Visions of Jesus and Mary

of their communities. Women in the church were allowed hold roles that for the orthodox church were reserved only for men such as being a priest, prophet, healer, and evangelist. Though several women also held those roles ten to twenty years after Jesus’ death, prominent men in the Orthodox Church such as Bishop Irenaeus and Tertullian labeled the gnostics as heretics and expressed blasphemy over the fact that women were treated as equals (85). This patriarchal view may have been influenced due to

In fact, thinking of Christmas shopping as shopping for Jesus makes the whole time more enjoyable and therefore makes me choose gifts more wisely. I like seeing the reaction on Christmas Day when they see what I got them because it took me time to hand-select each gift and wrap it. Another one of my favorite

about the resurrected Christ. Something so different that Mary Magdalene doesn’t recognize Jesus, and in fact mistakes him for the gardener, on Easter morning. And then the disciples on the road to Emmaus talk about Jesus all afternoon

Gnostic Writings of Jesus Gnostic writings of Jesus portray him as a heavenly redeemer made less of flesh than of spirit. The emphasis of Jesus' importance is not on his physical humanness but rather, on his ability to show people the way to the kingdom. Jesus put on flesh in order to give people gnosis and reveal to them where they come from and where they will eventually return. When it is time for Jesus to return to his heavenly home, he is crucified and resurrected before he finally ascends

John creates a vision of Jesus that is completely different (Harris, 2015). John acknowledges that his Gospel was more religious than factual, and most of the material in his Gospel are only one of a kind to him and are not refer to in any of the Synoptic Gospels, and the other way around. Although there are various dealings talked about in the Synoptic writings of Jesus that do not appear in John, there were two important ones that stood out to me. Those are the birth of Jesus along with the second

Effective leadership approaches from a biblical perspective consist of God’s nature in his manifested character. Christian leaders are willing to pay the price to lead in Christ’s affliction. Paul said there is a price to pay in order to lead and Jesus reminded us, “Remember what I told you: 'A servant is not greater than his master. ' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also” (John 15:20, New International Version). Christian leaders

includes Jesus’ performance of nine extraordinary signs that the author and many other people observed during Christ’s ministry on earth. Their testimonies show readers that Jesus Christ is the almighty Son of God, and His wonders displayed His greatness. During Christ’s time on earth, He served as a role model and provided teachings that serve as the basis that Christians still follow. Jesus served many roles, such as a teacher, servant, healer, and helper. Yet, many people were in awe of Jesus’ great

directly to his intended point of emphasis, the infant Jesus. One of the most effective principles Paolo de Matteis uses in this painting is his use of lines and invisible lines to direct the viewer’s attention to the child in his mother’s arms. The shepherds and their animals, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph are all instances of invisible lines in this painting, as their outstretched hands and lines of vision are all pointing to the baby Jesus. For example, the three women and the child kneeling

the primary sources: The Gospel of Mary, Dhouda’s Liber Manualis, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the creative means of female force are displayed. In the Gospel of Mary, circa 120-180 AD, Mary Magdalene displays that women exercised agency by being a vessel of God and finding favor with the Lord. Beginning in the first paragraph of the work, it states, “Andrew and Peter question her veracity and ask why a woman should become a favorite disciple” (The Gospel of Mary 53). This demonstrates that men did

The analysis of two outstanding artworks: The Divine Shepherdess and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an Angel The art works in the art center provides a broad range of artistic visions from different period of times as well as various cultural backgrounds. Among them I choose two religious painting as my favorite: The Divine Shepherdess, from 1780-1800, which is an oil painting on canvas; and Domenico di Bartolomeo Ubaldini’s Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an Angel