The biblical allusion of the term ‘angel’ symbolises a moral conscience, in the hope of changing Abrams mind, as well as on a didactic level, symbolising the mothers and loved ones of the soldiers. This signifies the hope of reconciliation of the people who care about the soldiers, highlighting the horrific situation in which the soldiers reside and the governments deliberate inaction to do anything. Owen uses the bureaucracy’s pride and personifies it as a ‘Ram’ because it can be seen to the audience as arrogant and steadfast. This emphasizes the bureaucracy’s resolute notion on the use of conscription and the taking of many young men by force. By identifying the unjust experiences felt by the soldiers, Owen shed light upon the action of which the bureaucracy intends to
Exegesis of Pastoral Letter 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Introduction This essay will provide an evidence based scholarly and critical interpretation of the text written in 2 Timothy 2:1-7. The purpose will be to show the original author's intentions for writing the text by exploring a number of vital considerations. Paul is writing from a prison cell to a young man named Timothy. Neronian persecution was spreading throughout the empire and Heresy was also spreading through out the Church. Background and Theme - The main theme of Chapter 2 is a call for Timothy to be faithful to Christ and the gospel to the point of suffering.
He repeats “wait” in paragraph 13 to build up tension and to place more emphasis to the word. This leads to the periodic sentence of paragraph 14, “But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim… then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.” This style of sentence leaves the reader no time to pause until the end of the sentence, which is achieved through the use of multiple commas while ending the lengthy sentence with a period. Within the periodic sentence, he uses a form of completeness to describe how Africans were being persecuted. Instead of writing out the full name, he divides it up into three different parts, each building up even more tension and forcing the readers to wait even more. These styles can effectively draw the readers' full attentions while highlighting King’s views on segregation.
Philemon Epistle Philemon epistle begins with an introduction as to who is composing this letter and also indicated that he has a witness who could confirm that this letter was written by the author. Biblical history from Gen. 31: 44-54) down through the time when this epistle was written 60-63 AD that it was customary to have a witness present for important issues. (John 8:7) In our society and churches today this custom is still in practice. (Matt. 18:15) Our author announces that Timothy their brother is with him.
Notable Apologists A. Justin Martyr B. Tertullian C. Origen D. St. Augustine of Hippo E. Martin Luther F. C.S. Lewis III. Conclusion Notable Apologists – The Defenders of Christianity “Apologetics” is an English term derived from the Greek apologia, which means to ‘give an answer.’ As noted in The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics, Biblical Scripture urges us to “make a defense (apologia) to everyone who asks you to give an account (logos) for the hope (elpidos) that is in you” (Peter 3:15 NASB). (Hindson and Caner 29). As much of Christianity cannot be proven and may not be accepted on faith alone, one must be brought to understand Christianity.
Examples of this are when he says, “Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their home towns, and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town” (3), “ Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal” (10), “as Reinhold Neibuhr has reminded us, groups tend to be more immoral than individuals” (12), “I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that "an unjust law is no law at all” (15), “To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law” (16), “Hence segregation is not only politically, economically and sociologically unsound, it is morally wrong and sinful.
He begins by establishing rapport between himself and his audience by stating that he receives many criticisms and that he has personally decided to respond to this one because he believes the clergymen are “of genuine good will” and that their criticisms “are sincerely set forth.” The argument that the clergymen have used against King is that “outsiders [should not be] coming in” to Birmingham. King first starts to respond to this criticism by appealing to his ethos, stating that he has “the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.” He uses the authority that he has as the president of the SCLC to claim that he has a right to be in Birmingham “because [he] was invited [to Birmingham]” and that he has “organizational ties [in Birmingham].” He then proceeds to appeal to pathos when he compares himself to the Apostle Paul as a peacemaking, “gospel of freedom” teaching prophet who has come to Birmingham “because injustice is here” and he is answering “the Macedonian call for aid.” This appeal to religion is used because his audience is a
As King is applauded by his fellow Black Americans onto the stage he commences his speech by expressing the treachery that faced them as he quotes “It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity”. The metaphor emphasises the end of slavery and a new beginning. But the repetition of “One hundred years later…” articulates the betrayal the black Americans were forced to suffer after being promised of freedom and the end to slavery. King’s intellectual use of simile “…we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like
One has not only a legal, but moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust law.”( Bloom, Smith 499) As we analyze Dr. Kings letter we observe the way he conveyed his message by using what the clergymen said to present his counter argument. In the clergymen’s statement, they distinguished Martin Luther King as an outsider and called his actions unwise and untimely. Dr. King then sets the foundation of his letter and identifies what was said by saying,” I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely”, and I should indicate why I am here in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the view which argues against outsider coming in.”(Bloom, Smith 495) By using an ethical appeal Dr. King begins to justify his presence by assuring the clergymen that he was invited because of his organizational ties with the Southern Christian Leadership, in which he serves as president. He also goes on to say,” but more basically, I am here in Birmingham because injustice is here.” (Bloom, Smith 495) It was important for Marti Luther King to say this because it supported the fact that he was not an outsider coming in at the wrong time, but he was welcomed
Martin Luther King depicts and antagonises the issue of racial injustice when he states, “Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God’s children. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.” King constantly repeats and emphasises on the phrase ‘Now is the time’, telling his audience that racial injustice has had a major impact on the lives of those who were mistreated and that it must be stopped immediately. He uses speech of