Most Important Sermon of This Chapter

This passage was more than one line and Jesus is preaching, while dissing Nicodemus. Telling him that he, the Pharisee, a person who is rich and studies the religious laws that he is wrong and that God is about love and not law.  Now that he has done that, Jesus is reading ancient scrolls, written by Isaiah. Isaiah is what you call an oracle, I mean augur, no physic, wait no prophet. That's right. This is what Isaiah for told, " 'The Spirit of God is on me, the Nazarene reads in Hebrew, 'because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.' He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and the recovery for the sight of the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the Lord's favor' " (O'Rielly 130).

This is the most sermon in the chapter because in this reading Jesus (aka the Nazarene ) is proclaiming that he is the Son of God and that he can preform all of these miracles. He is saying that God personally sent him for those purposes. This is in front of a lot of people in a synagogue, including Pharisees who will now target Jesus and hate him for showing them up in their "place" on the Sabbath. that'd be like the President of Greece heading over to Italy and saying, "Hey, I now am the President of   Italy because the United States President said so." They would try and do anything they could to stop that change of power from happening. The Pharisees are going to now target Jesus and try to take him down.

SPOILER

You can't bring Him down, to you here what he's tryin' to say
You can't bring Him dooown.

Would you be a Pharisee or a folloer in this situation?

Dear Bill.....

Dear Mr. O'Rielly,

I have read all of your lates books expect The Last Days of Jesus, Kennedy, or Lincoln.  I found that your books were very insightful into the events of those assassisnations. Killing Jesus so far has been a little scaring and horrifying to my young mind, but I'll get over it. Sometimes I wonder, since people were so scandalous and revolting how have we come so far from that? Yes, I know that there are some people out there that are still like that, but I don't think that it would be to the extreme like Tiberius. At least I hope it's not or as they say,  "You'd better hide yo kids. Hide yo wife." Where would these people have gotten these horrendous iedas for execution and entertainment. I get chills just thinking abou tthose porr kids on Carpi with Tiberius. To have to do what he made them do then toss them off a cliff like a rag doll. Unacceptable. Why didn't one of his guards just push him off the cliff? Why was there no mutiny? Were people just not that smart? Maybe they didn't have enough money to educate themselves on the subject.

I thought on this since I mentioned it above, but I guess we have come so far from their type of actions because of Jesus. The people how don't know him are currently the ones who are acting like  Ancient Romans or  a not as intense Ancient Roman. I feel that Jesus set the standard for how to act and that the intensity level on killing and executions should be taken down 200 levels because it was way too high. He kept calm in situations where he could have gone ballistic or fought back,  but he didn't. Yes, the passover incident was a rare crack in his deminor, but are we ever perfect? No. We all sin and make mistakes and lash out it's alright we are human it's natural. What are your thoughts on this hoe do you think socitey has developed into better human beings?

I think that this book is full of good information and interseting even if it's scary at times. How long did it take you and Mike Dugard to collect all the information for your books? Was one imparticaluar harder than another? After you collected all the information was it really easy putting it into a  book?

Can't wait to finish reading!


Sincelery,


Rachel Schaffer

Why I'm Reading Killing Jesus

I am currently reading Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly with the help of Mark Dugard. I chose to read this book because I really enjoy history. I thought it would be interesting to see hoe the artifacts and the writings from that time period line up with what events we think took place and how that lines up with what I and those of the Christian faith believe. I also chose to read this book because I have read his other books  Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln. I like these books because you learn a lot of things you didn't know about these historically famous events. For example, Lincolns bodyguard was supposed to be outside the door leading to the balcony where Lincoln was sitting but instead he was in the bar next door having a drink. Guess was in the bar with the bodyguard before the shooting.
If you guess one John Wilks Booth you have just won yourself a car!
Just kidding I don't have one to give away. In Killing Kennedy I learned that John was going to replace Lyndon B. Johnson as Vice President with his brother Bobby, but he died for he could run for his second term. Obviously. Therefore LBJ took over as President. The only reason he was VP in the first place is because Kennedy needed Texas in the election. The relationship between Bobby and Lyndon was a tense one. Let's just say the two would never be best friends ever.

