The Paschal Mystery in Jesus of Nazareth
The Paschal Mystery in the Catholic religion is the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Passion is the suffering of Jesus on the cross for the forgiveness of mankind’s sins. The death is when he died because he was crucified on the cross. The resurrection in the Paschal Mystery is the central point of our faith and when Jesus rose from the death before he proceeded to ascend into heaven. The Paschal Mystery is not only in the past, it is current and in the present. This is possible because by Jesus dying on the cross for all of humankind’s sins he transcends all time and makes it present. The religious message of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus is that God’s inherent goodness and love for us overcomes all evil. This message is apparent in Jesus of Nazareth because the forgiveness and love is demonstrated by Jesus.
The Passion of the Paschal Mystery is shown in Jesus of Nazareth as the extreme suffering that Jesus endured. In the film the passion happened because Judas betrayed Jesus. Because of the betrayal, he was taken to the Sanhedrin and charged with blasphemy. When in front of the Sanhedrin he could not deny that he was indeed the son of God; the Messiah. They could not sentence him without the Roman’s permission so he was tried under Pontius Pilot but not condemned to death. Instead he was sentenced to flogging; being whipped 39 times. In the movie, Jesus is shown tied to a post and whipped until he was in a very weak state. Subsequent to the whipping the soldiers placed a crown of thorns on Jesus’ head by their own choice. This amount of suffering was not satisfying enough for those who wanted to see Jesus dead so Pontius Pilot gave the public a cho...
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The Paschal Mystery of Christ; the passion, death and resurrection and the religious message of these is shown in Jesus of Nazareth. The passion is Jesus withstanding torture to show the unconditional love he has for each and every one of us. With his death, Christ liberates all humans for their wrong doings and forgives them. The most importance is put on the Resurrection of Jesus because by rising he is opens the pathway for new and eternal life for us. The Movie accurately portrays these three parts of the mystery and the religious message. It shows that the meaning of the Paschal Mystery is new life through death; finding light through darkness. It allows us to go beyond death and find new meaning with in that, instead of seeing it as a end to life, with faith we know it is only the beginning to an entirely new life with God. It allows hope to conquer evil.
Earlier approaches focus on Christ death and resurrection as his victory over all forces of evil and sin, including the earthly and spiritual powers that oppress.
To conclude, the movie is filled with hatred, evil, faith, doubt, love and so on. While watching the movie, we see how the director has involved transcendence, metaphors, and striking images that the viewer is drawn to. Helen had something to accomplish with Matthew, which is the need for redemption and the sacraments of the Christian church. We notice the religious people and there actions throughout the movie. It shows us how different faith is to each individual and the way they see the Old and New Testament. Surprisingly, many follow the Old Testament but do not chare any thoughts with the New Testament.
...ude the controversial issues about Jesus. Andreas seemed to have been on the border line with following Jesus and believing he was some guy that was telling lies around the cities. It’s not until Jesus is up for execution when he becomes a follower of Christ. Once Andreas returns, he learns that Barabbas and two zealots were arrested. Barabbas is Andreas’ friend, so he decides to propose ways of rebellion to the Romans. Pilate decides to have a meeting with Andreas about his proposal leads. Pilate manipulates Andreas’s proposal by giving the people of Jerusalem the decision which criminal to keep from execution: Barabbas or Jesus. In the end the people chose Barabbas which meant Jesus, including two other criminals, was sent to be crucified. The story concludes with Andreas recognizing Jesus’ power after so many of the people in his life have been changed by Jesus.
The Gospel of Matthew is an eyewitness story written for an audience of believers, under great stress, and persecution. Matthew develops a theological plot incorporating genealogy, speeches, parables, inter and intra textual references, common vocabulary, and fulfillment quotations, with a tension that builds as we are invited into the story. The crucifixion and resurrection bring us to a Christological climax that symbolically points beyond its conclusion to God’s Kingdom, bringing atonement, salvation and the ushering in the Eschaton. The extraordinary events surrounding the crucifixion act as commentary, adding important details concerning the death of Jesus.1
The Passion of the Christ is one of many films about the life of Jesus but this particular one is different to the others. Released in 2004, directed by Mel Gibson and filmed in the ancient Aramaic language, `The Passion' focuses mainly on the death of Christ and shows us the full extent as to what he suffered to save mankind.
The crucifixion periscope is one of the most read and studied stories of the gospels, second only to the story of the resurrection. Luke’s presentation of the darkest day in Christianity is appropriately not as poetic and literary elegant as some of his other writings, yet dramatic. He stresses some common Lukan themes of forgiveness, prayer and universalism.
"The Passion of the Christ" by Mel Gibson, recounts the last twelve hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, portraying his arrest, trial, crucifixion and death. One of the most popular religious movies in modern times, it therefore becomes susceptible to criticism. Although the film is based upon the stories within the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, there are many exaggerations and non-biblical elements present in the movie. This is not unexpected, since it is a movie, but the vivid detail of the brutality in the movie as well as the Anti-Semitic theme are the most publicly criticized elements of the movie. The Passion emphasizes the brutality Jesus endured to give himself for his people, but at the same time in the movie the Jews are the ones that cry for his death. During several scenes of The Passion of the Christ, there are elements such as characters, themes, and motifs that are not found within the gospels, but are in the movie to add more dramatic elements.
