I have been waiting for these readings for a while. Why? Just like how the Ark of the Covenant was my favorite part to the Old Testament, Jesus’ Passion is my favorite part to the New Testament. These readings are my favorite because I am able to connect them to the musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
I know what you are thinking, either, “That musical was an awful representation of Jesus,” or “I have never heard of it.” Jesus Christ Superstar is a musical (score by Andrew Lloyd Weber) that shows Jesus during his Passion, Death, and part of his Resurrection. My favorite part to it is seeing how weary Jesus was about dying. Most renditions of Jesus’ Passion show him as being very confident and knowing exactly what he was doing. That is not true.
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It is a song that Judas sings at the very end where he asks why Jesus was put in that time in such a strange land. He also says that if Jesus were to come now he would reach a whole nation. I have seen this musical dozens of times and, ever since I was little, I have agreed with Judas on that verse. Why did he go then, when the world needs him so much more now? Reading this section of the book answered my question that has been lingering in the back of my mind for years. Jesus has to fulfill that promise that God made to Abraham, because it had already been hundreds, if not thousands, of years since that covenant was made. Jesus also had to save his people from sin. It has been two thousand years since Jesus was on earth, which would mean that it would have been too long if God had waited to send Jesus. Also, I do not think Mary and Jesus would have been as appreciated. Someone, somewhere would have found something that would make the Holy Family look bad. The media would have made the Holy Family in one way or another look bad.
In conclusion, I do believe that Jesus Christ Superstar was an excellent musical. I also understand that Jesus needed to be in Bethlehem two thousand years ago so that his example and teachings could live on forever. Jesus could help with a lot of the troubles here and now, but I am sure that he has given us hope in the Gospels that not everyone has had the chance to read and experience
From the excerpt from the novel, “Under the Feet of Jesus” by Helena Maria Viramontes, the main character is Estrella, a young Spanish girl with a powerful desire to learn to read. Although she is persistent, her teachers refuse to educate her because they are more concerned of Estrella’s personal hygiene. This leaves Estrella resentful because of the barrier between herself and knowledge. Estrella remains silent until a man named Perfecto Flores teaches her how to read by using his expertise in hardware and tools to represent the alphabet. Viramontes depicts the heartfelt growth of Estrella through her use of tone, figurative language, and detail.
2.Growing up I watched a show called "Everybody Hates Chris" I really love this show because it had a significance meaning behind it all. This show presents both social class and social mobility.His social class is being poor. Social mobility is being showed when they modernized their lifestyle by moving out of the projects to live in an all white neighborhood. It was difficult for chris to adapt because he was colored and was treated unfairy. His brother and sister were able to get an education in their old neighborhood while he had to go to a school called Brooklyn beach which was a poor neighborhood on the other side of his town. He's mother felt that him going to a white school will provide him with a better education. He had big responsiblities
The book Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena Maria Viramontes shows you the story of Estrella and her family and the struggles they face as migrant workers. Among all the symbolism in the book the one that stand out the most is Petra’s statue of Christ, which symbolizes the failure of religion and the oppressive nature of the Christian religion especially in minorities. Throughout the book, Estrella’s mother, Petra relies on superstitions and religion to get her through the hardships in life. In tough times, she turns to the statue and prays for guidance. Her thirteen-year-old daughter Estrella is the first of her family to realize that she needs to stop relying on religion and take control of her life. This brings in a wave of self-empowerment, not only for Estrella but eventually for all the characters as well. In the book, you’re able to see how religion exemplifies the failures of religion in minorities and how it hinders the growth of the characters while helping some of them.
...ough Wright does not say it directly, this may even suggest that the victim Judas encounters could be Jesus on his way to be crucified. Judas temporarily forgets his intent to kill himself and runs to the victim, ignoring the soldiers. Then he remembers the Last Supper and the meal he ate with Jesus and the other apostles ("Bread my flesh had eaten"(12)), and his betrayal of Jesus with a kiss ("the kiss that ate my flesh"(13)). He goes to the man and "[holds him] for nothing is his arms"(14). In this line Wright compares Judas' payment for betraying Jesus to the fact that he now offers comfort for nothing.
