Monday, December 17, 2018
'The Birth of Jesus\r'
'The painting depicts the prediction of the fork over of deliverer and how it came to pass. This happened after the visitation of angel Gabriel to bloody shame, who was a fair and humble Jewish wo gentleman. The angel broke the countersign to Mary that she had found favor with God, and she will look at and give brook to a discussion, deliveryman (Chisholm, Hugh, ed, (1911).\r\nHe further elaborated that deliverer would be the son of God, the most high. At this point, Mary was totally humiliated and worried about the abrupt news exactly she later consoled herself and said since she was Gods servant, she will do as he says. Moreoer, Mary was betrothed to a man called Joseph, who lived in Nazareth (Baynes, T.S., ed., 1978).\r\nDuring this prison term, a Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus had ordered a census and both Mary and Joseph had to travel to the town of Bethlehem (Orenstein, Nadine M., ed. 2001). The journey took them several days and by the time they arrived, the inn was already full and they were compelled to spend their wickedness near the livestocks shed. Coincidentally, Mary gave birth to deliverer and hardened him in a manger.\r\nIn the same night, thither were shepherds in the field near Bethlehem and were watching over their flocks. Suddenly, the angel appeared to them and broke the good news to them that savior, the messiah had been born and is lying in a manger. (Freed, Edwin D 2004). They immediately hurried to the dress and found deliverer as they were directed. They later went to spread the news. Later, keen-witted men saw a star in the twitch that signified the birth of a new king.\r\nThey followed it to the behind where savior was and knelt stilt to worship him. They brought him gifts of gold, myrrh, and frankincense. According to Mosaic laws, deliverer was taken to the temple where he was named, circumcised and purified. This was conducted by Simeon.In the first scene, angel Gabriel appears to Mary.\r\nThe second scene sho ws the shepherds and wise men who came to visit Jesus and his parent Mary and Joseph. Finally, Jesus is taken to the temple by his parents and is received by Simeon. During the visitation of Jesus by wise men, the gifts were employ as a symbol of adore to the born king.\r\nJoseph is the patron artist who was a childlike village man (St. Joseph Biography). His original location was Nazareth. He was chosen by God to be the earthbound father of Jesus. He was a carpenter and had self-possessed exceptional skills in craft work (Alin Suciu, 2009). He feared God and he would obey him in causa of severe humiliation.\r\nHe came from a humble background knowledge and this subjected him to engage in carpentry. Also, Joseph was a man of healthy conviction and lived his beliefs in his actions (Bart D., 2011). He is celebrated for his deference and patience even after Mary, his fiancé gave birth to Jesus although she was a virgin. Jesus was regarded as an artist because he used to gi ve verbal, visual and dramatic forms to the mingled situations (J. Dwight Pentecost, 1998).\r\nHe taught the word of God by liberal analogies, parables, and creative expressions (Andrew S., 25 September 2015). According to the gospels, his birth took place on November of 5 B.C at Bethlehem. afterwards he completed his work on earth, he died on A.D 33 at a place called Golgotha (Pheme Perkins, 2007.). He was known for using parables in his teachings. (John P. Meler 1992).\r\nThe original location of his artwork was first meant to be viewed in synagogues, where he presented various sermons. Moreover, this artwork was ghostly and was meant to make his followers think critically so as to understand the word of God fully. Also, they were used as a means of illustrating profound and forebode truths.\r\nHe claimed that such stories were easily remembered and indicated symbolism that was teeming in meaning. ââ¬Å"The entire artwork can be traced back to Gospel period where absolute c hronology of Jesus is explained into details (Michael Grant, 1977)ââ¬Â. Further, this historical period is recorded in a number of historical and non-Christian documents like Jewish and Greco-Roman sources (Marcus Borg, 1999).\r\nFurther information indicated that the baptism and crucifixion of Jesus marked prominent historical events. This period patently means the genesis of the good news and it repress across various groups of mountain. During this period, Jesus started his ministry, which was later considered as fulfillment of New Testament prophecies (W.D Davies, 1984).\r\nHe walked down all cities along with his disciples preaching the gospel and counsel the people to repent so as to represent the kingdom of God. This took him the whole of his lifetime on earth. During this period, he faced mockery and humiliation from some groups although he had a good number of followers. ââ¬Å"Artwork was do to make the Christians understand that those who humble themselves, God u plifts them (Ben Witherington III, 1998)ââ¬Â.\r\nThis is depicted when Virgin Mary, a simple village muliebrity was visited by an angel and informed her of good news. Later, the birth of Jesus in the manger indicated the humble offshoot of his life (Meier, John P, (1991). It also expressed that Jesus was the king since he was visited by various people who came to worship him.\r\nAlso, Christians should understand the need of recognizing the church as the temple of God. Even the parent of Jesus observed mosaic laws and took him to the temple for various rituals. Therefore, Christians should follow the footsteps of Jesus by obeying the word of God.\r\nWorks CitedBen Witherington III. (1998). ââ¬Å"Primary Sourcesââ¬Â. Christian History, 17(3), 12-20.Freed, Edwin D (2004).ââ¬Å"Stories of Jesus Birthââ¬Â. Continuum International: 119. John P. Meler (1992). Bordering Jew on Reconsidering the Historical Jesus.ââ¬Å"A Chronology of Jesus Life,ââ¬Â pp. 375-433. Anchor s acred scripture Reference Library. Michael Grant. (1977). Jesus. An Historians Review of the Gospels, p.71 Scribners\r\n'
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