Dosteovsky's novel Crime and Punishment depicts the Biblical account of Jesus' path to crucifixion burdened with a wooden cross through the character of Raskolnikov. After committing a cold-blooded murder he experiences mental anguish, and in a defeated state, confesses, and accepts the consequences of his crime.
...its shows how for hundreds of years man has been faced with the same dilemma of dealing with the truth in reality. Man’s manufactured society has changed, but there have always been people craving the truth and wanting to show others the truth of reality. It is amazing to think that people ignore the truth because they don’t want to know how short life is, but it’s so cool to think that when a person steps back they can see that the same fear has spanned hundreds of years. People accept what they want and reject what they don’t like, and people’s ignorance has caused them to fail to realize that they are no different then people 1000 years ago. It is so amazing that one story can still be TRUE thousands of years later, but it makes sense because people will always find the truth to be the unsettling reality that forces people to be aware of their place in society.
The Last Temptation of Christ by Martin Scorsese shows the life of Jesus Christ and his struggle such as fear, reluctance, depression, doubt, and fear. However, the movie departs from the accepted Biblical depiction of the life of Jesus Christ. In other words, the movie is remotely derived from the Gospel of John, Luke, Mark, and Mathew. The movie starts with the renunciation that it is not based on the above gospels. Instead the movie is derived from the book, The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis. The book focuses on the dual nature of Christ or his humanity (Greydanus).
No records have been made of it in the Old Testament because of this cruelty until Josephus wrote about the crucifixion of about eight hundred Pharisees (Fairchild 1). We all know the story of Jesus Christ dying on the cross for our sins through the process of crucifixion; his feet and arms bound by nails driven into the wooden cross ever so tight (Matthew 27: 32-56). He was crucified to be made an example of Roman power over the “King of the Jews”. Soldiers would mock Jesus, preparing him for his crucifixion (Matthew 27: 27-31). They did not want someone to have more power over the people than them, so they gave Him a punishment fit for a “King”. In the end, we need to know exactly how Jesus died on the cross from a scientific standpoint rather than
After the honor killing of Santiago Nasar and an autopsy is being performed, it becomes quite clear to the Priest performing the postmortem examination, that Santiago’s body appears to be “a stigma of crucified Christ” (Marquez, 75). Father Amador inspects the bodies many deep wounds, including those to the thorax, one in abdominal cavity, and a solo stab to the lumbar spine. The laceration to the back, demonstrates a link to Peter from biblical passages, and as stated previously represented by Pedro. Peter denied ties to Jesus despite him being one of Jesus most trusted disciples. Santiago’s stab to the back is a symbol of Peter’s denial of Christ. Under further examination, a “deep stab in his right hand” draws a further parallel for Santiago’s visage as Christ (Marquez, 75). The biblical account Luke 24:40 recalls Jesus’s showing the people his hands and his feet as a sign of truth, truth that he is the true messiah. Just as Jesus displays his wounds of veracity, Santiago’s lesions display the truth of his innocence. The autopsy report recalls “seven of the many wounds to be fatal”, in particular those puncturing his vital internal organs (Marquez, 75). Santiago’s seven fatal wounds parallel the capital vices traditionally associated with the old testament’s King Solomon who famed the group of seven ‘deadly’ sins.
Love/hatred, redemption/forgiveness, power/faith are only examples of what the film represents. It shows that religion and politics definitely do not mix what so ever. Both can either empower or bring doom to a country and its people. The film kept me on my toes for which the Portuguese and the Spanish viewed the natives as “animals” and as slaves while the Jesuits didn’t. The Jesuits viewed the natives for what they are, humans. Since both views of both parties did not correlate, there was a lot of tension that kept me intrigued with the film. Another aspect that made the film interesting is the fact that the Jesuits live for love and peace while the Portuguese live for power and wealth no matter the cost. Even in our own current time, nothing has changed when it comes to that. I’m very glad to have had the chance to watch the film and get a glimpse into
meaning of the events, to the relationships of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
You don't have to be into religion to understand and allow yourself to get into this movie. Excellently set on a secluded lake in the mountains in Korea , director Kim Ki-duk has created a classic love story with a religious twist with the movie Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, And Spring. The movie doesn’t have a lot of talking and characters. The title is used to show the growing up of a young boy and shows a few valuable lessons on the way. The old man and his student live on a floating monastery, away from all life and that is significant because it shows that you don’t need to be around people 24/7 to live life to the fullest. To be honest I didn’t think I was going to make it through this movie. It didn’t have a lot of talking I think I could count the number of conversations on my hand. But it was something very powerful about this movie that caught me, I think it was the sense of the father and son bonding, something that isn’t very common.