Nguyen Nguyen Professor Kelley ENGL 2332-81420 15 September 2017 Midterm: Reading Notebook The Dream of the Rood I. Who/When/What /Why Questions 1. The Dream of the Rood was written by Anonymous and was translated by Charles W. Kennedy. 2. It is hard to determine when The Dream of the Rood was written exactly, but many evidence proved that it probably was written in the late seventh or early eighth century. (“The Dream”). 3. The Dream of the Rood is a genre of Old English poetry. (“The Dream”) However, the online text that I read seems like a narrative text. 4. I think we still read this text until now because it was one of the featured texts of Old English Series at that time. Moreover, the text’s content is meaningful for humankind, especially …show more content…
What was you initial response to the literature? Try to use descriptive words to show your response. It was hard for me to understand at the first time I read the text because probably the main character is the rood, not the narrator. However, after that, I was surprised that I was very interested in reading this text because of the way of personification narrative. It helped the text was described vividly about what was going on with Christ and the rood. After reading the text, I feel heartbroken for Christ's sacrifice and the way he was tortured with the rood. However, I feel happy and satisfied because there is always a companion besides Christ, and it is the rood. 2. What are the major conflicts that characters face in the text? How do the characters seek to overcome these conflicts? The major conflict happened when Christ was nailed to the rood. At that time, the rood was very scared, and it trembled when Christ clasped it. However, the rood had overcome that fear by standing firmly. It tried not incline unto the ground, and it wanted to be a firm support for Christ. Besides that, Christ also had overcome that by enduring the suffering and torture bravely. Finally, they both were killed. However, for them, the Crucifixion was a battle, and the deaths are …show more content…
Christ was honored among humanity, and the rood was honored among the trees. They did not make mistakes; moreover, they deserved praise. They both were nailed, mocked, killed, and buried. However, then they were resurrected and adorned with gold and silver because of their suffering and obedience. Christ and the rood both believed in God, and they thought everything would be under God’s control. In the text, the motive of Christ and the rood is that fighting to the enemies. Their sacrifice has left humanity a great pride. The human’s faith for them does not decrease until now. 4. What is the world view of the text? How does this world view differ or relate to our world view today? At the time The Dream of the Rood was published, it was written by Old English. When I read the text, I feel that it was written by the mind loving the echoes of the hymns, and that mind belongs to a person, who absolutely believes in Christ. Today, when Charles W. Kennedy translates it from a poem to a narrative text, he still keep that Old English. It shows that our world view today is respectful its original value, and respectful that
...er reading the book it made me more conferrable with this side of Jesus. I loved the character of Andreas and I seek to become more and more like that Galilean from Nazareth that he was searching for Jesus. I loved his passion and constant anxiety to need to learn more about Jesus that something I aspire to have.
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In Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcy's essay, "Worldviews in Conflict," the authors evaluate the shifting cultural context of today's society and how Christianity fits into this situation. The essay compares the differing views between Christianity and today's worldview, and informs the reader on how to engage in today's culture. The "Worldviews in Conflict" is a reliable source because its authors, audience, publication, and purpose make it credible.
A Christian worldview leads us to believe in moral absolutes, miracles, human dignity, and the possibility of redemption. True Christianity is more than a set of ideas used at church. Christianity, as taught in the Bible, is itself a worldview. The Bible never dis...
...as a man out of this world. He had healed many. He had fed so many people. He had taught these people and they could feel God’s undying love for them. The theory of the Just War theory would justify these people to fight and die for this one person. However, Jesus stops any further justification on the same by the fact that he healed Malchus’s ear and he told Pilate his kingdom was not of this world.
The Anglo-Saxon poem known as, The Dream of the Rood is the reverse image of the crucifixion. The Dream of the Rood is unique in describing the crucifixion from the vantage point of the Cross, and within the framework of a dream. In comparison, The York Play of the Crucifixion discusses each step in the process of tying Christ to the cross. Both representations of the crucifixion compare and contrast each other.
Benchmark Assignment: Gospel Essentials There are several aspects to consider when exploring the Christian worldview. There are many facets and denominations and they each have their own distinct beliefs and practices, but they all share the same fundamental beliefs. In this paper we will explore the character of God, His creation, humanity and its nature, Jesus’ significance to the world, and the restoration of humanity, as well as my beliefs and the way that I interact with Christianity and my personal worldview. God In the Christian worldview, God is the one and only God. He is the sovereign creator of everything.
The Dream of the Rood is a poem that illustrates the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the perspective of the cross. The illustration comes together in a dream. The rood or the cross communicates with the Dreamer, to give him hope in the future return of Christ and eternal glory. Additionally, the rood encourages the Dreamer to share his dream with others and point them to the cross. This poem is meaningful to me because it prompted me to reflect on the cross and what it represents. It is a symbol of God’s love and what He did on the cross, so we could be saved from our sins.
In this first part of this paper I will be explaining my worldview. There are three influences I will focus on to give an in depth look at how I came to my worldview. The three influences are religion, family, and my career choice. I think the biggest part of my worldview comes from my religion so I will start with that. I am a Christian and with that comes certain beliefs. Those beliefs lead my life daily and contribute to my worldview. One those beliefs is to spread his word. God’s word is such an important part to look at because it gives a framework to guide my life in every aspect. The Bible is filled with commandments, stories, and scripture that reference to how to look at life from a moral, social, and personal standpoint. We can actually begin to see the purpose for our through the word as well. Life’s purpose, according to the Bible, is for God’s glory. We are supposed to praise, worship, proclaim him, and follow his will. “Everyone who is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, even whom I have made,” (Isaiah 43:7) I like this verse because I feel like it reminds me of what God has done for me. From that ...
It became clear to me that “The Dream of The Rood” was a piece written in order to persuade a certain group. In particular, the mixture of Paganism and Christianity in order to combine or otherwise bring about to the forefront a new religion to the masses. Although, in an ironic way the work is not helping the purpose of persuasion in that it conjoins the ecclesiastical standing of God to that of a talking cross, but the text, however, does contain this universality otherwise used to reach out. In this sense, the ultimate goal is to not only persuade, but also pressure the reader or to whomever the work was being orated, in a way affiliate him or herself to this form of worshiping and into taking the leap of faith into a form of arcane but ubiquitous religion. Towards the end of the work, the protagonist, whom I point to as the worshiper that has the dream, and is an
Living in a diverse world should be something a person should be proud of. Getting to know a person’s culture and their beliefs should be a wonderful ability. Respecting one another is important, even though a lot of people still disregard that, which should discontinue. We should all start to learn how to make this world a better place,
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The Dream of the Rood is an Anglo-Saxon poem which depicts the crucifixion of Christ. It is heralded as being one of the most significant poems in Old English religious prose, in addition to being one of the most unique pieces of Germanic-Heroism literature [reference]. The poem was written as a means of propagating Anglo-Saxon intolerance towards cowardice, trepidation when faced with the concept of death, and apathy in regards to battle. Within the poem, Christ is portrayed as an ardent, fearless warrior with a combatant disposition to fulfil his destiny as being the saviour of man’s sins, which he embraces with a courageous fervour; “he [Christ] climbed up on the high gallows, brave in the sight of many, as he set out to redeem mankind.”