(m) Who speaks in parables?
Psalm 78:1-4 All four verses are quoted to show it is the LORD speaking and not Asaph, the accredited author in the heading. They are not Asaph’s people and the law is not his either. My law referred to also indicates the real author is God and not Asaph.
1Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 3Which we have heard and known and our fathers have told us. 4We will not hide them from their children, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD and his strength and his wonderful works that he has done. The NT quotes this Psalm in Matthew 13:34-35 when Jesus says: 34All these things spoke Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without
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The OT directs people to call on the name of the LORD, the God of Israel for salvation. The NT, with a resounding cry, changes that name to the Lord Jesus Christ because he is God in the flesh.
(o) The name Almighty or παντοκράτωρ (pantokrator)
This word occurs nine times in Revelation (1:8, 4:8, 11:17, 15:3, 16:7, 16:14, 19:6, 19:15 and 21:22) and once in II Corinthians 6:8. It is applied to God in all cases except when Jesus is definitely the subject in Rev 1:8 and possibly in Rev 19:15.
Revelation 1:1, 2, 8 says: 1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2Who bare record of the word of God and of the testimony of Jesus Christ and of all things that he saw. 8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, which is and which was and which is to come, the Almighty.
(p) God’s vengeance is Jesus’
Jonathan Kozol revealed the early period’s situation of education in American schools in his article Savage Inequalities. It seems like during that period, the inequality existed everywhere and no one had the ability to change it; however, Kozol tried his best to turn around this situation and keep track of all he saw. In the article, he used rhetorical strategies effectively to describe what he saw in that situation, such as pathos, logos and ethos.
When reading The Sermon on the Mount, it is important to note who the intended audience was, the crowds of people who were there to witness Jesus. These crowds of people most likely were not the most educated; however, Jesus attempted to educate them about the Word of God. To facilitate his teaching, Jesus employed rhetorical techniques such as the metaphor. This crowd required simple and relatable ideas to become educated on his teachings of the Word of God. Many of Jesus’s teachings during The Sermon on the Mount were symbolic in nature, and not meant obeyed explicitly; Jesus merely employed these rhetorical devices to help the followers understand the underlying message, which was to be obeyed.
“He say Mr. Parris must be kill! Mr. Parris no goodly man, Mr. Parris mean man and no gentle man and he bid me rise out of bed and cut your throat!” (Miller 47).
20 were executed” (Blumberg). The Crucible setting is based on The Salem Witch trials, but the plot is based on The Red Scare. The author employs strict tone and rhetorical questions to convey power. This connects to the purpose of how a occurring can devastate a whole community and the people in it. Arthur Miller, the author of The Crucible, employs empowerment by expressing the challenges within each character and their influence on the trial through the characters John Proctor, Abigail, and Danforth.
In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, he utilizes various literary devices to emphasize his many thematic topics. He demonstrates sin through the unholy nature of Abigail’s history with John Proctor with Abigail’s words, "I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I came near!" (Miller 21). He reveals the wrongness of the situation, and shows the desperation Abigail has for John to return her feelings. due to his marital status and her age through his simile describing John’s actions and reactions near Abigail as animalistic and dirty. Miller’s similes also demonstrates the idea of good vs. evil through his description of the Devil’s effect on several girls. “...
In the book David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell, the author investigates the correlation between success and the circumstances involved in achieving such favorable outcomes. The argument that Gladwell forms states that despite what the societal norms are, those with less skill and noticeable setbacks can actually have an advantage over the naturally gifted. He then uses this argument to try and convince others that having talent doesn’t necessarily mean that you will always win or come out on top. To construct this argument and inform others of what he believes, Gladwell uses rhetorical strategies such as comparison/contrast, and studies/statistics to help validate his opinions and strengthen the argument at hand.
Pollan’s article provides a solid base to the conversation, defining what to do in order to eat healthy. Holding this concept of eating healthy, Joe Pinsker in “Why So Many Rich Kids Come to Enjoy the Taste of Healthier Foods” enters into the conversation and questions the connection of difference in families’ income and how healthy children eat (129-132). He argues that how much families earn largely affect how healthy children eat — income is one of the most important factors preventing people from eating healthy (129-132). In his article, Pinsker utilizes a study done by Caitlin Daniel to illustrate that level of income does affect children’s diet (130). In Daniel’s research, among 75 Boston-area parents, those rich families value children’s healthy diet more than food wasted when children refused to accept those healthier but
In a quote by John Mill, “Does fining a criminal show want of respect for property, or imprisoning him, for personal freedom? Just as unreasonable is it to think that to take the life of a man who has taken that of another is to show want of regard for human life. We show, on the contrary, most emphatically our regard for it, by the adoption of a rule that he who violates that right in another forfeits it for himself, and that while no other crime that he can commit deprives him of his right to live, this shall.” Everyone’s life is precious, but at what price? Is it okay to let a murderer to do as they please? Reader, please take a moment and reflect on this issue. The issue will always be a conflict of beliefs and moral standards. The topic
The book of Revelation gives us our greatest insight to the use of God's name in the New Testament. The imagery of the book of Revelation is very similar to the prophetic books of the Old Testament where the name was used frequently. But even more, the book of Revelation can be used to disprove most theories as to why the divine name was not used in the NT. The book uses many references to God's name. These are not just some kind of reference to God's character, since we are told this name is written on something on a number of occasions. You can not write someone's character on a forehead. These must be references to a literal name.
