to identify the religious connotations linked to it. In terms of the meaning of the film‚ The Lion King presents Simba as a human‚ heroic Christ figure as part of the films justification of violence under the necessary circumstances of defeating Scar‚ in order to ultimately save the kingdom. In this aspect‚ the films representation of Simba as a Christ figure strongly relates
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Jim Casey as a Christ figure in his novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath? In his novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ John Steinbeck brings a variety of diverse characters to the reader. The majority of these characters’ individuality lies within whom they symbolize. What I’m trying to say is that the character in the novel represents another being outside of the novel. For example‚ the former preacher Jim Casey who is also a good friend of the Joads may to some readers represent Jesus Christ. In the novel
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Christ in Majesty Christ in Majesty is one of the world masterpieces wall painting art during Romanesque period. It is a part of the large painting decorated the inside wall of apse at San Climent church‚ located in Barcelona‚ Spain. An unknown artist painted it in 1123 CE by using fresco technique (a painting with mixed color and wet plaster on a wall) to create this painting to make it stays lasting. This painting represents Jesus Christ as a ruler of the universe and tries to show his majesty
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is to discuss how two different artists’ manipulation of the formal elements and the social context during time of creation play major roles in the ‘reading’ of an artwork. I have chosen to analyse an Early Christian depiction of Christ as the Good Shepherd and Christ the Pantokrator from the Byzantine era. The Early Christian era‚ according to History. spans from 330CE when Emperor Constantine the Great moved the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium and declared Christianity to be the official
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Christ in Majesty Christ in Majesty is a Romanesque fresco secco from the 12th century that was transferred to plaster and wood. It was originally located in the apse of the Church of Santa Maria de Mur in Catalonia‚ Spain but now is located in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston as a gift from the Maria Antoinette Evans Fund. The fresco is a transition from Roman and Byzantine Art to Gothic Art. The artist of Christ in Majesty utilizes his art to educate people in the doctrines of the Christian
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Byzantine Artwork: The Transfiguration of Christ Byzantine art stands out as one of the most magnificent‚ breath – taking pieces of the human artistic genius. This period of art spanned almost 1‚000 years and is divided into an early ca. 527 CE – 726 CE‚ middle 843 CE – 1204 CE‚ and late periods 1261 CE – 1453 CE (Stokstad 270). It is from the early period that we find the Transfiguration of Christ‚ a beautiful mosaic found in the church at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Mt. Sinai‚
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The Case for Christ Lee Strobel Israel Dominguez Calvary Chapel Bible College TH365 Apologetic Evangelism Joe Holden June 26‚ 2013 The Case for Christ is an apologetics written from the perspective of a former critic. Lee Strobel was a hard skeptic until when he set out to disprove Christianity and the Bible‚ he ended up becoming a believer! This book is his retracing of the logical thoughts on his journey of two years in
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Christ In Discipleship DSMN 500: Discipleship Ministries March 27‚ 2014 The definition of a disciple is “One who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another‚ as one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ ’s followers according to the Gospel accounts.” Discipleship means nothing without Christ being the central focus. It is crucial that Christ be the central focal point for all Christian discipleship. There are
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Steps To Christ Steps to Christ is a book that concentrates on the life of Jesus Christ and the love that God pours down on us by his amazing grace and his beautiful nature. During the first few chapters of the book it explains to us the way to come to God. After this the rest of the book explains how to engage and remain true to God. One vivid parallel I got from the book was that even though plants have thistles and vines have thorns‚ there are beautiful flowers still grow on them. This works
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The Passion of the Christ On February 25th (Ash Wednesday) 2004‚ Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ film was released. The film is based on Jesus’ arrest‚ trial‚ and execution according to the four Gospels. Most of the film is historically accurate‚ although there are some fictional events too. The film became the highest grossing non-English language film of all time and it was named the most controversial film of all time. Critics claimed the film was historically inaccurate due to the
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