Essays on Religious Texts

Death has been a topic where people hardly ever spoke about, but in recent times, many people have become more open to discussing it. There are many questions arising on what happens next after a person dies. Before I move into my view, I would...

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on the 26th of August 1910. During her childhood, she was determined towards the work performed by the missionaries. Not only that but the skills she learnt from an early age such as feeding the homeless and donating to the...

Introduction In the everyday life of the people, there’s a big possibility that something will happen. It may be good or bad. Which side? What will exactly happen? God only knows. Why? Because He planned it accordingly since the beginning. There were people that is...

I chose to go to Sutter Middle School in 6th grade even though I only had one friend going, Kaley Poon, my best friend. A week or so passed and then we meet Zoe Maggio. We had an instantaneous spark as if we were destined...

Moses was the son of Amram and Yochebed from the tribe of Levi. He was born when the Pharoah had ordered all the newborn male Hebrew children to be thrown into the river to die. His parents placed him in a basket and placed him...

Part 1: The selected film is “His Royal Highness”. It is an Australian musical film released in 1932. The film is actually the first ever Australian musical film. Film stirring is George Wallace. Before presenting the film bibliography, I will start with its plot. George...

The world of the twenty-first is vastly different from the world that Jesus and the Apostles experienced during their earthly ministry in the first century. These changes and innovations are seen in the increased efficiency of industry and technology. They have improved healthcare and made...

In a society that is primarily Bible-based, students often find it difficult to compare biblical stories with tales from other cultures. Our own belief system is tough to forego, and it is hard for many of us to go against our traditional faith to evaluate...

Old Testament: Songs and Scenes Project Ecclesiastes The Book of Ecclesiastes, which was written by Solomon, insists that life is meaningless and futile. This theme is also explored throughout the song “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas. The song deals with themes seen throughout the...

The biblical document “A Penobscot Origin Narrative” gives you a brief understanding of how “the Man of Nothing,” came to be something. It is about how the first lady gives up her own life to fulfill her children, husband, and village needs. This document gives...

Today we stand on the precipice of a new year. And that in many ways is very exciting! It’s a clean slate with new possibilities and potential growth. But we are also filled with the reality that upon reviewing our previous year, things perhaps did...

We have deciphered several pieces of the Bible over the course of this semester, and each piece has laid foundation in our understanding of God, creation, Jesus’ mission, and finally our faith itself. Pedagogy was a term I was unfamiliar with prior to this class,...

The thoughts and beliefs related to human sexuality and healthy sexuality are significantly different when comparing the views of man (secular) against those presented in the biblical concepts. As time continues to pass these two mindsets become increasingly further apart. One school of thought teaches...

The earliest of writings that are derived from western world are important when studying what shapes today’s society. Some might think that old texts are outdated or aren’t resourceful anymore, but they are actually the roots of all aspects of society. The messages or underlying...

The Gospel of John was written around 95 A.D. and the key personnel of this gospel includes Jesus Christ, the Twelve Disciples, and Pilate. The Gospel of John contains twenty-one chapters and is comprised of narrative history, sermons and parables. The book of John was...

The story of the Samaritan woman at the well has been told for ages. People who read this passage can perceive it in many different ways however, the moral of the story is always the same and the lessons that can be learned from it...

The Gospel of John, the last of the four gospels in the Bible, is a radical departure from the simple style of the synoptic gospels. It is the only one that does not use parables as a way of showing how Jesus taught, and is...

The reasons for writing Mark are catechetical instruction; liturgical use in church services; to cover up the failure by Jesus to proclaim himself as the Messiah; to soften the political offensiveness to the Roman authorities; and, finally, to encourage persecuted Christians to understand that Jesus...

The Gospel of Mark contains sixteen chapters which consists of narrative history, Sermons, and Parables. This Gospel is the shortest of the synoptic Gospels and was written approximately 64 A.D. The first eight chapters explores Jesus traveling north preaching and the next eight chapters tells...