a. The main character in the Old Testament is Satan. (cuz it's all about Satan's trial or how to avoid the seduction by Satan)
b. Genesis -- on page v
c. Paradise Lost by John Milton -- It relates to the story that how Adam and Eve was cast out the Eden. When the Lord created Adam and Eve, he told them that they can eat almost every fruit in the garden except the tree in the midst of Eden. One day, Devil turned himself to a snake and tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. Eve ate, of course, and so did Adam. Therefore, their eternal lives were cancelled and they were banished by the Lord. After that, the man had to work hard and let their perspiration drip down the soil so that the plants would grow. From then on, that is the reason why the man was so called the Bread-winner. As for the snake, this kind of species was taken their four feet away and carried the meaning of evil.
* John Milton's Samson Agonistes
d. Chapter 1-4 [From Creation to the Murder of Abel] -- on page v
* Creation-- The Lord used a clay figure to make Adam and blew one of Adam's ribs as Eve's body. But there was three rules for Eve which are "go", "keep him company", and "make him happy".
** The birth of Cain and Abel-- After the fallen men, Adam and Eve, ate the forbidden fruit, they started to have some sexual desire. Hence, they had two children who are Cain and Abel.
*** The Murder-- Cain is described as a crop farmer and his younger brother Abel as a shepherd. Cain was the first human born and Abel was the first human to die. Cain committed the first murder by killing his brother. Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother, Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"
>> from Husbandry Civilization to Agriculture civilization
>> Abel in Hebrew means air.
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B. New Testament (27 chapters)
a. The main character in the New Testament is Jesus Christ.b. The New Testament was written by Greek language including four Gospels. ( Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
>> Matthew the Apostle
>> John the Baptist-- His famous way on writing was to use obscure language.
>> John and Salome-- King Herod II arrested all the Christians but his step daughter Salome fell in love to John the Baptist due to his beautiful face. In that day, there was blood moon outside and blood moon was regarded as a bad omen (ominion). Because John the Baptist refused to love Salome, she told the King that if she couldn't get his love, she wanted to off his head and do "the Dance of Seven Veils". Therefore, John died and from then on, Salome was called "the fatal woman" (femme fatale)
c. Bethlehem-- The New Testament identifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus. The city is inhabited by one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
d. Why Jesus teaches in Parable? Because the disciples he had were almost from lower social economy status. Parable would describe things easily such as "Prodigal Son".
>> Jesus knocking on the door of your heart
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C. Biblical Art
a. Pieta-- It is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus.
* After Jesus was put down from cross, he got five wounds.
>> "Five" became an important number in Chivalric Romance.
b. Calvary-- crucifixion and resumection
c. St. Peter-- He always holds a key cuz before Jesus died, he chose to give the key through heaven for St. Peter. Jesus said: "What you pardoned in human's world, I will pardoned in Heaven."
Saint Peter
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C. Extra News- I'll Ride With You (BBC News)
As a gunman holds people hostage in a cafe in Sydney, thousands of messages of support have been posted online for Muslims in Australia who are afraid of an Islamophobic backlash. Thousands of people have now joined the spontaneous campaign, offering to meet Muslim people at their local stations and to ride with them on their journey.
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