both Cain and Abel. The two disputed over Abel’s twin whom Abel was to marry. Cain murdered Abel and wed the twin sister of his brother (Fonterose, Joseph. p.3380). The story differs also in that it is Abel who leaves his home instead of Cain. Abel found his Eden, represented by Salinas Valley, but lost it after fathering a second generation very similar to the first, Caleb representing Cain and Aron representing Abel (Fonterose, Joseph. p.3379). The story is changed by Steinbeck to illustrate the idea that men naturally have both good and evil tendencies within them, and that this mixture compels men to choose between the two. The story told is similar to an alternate interpretation of Genesis: 4 called timshel. This alternate reading introduces the idea that Cain feels evil and kills Abel because of the jealousy he feels towards his brother and God’s love for Abel (Levant, Howard. p.243).
'Salvation' is the story of a young boy who has an experience of revelation. While attending a church revival, he comes to the sudden realization that Jesus will not physically come save him.
Plowing In Hope is a book that sets out to be a biblical theology of culture. It
There have been many passages in the bible that are appealing to different people. What one person may find inspiring, another may view it as just another message in the bible. One of the passages in the bible that I found inspiring was that of one of the prophets, Jeremiah. The one particular passage that I would like to focus on in this paper would be that of Jeremiah's views on the subject of sin. I found that his thought on this subject made me look at how people act in a different way than I had before.
King Arthur could be known as a hero or a dashing prince in armor but no one ever thinks of him as a Savior. In many literature pieces there are multiple biblical allegories showing that King Arthur was the Savior of the Medieval Times referencing to Christ was the Savior for the Earth. There are also relationships between King Arthur’s literature and Christ’s story involving the Holy Grail even though the “powers” of the cup are different in these pieces. King Arthur’s literature has many metaphors relating to Christianity including the Savior element and the Holy Grail, which center around how people viewed Christianity in the Middle Ages and how Christ affected many people’s lives. Furthermore, King Arthur has many biblical references that
Notably, Bultmann’s approach is less as a debunker and more as an interpreter: his idea of the NT is a kind of pure theology written in the poetry of narrative. Therefore, the narrative elements are not important they are means of expressing a theological insight born of an encounter with God. Particularly, Jesus’ the death and resurrection are not two separate events, or two halves of one event. Christ simultaneously is crucified and God resurrects him to conquer death, is a singular event. As a result, the act of proclaiming Christ transcendence of the fallen world results in the person experiencing an encounter and relationship with Christ. Therefore, faith is an act of trust in this encounter and Christ's resurrection is an ongoing activity within the kerygma, and historical "facts" become irrelevant. Bultmann is criticized of denying the actual resurrection; perhaps it may be more accurate to say he redefines it.
One of the most distinctive parallels that I see within One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is when confined within the walls of the hospital, laughter and pain are what fuel the patients in the hospital. This can be paralleled with the Christian themes of sin and salvation. Just as Jesus proclaimed to his disciples and his followers that we are all sinners capable of salvation, McMurphy teaches his fellow patients,
According to Ehrman chapter, 7 introduce a comparison method when studying the Gospels. I believe that this approach is leaning more to a critical method when talking about biblical writings. I realize when reading through the chapter, there are many similarities and differences in the stories. The author shows that it is a critical method in how he describes the life and death of Jesus in the Gospel. By analyzing particular sermons and scriptures, he introduces Christ as a pivotal figure and theme. The Gospel of Luke Greco-Roman biography was written by an unknown person possibly Greek. Luke is the author who wrote the Acts of the Apostles. The Gospel tells us about the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Acts talk about the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.
In the book Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck uses people and situations to represent and also criticize Christianity. From the people in this book to the immorality regarding certain situations. Throughout the book there are many examples of “sins” and immorality, but there are also examples of the need for no religion, the strengths of these people and their situations. Christianity is taken as many different things by people throughout this book.
There are a vast number of secular films whose main themes revolve around redemption. Because of this, Christians should not be afraid use this as a way to gain popularity within the film industry. By creating films that are not explicitly Christian we can prove to the culture that we not only understand them, but are also interested in them. Creating a film that is a part of pop culture can be an excellent way of getting the Christian message into the culture. One great example of this is The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Walden Media. This film, based off of the popular children’s book series by C.S. Lewis, became vastly popular and part of the culture. The film made over $700,000 worldwide and has led to two sequels thus far. The film, while not explicitly Christian, has many Christian themes and elements. Dr. Christians