Max+and+Anna+Crucifixion



The history behind the paintings of the crucifixion is based on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by the Pontius Pilate because they were against his beliefs and thought they conflicted too much with the Roman's policies. He had basically committed a Roman crime because he wasn’t paying the Roman gods tribute. Jesus was forced to walk through the town of Jerusalem carrying the extremely heavy cross, and once he arrived at his execution site, he was nailed to the cross by his hands (an unbearably painful experience), and left to die. This was one of the major moments in Christianity, if not the most major moment. This shows how Jesus was willing to die for his beliefs, which is a quality that Christians are taught to strive for. Anna Greenhall

The image of Jesus on the Cross is a very representational image and idea. It shows that he died for our sake and wants us as a whole, to be happy. He taught the people all around him how to live great lives and taught many other characteristics for us to live by. He gave himself for us, he cared for us so much that he put himself in harm’s way for our well being. The picture represents how the world viewed this and how it affected them. He was an image of cleanliness and purity that when eliminated, the world would mourn. The people around him were sad and very close to him. His mother, The Virgin Mary in such pain and a couple of his disciples, who were family. The crucifixion of Jesus was the image that the world was in a deep dark hole. This shows that the world is so evil that, they would even crucify the purest man in the world. Max Rowe


 * Summary of Other Projects.**

Kevin and Girija were right on the dot with their meaning that they understood. The Nativity is a very great symbol in the Christian beliefs. It shows and identifies what really happened during the birth of Jesus. It shows who what when where and why and all the other blanks in the birth of Jesus. It shows that his family is behind him from the beginning and shows also that they will always be with him. The saying"Christ has died, Christ is risen and Christ will come again" is very true to this religion. It shows that they believe that Christ will come and the Catholics will wait for him and his second coming will the saving event of the people from their sins. Max Rowe I think that the importance of religious art and artifacts is huge. First, it brings people of the same religion together to appreciate pieces of art. Also, it usually shows or symbolizes an important moment in the history of that religion. Examples of this are when Jesus was crucified on the cross (as shown in the piece of art that Max and I did our project on), or when the Jews were rebelling against Syrian rulers and couldn’t get oil for their menorah, yet with only one day's worth of oil, their menorah burned for 8 days. Religious art always has an importance behind it. There is always a very strong, meaningful reason as to why the art exists. Sometimes, as is the case with mosques, the religious art can be in architecture. Mosques are huge, four- walled buildings in which Muslims can go and worship their god, Allah, and sometimes even stay in for periods of time. All in all, every religious piece of art has very strong significance and is an important factor of all religion. Anna Greenhall

1. "Jesus of Nazareth on the cross." //ABC- CLIO: World History//. ABC- CLIO, 1 Jan. 2009. Web. 9 Nov. 2009. < [|http://http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid=4&entryid=619792&searchtext=crucifixion+of+jesus&type=simple&option=all] >.
 * Bibliography:**
 * Websites**

2. "Crucifixion." //Dictionary of the Middle Ages//. 13 vols. American Council of Learned Societies. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. [|http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/History/]

3. Pitt, Arthur W. "Crucifixion of Jesus Christ." Jesus Christ - AllAboutJesusChrist.org. N.P., April 7 2005, November 9 2009. [ [] ][] crucifixion-of-jesus-christ.htm Pasted from 

To find our information we searched common phrases and words that relate to the "Crucifixion of Jesus Christ", :death on The Cross", and :death of Jesus: and so on. We found many sites but only a few proved to be good websites and have great information. It can be tough to gather information on religions because it is a ever-changing story and tale. Its tough to track down the correct information and make it have significance to ourselves. religion always is changing and people are discovering many new things and it is up to us to uncover it and put it into words that the 21st century can understand.

1. []
 * Pictures:**

2. []

3. taken from the directions worksheet