For Reading Diary B, I'm continuing my study of the Gospel of Mark. Here are my thoughts on some of the sections.
While I mentioned that Jesus' teachings are great lessons for life, I will be focusing on the historical tale of Jesus, starting with the Last Supper. This momentous event in Jesus' life marked the beginning of the end, the road to crucifixion and ultimately resurrection. As a Catholic/Episcopalian growing up, we did communion every Sunday (or every time we went to church I should say). As most of you will know, this stems from the Last Supper and Jesus telling the disciples to eat of his body and drink of his blood. This is also when Jesus called out Judas Iscariot as his betrayer, which eventually led to his suicide.
Peter's Denial is the next story I read. Jesus told Peter he would deny knowing him three times. Peter boldly says he will never deny that, but like Jesus said, he does. He weeps knowing he confirmed what Jesus had said. I think this shows Jesus' all-knowing power. He knows people more than they know themselves.
Finally, I had to include the Crucifixion, as without this event, Christianity doesn't exist because Christ wouldn't have had to be resurrected. The crucifixion solidified the hatred the Jews had for Jesus and his new way of thinking. They let a convicted murderer go, just so they could put Jesus to death in the most brutal way available at the time. They tortured him (crown of thorns, whipping with the cat of nine-tails, which would usually be interwoven with glass or broken pottery), mocked him and overall dehumanized him. All for basically teaching something they didn't agree with.
Jesus paid the highest price so he could be resurrected for the world's sins, which is I think why so many people flock to the religion. Everyone wants to be cared for SO MUCH that someone would give his/her life for them. With Jesus' death, they have that someone, whether they can physically see or feel him or not.
While I mentioned that Jesus' teachings are great lessons for life, I will be focusing on the historical tale of Jesus, starting with the Last Supper. This momentous event in Jesus' life marked the beginning of the end, the road to crucifixion and ultimately resurrection. As a Catholic/Episcopalian growing up, we did communion every Sunday (or every time we went to church I should say). As most of you will know, this stems from the Last Supper and Jesus telling the disciples to eat of his body and drink of his blood. This is also when Jesus called out Judas Iscariot as his betrayer, which eventually led to his suicide.
One of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings, The Last Supper.
Peter's Denial is the next story I read. Jesus told Peter he would deny knowing him three times. Peter boldly says he will never deny that, but like Jesus said, he does. He weeps knowing he confirmed what Jesus had said. I think this shows Jesus' all-knowing power. He knows people more than they know themselves.
Finally, I had to include the Crucifixion, as without this event, Christianity doesn't exist because Christ wouldn't have had to be resurrected. The crucifixion solidified the hatred the Jews had for Jesus and his new way of thinking. They let a convicted murderer go, just so they could put Jesus to death in the most brutal way available at the time. They tortured him (crown of thorns, whipping with the cat of nine-tails, which would usually be interwoven with glass or broken pottery), mocked him and overall dehumanized him. All for basically teaching something they didn't agree with.
Roman cat of nine-tails, for sale here (for some reason).
Jesus paid the highest price so he could be resurrected for the world's sins, which is I think why so many people flock to the religion. Everyone wants to be cared for SO MUCH that someone would give his/her life for them. With Jesus' death, they have that someone, whether they can physically see or feel him or not.
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