What topic would you be interested in reading Non-Fiction about?

Characterization of Romans and Tiberius

Coming into reading this book from prior knowledge I knew that the Romans were cruel people (well most of them anyway) but after reading about half of this book I have found it's much more than that.  I could characterize them ( mostly emperor's but not all) as atrocious, cold -blooded, merciless, heartless, inhumane, ruthless, vicious,power hungry people. I guess this in more general terms is more aimed at the wealthier portion of the Ancient Roman population but it probably applies to some of the lesser fortunate as well. In some cases the person in question is broken. But this does not excuse their actions. Yes, Tiberius I am looking at you. Well, no I'm not because you did horrfic things to childern that I can not mention because they are not appropriate. You have scared me.

It is time to tell the story of  Tiberius.
Once there was a boy named Tiberius he was the adopted son of Augstus Caesar. He was well educated and brought up in wealth. When he was about twenty he started to skillfully command armies. One day when he was home (Rome) from the war he met Vipsania , who too was wealth and noble, the two fell in love and got married and had a son, Drusus Julius Caesar, and lived happily ever after.

Haha. Yeah. No.

Vipsania got pregnant with another son. When Augustus heard about this here is what ensued.
"But Augustus cruelly intervened. I an act that would dramatically transform Tiberius, the self-proclaimed son of god ordered Tiberius to divorce Vipsania after eight years of marriage and wed Augustus's recently widowed daughter, Julia. When Tiberius argued against the divorce, he was ordered to be compliant or suffer harsh punishment. Devastated, Vipsania suffered a miscarriage. Tiberius distraught but obeyed the emperor. A short time later he accidentally ran into his beloved Vipsania on the streets of Tome and broke down, making a very public display by sobbing and begging for forgiveness. When news of the behavior reached Augustus, he demanded that Tiberius never again speak with Vipsania. And so died the human part of Tiberius. " (O'Reilly 112)

In this passage you see I'm not the only one who thinks that Romans are cruel . O'Reilly put it in words the best when he said that the human part Tiberius died because I feel that no human would do things this cruel and disgusting to other humans.

What would you do in Tiberius's position or Vipsania's?

Here is a link for more information on Tiberius.
Tiberius

Killing Jesus Setting Anaysis

The setting of Killing Jesus is in Israel during the occupation of the Roman Empire. This impacts the plot and history (these events really did happen) because yes, King Herod the Great had hundreds of people murdered because they threatened him more specifically his power. But, he was careful not to use crucifixion when doing so because, we reserve the cruelest punishments for the almighty Romans. No, it's because it was a Roman form of punishment. Herod did not want to upset the Romans, who unfortunately for the Israelites had put Herod in power because of his oh so great leadership skills.

Yeah. No.

If this book or events had not taken place Israel the story wouldn't have the same significance because Israel is where all the Jews went after they escaped from slavery in Egypt. Moses and other prophets of the old testament had prophesized about a messiah who would be the Son of God born to a virgin. It was a big deal for a Jew to claim they were the Son of God so if this scene had happened somewhere else it might not have the same effect. Here is what Jesus said, " 'Why were you searching for me?' he responds. There is innocence in his words. 'Didn't you know I had to be in my father's house?'"(O'Reilly 76)  Here Jesus stakes his claim in a temple in Jerusalem that he is the Son of God. This is a bold move because as O'Reilly would go on to explain this would be punishable by death. Not any kind of death though, oh no, you would win the prize of being stoned to death for making such a claim. Luckily, Jesus was not of age yet so he wasn't responsible  for his words yet. Therefore was not convicted blasphemy and pelted to death with stones.

How do you think the setting effects this book?

Author : Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly was born September 10, 1949. Bill O'Reilly was born and raised in New York by his two parents. He then went on to college at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.  Bill graduated from college in 1971 with a history degree. He took that degree with him to Miami where he taught high school students for two years before returning to school. This time Bill O'Reilly attend Boston University and earned his masters in broadcast journalism.

