Twelve apostles Essays

  • Descriptive Essay On The Last Supper

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    visual description during the evening before Christ was betrayed by one of his disciples. Corresponding to Christian belief it is the final meal that Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his arrest and crucifixion. As they are eating and drinking Christ announces the betrayal of him by one of his twelve apostles which reacts in horror, shock, and anger. Christ gave precise commands on how to eat and drink in remembrance of him in which is now known as communion. The Last Supper is a

  • The Twelve Disciples: Characters Revealed

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    country he was crucified, A.D. 74.”(Fox 5) Nothing more is known about Simon Zelotes, but one thing can be certain. He was a man whom God touched and he was used in a powerful way to spread the Gospel of his wonderful Savior. The last of the original twelve disciples is Judas Iscariot, and his life is the only one that ends in misery and death. He did not allow God to touch and change his heart in the way that the others did. Judas is most well-known for his actions in betraying the Son of God. Matthew

  • Saint Columba

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    After completing his studies in Moville he received further training in Leinster from a bard named Gemman. Soon after leaving his studies with Gemman, Columba became part of the monastery of Clonard; it is here that he met the rest of the twelve apostles of Ireland and attained priesthood (Edmonds. “St. Columba”). Columba is said to be a man of unending energy, with a tendency to be head strong (“St. Columba or Columcille 521-597.” cin.org). It was his tremendous energy that led him to found

  • Meaning Behind: The Last Supper

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    Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting The Last Supper was first started in 1495 and completed in 1498. The image captures at the Last Supper the moment after Jesus tells his twelve apostles that one of them will betray him. (Da Vinci, 1495-98) Leonardo completed his notorious painting in a lunchroom in the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie (Britannica, “Leonardo da Vinci”) I chose this painting for various reasons. I just completed a course at Lewis University called the Message of Jesus. The last

  • Compare And Contrast Apostle And Disciple

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    Jesus Christ chose twelve men to become his closest companions during His life on earth. These men became known as the twelve apostles. In order to understand who these people were and to understand why Jesus chose them, we must understand what an apostle is. What is an apostle? The word apostle means “one who is sent out”. The most similar word that we have in the English lauguage is the word missionary. There are two different occasions that the word apostle is used in the New Testament. It

  • Mark's Gospel and Nature of Discipleship

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    there are many accounts of Jesus' disciples and Apostles which are helpful to Christians as examples of the nature of discipleship. In this part of my coursework essay I hope to address questions involving what Mark's Gospel tells us about Jesus' disciples and Apostles, as well as defining the principle of what being a disciple entails, and defining also who the apostles were. This is because by learning about past disciples and the Apostles, a modern disciple of the Church can learn about

  • An Analysis of Wright’s Poem Saint Judas

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    An Analysis of Wright’s Poem Saint Judas Upon reading the poem "Saint Judas" by James Wright, the reader quickly realizes that the poem deals with Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' twelve apostles.  The author describes Judas as "going out to kill himself,"(line 1) when he sees a man being beaten by "a pack of hoodlums"(2).  Judas quickly runs to help the man, forgetting "how [his] day began"(4).  He leaves his rope behind and, ignoring the soldiers around him, runs to help.  Finally, he remembers

  • Artistic Analysis of da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'

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    Leonardo's "Last Supper" is a priceless piece of art with much hidden meaning and obvious talents bestowed upon a wall. Under the study of Verrocchio as a painter and a sculptor, he was able to use his skills in creating a very detailed and a very naturalistic piece of work that would be remembered for hundreds of years. He was also able to create characters with amazing individuality. Not only was his portrayal of the characters magnificent, but the symbolism he used which emphasized the story being

  • Looks Like A Deacon…

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    Many church denominations use members in positions called deacons. As varied as denominations are, so too are the duties and responsibilities of these deacons. By observing their functions in different churches we might ask ourselves some basic questions to understand them and their function. Some of the questions I ask myself are: Where do deacons come from? What are their purposes? When did the church first start using deacons? Are the servants identified in Acts the start of the deacons in the

  • Discipleship

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    number was significant because each one represented one of the twelve tribes of Israel. (Mark 3:13-19) Jesus gave them the authority to cast out demons and preach to his people and they were known as his companions. It seems strange for him to choose those specific people as his twelve because he could have chosen from many of his disciples, but he chose a specific twelve to be his companions and apostles. When Jesus chose his apostles, there were two unusual choices: Levi and Simon the Zealot.

