But the poet seems also to have another way of making the moment of the crucifixion or the meaning of the Cross dream and a way which is much more immediate than personification. The poet connects the crucifixion with the second coming of Christ and eternal life. By examining several passages in the Bible dealing with eschatology particularly the new Jerusalem and the bride of Christ passages we can see that the poet is able to underscore the significance of the crucifixion by looking forward to the Day of Judgment and the mystical marriage of Christ and the Church. ... The Rood not only remin...

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His painting Crucifixion was published in Herbert Read's book Art Now, and was purchased by Michael Sadler. ... After the war, he took up painting with a recovered passion, the Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion (1944) as the true beginning of his work. ... During its exhibition at Lefevre Gallery critics were shocked by the imagery, but the countless reviews made Francis well known. ...

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It is obvious in the imagery and the diction of the text that in the forest with Simon, it is peaceful and seemingly happy; making Simon's relation to Christ evident. ... This largely relates to the crucifixion and death of Christ; when, "a buffet of wind made [Simon] stagger and finding his legs weak, and his tongue gave him pain" (146). ... Similar to the crucifixion of Christ, Simon is weak soon before he is killed by the ignorance of man; both Simon and Jesus came to tell news; Simon about the beastie, and Christ about reconciling for sins and following the way of God. ... ...

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Life, Death, Honor and Defeat Nature and death belong to a special category of forces which man has been unable to tame. Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea" and Jack London's short story "To build a Fire" put both powers on display. Man tragically struggling against the elemen...

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Yancey decides to reexamine these traditional views after he encountered some confusing experiences of the imagery that was portrayed as Jesus throughout his life. ... Yancey quotes several modern authors on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper and first communion with his disciples, and Judas's betrayal of Jesus; Jesus' personal struggle in the garden of Gethsemane and the disciples' failure to support him; his questioning before Herod and Pontius Pilate; his crucifixion at Calvary; and finally his resurrection from the dead. ...

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