This took his life in a new direction. Bill started out small broadcasting on local stations in Scranton, PA, Dallas, Denver, Portland and Boston. He then returned New York in 1980 getting his own program and became a news correspondent for CBS. After six years with CBS he moved over to ABC News. Bill spent three years with ABC in that time he received two Emmys. Do they even give out Emmys for news? That must be one of the last awards they give when everyone has already gone to bed. Bill also received two National Headliner Awards for excellence in reporting.

In 1989 Bill's career took another turn when he anchored Inside Edition. Bill stayed here for five years. While Bill was anchored on Inside Edition was rated the highest "infotainment" -I don't think this is a real word but.....- program in America. But, Bill left again because he could learn enough so he went back to school again. This time O'Reilly attended the highly prestigious, most sought after school that is so expensive you want to cry, you have to be like Albert Einstein to get in to. If you haven't figured out that I'm talking about the Harvard University you might want to get out a little more. This time Bill O'Reilly sought a masters in public administration. I don't know what he planned on using this for but he got it and graduated from this expensive and highly esteemed school.

After his Harvard experience Bill found a hoe at FOX News Channel. He got his own program called The O'Reilly Factor. This show talked about hot ticket issues with blunt commentary earning the name of  "The No Spin Zone". The O'Reilly Factor has been the highest rated cable news program since 2001.  He had a radio show called The Radio Factor  from 2002 to 2009.

As if he doesn't do enough he has written several non-fiction books like Killing Lincoln(2011), Killing Kennedy(2012), Killing Jesus (2013), The O'Reilly Factor(2000), No Spin Zone(2001), Those Who Trespass(1998), and he has written and book for kids called The Last Days of Jesus(2014).
Lastly, Bill and friend Dennis Miller-has a segment on the show called Miller Time- have a speaking tour called The Bolder Fresher Tour.

For tonight's edition of Pinheads and Patriots features Bill O'Reilly!
And form all  the information above we consider Mr. O'Reilly a patriot.

Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy have been filmed as television specials here are the trailers.

Do you think you get the same amount of info from the books as you do from the television specials?


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Killing Jesus Background Info

 

 

*WARNING TO FUTURE READERS CAN BE GORY AT TIMES*

 

 This is a book about the events and life of Jesus of Nazareth leading up to his death and resurrection. This book is based on facts and what can be deduced when there are gaps in the story. You have Bill O'Reilly's word, "In writing of this fact-based book, Martin Dugard and I do not aim to suggest we know everything about Jesus. But we know much and will tell you things you might not have heard." Or want to hear they did some horrific things in those days. "Our research has uncovered a narrative that is both fascinating and frustrating. There are major gaps in the life of Jesus, and at times we can only deduce what happened to him based upon the best available evidence. As often as possible, we relied on classical works. Our primary sources are cited in the last pages of the books, Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy ,we will tell you when we don't know what happened or if we believe the evidence we are citing is not set in stone." (O'Reilly 2)  

 

From what I have read of this book so far ,which has been up to this point background information is that King Herod has many issues mental and physical. The guy had his soldiers kill all of the babies in Bethlehem whatever way the pleased to make sure that Jesus was killed so he would not threaten to overthrow his power. He also had several physical issues like an inflamed toe, lung disease, kidney problems, worms, a heart condition, and other worse diseases I'd rather not describe and trust I'm totally doing you are a favor.  Then we transition into the history of Rome, specifically, Julius Caesar .  We start off with Brutus, guy is more of a back-stabber than you think and yes that was on purpose. Brutus insisted Caesar attend the senate meeting knowing full well the plot against Caesar.  Caesar was also aware of the plot but was not concerned since there had been so many against him.  Brutus lured Caesar by telling him the senate was going to crown him king of Rome. Then we learn how Caesar rose to power in Rome he started as a war general in Gaul. On the way back to Rome Caesar was suppose to disband his troops before crossing the Rubicon River but if course Julius being the stereotypical power hungry Roman  he is crosses the Rubicon without disbanding his troops causing a civil war in Rome. I think we all know who came out on top of that battle since you probably don't know who Pompey is.

 

 What topic would you read non-fiction about?

 

Comment anytime anytime if you wish to o-pply  ;-)

 

Bill O'Reilly 

This is a link to Bill's website for more info and current news and ability to buy the book