  • Miraculous Draught of Fish, from the Altarpiece of St. Peter

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    of the apostles had decided to go fishing after the resurrection of Christ. After an unsuccessful night, a man calls to the apostles instructing them to cast their nets off the right side of their boat. After doing so, the apostles could not haul in the net because it was so full of fish. Peter realizes that the man that had called to them off the shore was Jesus. Peter jumps into the water and wades to shore to meet Jesus. The other apostles haul in the catch. Then Christ and his apostles share a

  • The Didache

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    What is the Diccache? Well, the Didache is the teaching of the apostles or the teaching of the Lord through the apostles. In the essay written by George Salmon, “Teaching Of The Twelve Apostles,” he states that the title represents what is inside the manuscript. Basically, Salmon is trying to states that the speaker of the manuscript is not the Lord himself, but it is the Lord’s apostles speaking on his behalf. This manuscript dated back to 1056 C.E. and the manuscript contains a total of sixteen

  • Christian Mosaics in Rome

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    After the move of the empire’s capital to Byzantium, renamed Constantinople, Rome became a shell of its former self. As the borders of the empire collapsed, the undefended country became vulnerable to attacks from raiding parties and sophisticated armies alike. As the land was conquered by foreign armies, the people fled to what had once been the central power of the world. As these people flocked to Rome to escape the conquering hordes and seeking freedom from religious persecution, the deflated

  • Comparing Crime and Punishment and The Bible

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    Svidrigaylov serves as a dark double to Raskolnikov. While both are tainted by the sin of their crimes, the latter finds redemption, while the former find only despair and suicide. This pair of criminals closely parallels another famous set of doubles: the apostles Peter and Judas. Although each member of these two pairs commits the same crime as his double, only one finds redemption. Dostoyevsky's text and the gospel accounts indicate that humility and self-effacement are the key elements of salvation.

  • The Importance of Studying Mark's Gospel for Christians

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    to cast out demons. He told them: "I have chosen you to be with me." And he said to them: "I will also send you out to preach, and you will have the authority to drive out demons." (Mark 3:13-19) This is significant because these were the twelve men who were going to carry out his work after he died, and Peter became the first Pope and the rock that the church was built on. The disciples were far from perfect. The future head of the church denied Jesus three times before his crucifixion

  • Byzantium Civilization

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    between the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Constantine liked to import Greek-Roman art from throughout the empire. Byzantium art focused on human figures. The most prominent figures that were created were Christ, the Virgin Mary, the saints, and the apostles. The emperor was believed to be divinely sanctioned by god. Human figures were portrayed in sculptures in two different styles. One style expressed power, authority, and grandeur. The other style expresses adoration, sympathy, prayer, and distress

  • The "Farewell Sermon" of Muhammad

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    The "Farewell Sermon" of Muhammad The apostle continued his pilgrimage and showed the men the rites and taught them the customs of their hajj. He made a speech in which he made things clear. He praised and glorified God, then he said: "O men, listen to my words. I do not know whether I shall ever meet you in this place again after this year. Your blood and your property are sacrosanct until you meet your Lord, as this day and this month are holy. You will surely meet your Lord and He will

  • Saint Peter Altarpiece

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    panel on the left and the right sides. In addition, scenes from the lives of the Virgin Mary and St. Blaise, a fourth century martyr, are also present. All the characters in the panels more or less have halos and therefore are holy figures. The twelve apostles line the bottom of the panels, perhaps suggesting that they were the foundation of the Catholic religion. Basically, the painting is designed for a church altar, it has religious figures in it, and it is filled with Bibles and images of Christ's

  • Alfred Tennyson And His Work

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    Alfred Tennyson and His Work Alfred Tennyson was born on August 6th, 1809, at Somersby, Lincolnshire, fourth of twelve children of George and Elizabeth Tennyson. Tennyson, said to be the best poet of the Victorian era and his poetry will be discussed in this essay. Tennyson had a lifelong fear of mental illness, because several men in his family had a mild form of epilepsy, which then was thought of as a shameful disease. His father and brother Arthur made their epilepsy worse by excessive drinking

  • Working Women - Mother's Should Stay Home with Their Children

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    "Children are no reason to stay home. The man is a parent too and he doesn't stay home with the children why should the wife?"(4). This may be a valid statement but is it the right kind of attitude to have? The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles from the LDS church have put out a statement called "A Proclamation to the World." One of the points they make in it concerns the fathers and mothers and each of their roles. It reads "By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families