They shaved him and his glorious mane. This we can relate to the Bible when Jesus is put on a cross where he was tortured until he finally died. Later Jesus was ressurrected just like Aslan was on the stone table. Another parallel is when Edmund comes into Narnia and is tempted by the White Witch. The White Witch is similar to the devil but the main parallel is how Edmund is tempted with Turkish Delight by The White Witch.
The character such as Grendel, the dragon, even Beowulf himself exhibit behavior and traits that are of Christian values. Grendel the evil villain of the story is very similar to Satan. In the poem Grendel is described as “This gruesome creature was called Grendel, notorious prowler of the borderland, ranger of the moors, the fen and the fastness; this cursed creature lived in a monster's lair for a time after the Creator had condemned him as one of the seed of Cain - the Everlasting Lord avenged Abel's murder. Cain had no satisfaction from that feud, but the Creator sent him into exile, far from mankind because of his crime. He could no longer approach the throne of grace, that precious place in God's presence,
There are other important applications for confessing the word of the blood of the Lamb The bible say’s, “resist the devil and he will flee from you”. I was thinking, how can we resist the devil in such a way that he will flee from us? Now of course there are lots of angles we could look at, such as not giving in to temptation, however my thoughts ran along the theme of recognizing that the key is knowing what his name means and resisting accordingly. The devil and Satan are the same person all the others are evil spirits or demons. Demons afflict people with diseases among other things, but the name devil means false accuser or slanderer.
Then, slightly further, the Beowulf poet makes very explicit mention of another wellknown passage from the bible, notably, “Caines cynne--- þone cwealm gewræc ece Drihten, þæs þe he Abel slog”4, where he makes remarks about Grendel and explicates how the creature’s existence is connected with the biblical figure of Cain. The monster apparently belongs to outcasts, very much like Cain, who was sent away by God for having slain his own brother. The fratricide of the two biblical figures came about after both Cain and Abel had brought
and in a trip to Poland in August 2002 he likened another issue, abortion, to murder, an act of violence; he stated “Frequently, man lives as if God did not exist and even puts himself in God’s place… Rejecting divine law and moral principles, he openly attacks the family.” Ultimately, it is believed God is the only one responsible for life and death which is implied by his omnipotence and the fact that he is the creator. Conscience is another principle of Christian religion. Conscience is defined to be our ‘moral guide’, the instinct that tells us right from wrong, our reasoning. It
Chapter 13 is to be understood in connection with Dan. 7 at the coming of the eschatological antichrist. In the dragon (Satan), the beast and the false prophet will encounter nothing less than a counterfeit trinity, as well as a counterfeit resurrection (13:3). Revelation is clear that Satan is the master of deceiver and counterfeiter. (Holman, 1394-95) It is not by his own strength or his own strategy that the beast has come into such a position of world eminence.
Throughout the text of Beowulf, many sections of it lead the reader to believe that they are leaning either towards a Pagan or Christian view. Much as with the beginning of the story, when King Hrothgar describes Grendel and where he had come from: Grendel was the name of this grim demon haunting the marches, marauding round the heath and the desolate fens; he had dwelt for a time in misery among the banished monsters, Cain’s clan, whom the Creator had outlawed and condemned as outcasts. For the killing of Abel the Eternal Lord had exacted a price. (102-108) Such a statement hints to the reader that the poem has a Christian twist along with the main Pagan view that is shown when Beowulf makes the statement that “It is always better / to avenge dear ones that to indulge in mourning” (1384-1385). Whether it is Pagan or Christian, it seems easily noted that religious views are shown often throughout the poem of Beowulf.
This musical or rock opera follows the last week of the life of Jesus Christ and Judas. It was and continues to be a very controversial artistic piece because it is largely based on interpretations of the lives and thoughts of Biblical characters, instead of simply portraying the accounts that happened in the Bible. Probably most defining ideas that it portrays the idea of a more human Jesus dealing with his new found fame, and less of the Godly attributes that generally follow the character of Jesus. It also is very sympathetic to Judas. Judas is The character in the bible that betrays Jesus.
Penchansky writes in great detail about six stories from the Bible: The story of God testing man with the Tree of Life and the Tree of Wisdom in the garden, the story of Uzzah, the “Fatal Census” which is related to David, the story of Nadab and Abihu, the story of Zipporah, Moses, and their son versus God, and lastly the gruesome story of the “Mad Prophet”. With each of these Penchansky makes theories and gives his opinions on why God should be seen as evil. As a whole he brings these stories together to create his thesis that he wraps up in one question, “If all I knew of God I knew from this passage, how would I then understand the divine being?” (Penchansky 3) He offers this question as a thesis that may be used by anyone, and purposely picks these six passages to show God as evil, because this is the point he wants to make. Penchansky starts off by challenging God’s power and decisions in the story of The Garden of Eden. Penchansky writes that God didn’t actually want the humans to eat from the tree, and this is obvious due to the God’s actions, “It is therefore hard to accept that YHWH/Elohim intended the humans…all his actions indicate otherwise.” (Penchansky 8) He challenges God’s power when he writes about the humans’ actions and God’s reactions.
Puritian Sermon How do we determine a wicked man? Where does he come from, how does he act? How is he seen in God’s eyes? What does God do to the wicked man? These are all questions I have constantly struggled with, and these are questions, I personally feel, can be discovered within reading ‘Sinners in the hands of an angry God.’ A sermon created by Jonathan Edwards in 1741.