The movie trailer “Rio 2”, shows a great deal of pathos, ethos, and logos. These rhetorical appeals are hidden throughout the movie trailer; however, they can be recognized if paying attention to the details and montage of the video. I am attracted to this type of movies due to the positive life messages and the innocent, but funny personifications from the characters; therefore, the following rhetorical analysis will give a brief explanation of the scenes, point out the characteristics of persuasive appeals and how people can be easily persuaded by using this technique, and my own interpretation of the message presented in the trailer.
The Letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in April of 1963. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of several civil rights activists who were arrested in Birmingham Alabama, after protesting against racial injustices in Alabama. Dr. King wrote this letter in response to a statement titled A Call for Unity, which was published on Good Friday by eight of his fellow clergymen from Alabama. Dr. King uses his letter to eloquently refute the article. In the letter dr. king uses many vivid logos, ethos, and pathos to get his point across. Dr. King writes things in his letter that if any other person even dared to write the people would consider them crazy.
A paradox is a statement that contradicts itself. After Guitar suspect that Milkman has taken and hidden the gold, Guitar feels betrayed by Milkman. When Milkman is in Shalimar, Guitar leaves a message warning Milkman that he is going to kill him. The conversation between Guitar and Milkman is paradoxical because a best friend would not try to kill you, and an enemy would not help and warn another enemy.
As we read through the New Testament, we come upon many instances where Jesus uses parables to teach in ways that were very unique to the day. Until this point, many had never experienced this type of teaching and it proved to be an effective method of imparting knowledge to his listeners. A parable is a story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson. During Jesus’s ministry He told many parables such as The Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Good Samaritan, The Rich Fool, Parable of the Mustard Seed, and Parable of the Lost Sheep just to name a few.
Jesus and His disciples had just left the Upper Room and crossed over into the Garden of Gethsemane. Here they gathered and awaited Jesus next teachings, but were interrupted by Judas Iscariot and the Temple Guard. (Jn. 18:3) They had come to arrest Jesus as was ordered earlier by Caiaphas’s. (Jn. 7:44-45) Jesus came forward and asks them “Whom do you seek?” (Jn. 18:4). Their answer was “Jesus of Nazareth”, Jesus reply was “Ego Ami” (Grk.) “I AM he”. (Jn. 18:5) Little did the guards realize just how much power and glory lay in that reply. This is the same revelation Jehovah, God, had disclosed on multiple occasions in the Old Testament. In the Bible alone there are over seven-hundred times (700) that the words ‘I Am’ are used in reference
In the beginning of both of these traditional Christian sayings, “Our father who art in heaven” counterparts “I believe in God, Almighty” (Lord’s Prayer; Apostles’). Both, by placing God before anything, stress a strong belief and respect in the Creator. Moving forth from that, “thy kingdom come” relates to “the holy catholic church” (Lord’s Prayer; Apostles’). As stated before, God is said to be present in the company of two or more in his name, therefore the church metaphorically establishes his kingdom “on earth as it is in heaven”. Written after, the people ask God to “give us this day our daily Bread” (Lord’s Prayer). Through allegory, the daily bread could be taken as Jesus, who is affirmed as “the resurrection of the body” in the creed (Apostles’). Through a similar figurative concept, the bread could also refer to the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which again are valued in the creed by encompassing the belief in the Holy Spirit, “I believe in the Holy Spirit” (Apostles’). In 1 Corinthians 12: 8-11, the “gifts” are outlined and symbolically stand for the daily bread Christians ask for in the Lord’s Prayer: “To one is given through the Spirit…” is The World of Knowledge, The Word of Wisdom, The Gift of Faith, The Gift of Healings, The Working of Miracles, The Gift of Prophecy, The Discerning of Spirits, Different Kinds of Tongues, and The Interpretation of