In The Meaning of Jesus N.T. Wright and Marcus Borg present different views on issues relating to how Jesus is viewed. While Borg and Wright do agree on central ideals of Christianity, Borg tends to have more liberal views, whereas Wright holds more conservative views.
As in all genres, the musicals have had its share of failures. Some worthy dramas have been pressed into service and musicalized and sometimes butchered in the process, and audiences have had to watch a fine play diluted into a mediocre musical. But the successes have been many and spectacular and they have left a long lasting effect on the American art and culture.
In my opinion, Shrek The Musical was a great play that brought the childhood fairytale story of Shrek to life on stage. The costumes, props, and backgrounds on the set were well made and it was obvious that much time and effort were put into the play. The story of Shrek was brought to life on Broadway and was very realistic and produced very well.
RENT is only a musical. It was written by a man that was passionate for life. Jonathan Larson took his dream and made it a reality for everyone that sits in the audience. That passion is the reason it remains one of the most influential productions in Broadway history. If it weren’t for his dream and devotion, it would not be what it is today. That passion is what changed my life and the lives of thousands of others.
Scream Queens (FOX) – The latest creation from Glee/American Horror Story executive producer, Ryan Murphy. Revolving around a snooty sorority and a homicidal maniac along with a series of murders, what's not to like? Featuring an impressive cast – Emma Roberts (American Horror Story), Lea Michele (Glee), Keke Palmer, Nick Jonas, Abigail Breslin, Ariana Grande, and the scream queen herself, Jamie Lee Curtis. Scream Queens airs Tuesday nights on FOX.
... an opportunity to escape his unjust conviction. He tells his would be saviors what we call today a social contract. A social contract states, simply, that you must obey all laws, no matter if they cause you an injustice because it is the same laws that protect the citizens. There would be no point of laws if people could ignore the ones that they felt were unjust or inconvenient.
about the backlash she faced when she came out she said “I only planned on doing those three stories, but because it became a huge cultural thing and 45 million people watched it and than people all around the world talked and than an article was written and another article was written and than an article was written about that article and everybody got so sick of it to the point that Elton John, who I've never met in my life said we know your gay, shut up and be funny. You can imagine how much that hurt me because I was like I don't even know you…”(Backlash) People all around the world didn't know how to handle such a well known person who is very well respected come out to be gay. While all this craziness was unfolding right in front of her eyes the only thing she wanted to make clear to the world was that it is okay. It is okay to be gay. That is all she wanted people to get out of the whole situation.
"This famous prophecy provides the foundation and the core of the central theological teaching of the New Testament," said The Collegeville Bible Commentary on the Old Testament. "It underlies, but without explicit references, much of the 'new life' theology of St. John and is central to the teaching of Jesus in John's Last Supper discourse." (Collegeville 469).
The Joyful mysteries: The Annunciation (Luke 1:28), The Visitation (Luke 1:36), Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:1-20), the presentation of Jesus to the Temple (Luke 2:22-40), Finding Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52). These Mysteries evoked in my heart the good news of the most joyful event in human history, that of the Incarnation, and the awareness of God’s infinite Mercy and humility in coming to Earth as a defenseless infant.
The film “Furious 7” by James Wan is a successful movie that gives off thrill, tears, and entertainment all at once. The film immediately starts off with lots of action and car stunts that look awesome, on top of that, the entertainment of the film is incredible that keeps you awake throughout the whole movie. Even though the movie is action-filled, the movie sets off a memorable goodbye tribute to Paul Walker who died on a car accident while half way through the movie.
In my opinion it is about time that someone made a decent film about Christ and showed how brutally tragic his death actually was. Gibson's goal was simply to tell us how it was while entertaining us at the same time. He succeeded immensely.