A family of freedom fighteres

Bathsheba is not a well known name in the bible, in fact, she is only known as the wife of David and the mother of Solomon. She was the wife of Uriah the Hittie and David only saw her when she was bathing on her roof. As soon as he saw her, he fell deeply in love with her. He told some of his palace guards to go and fetch her for him and to bring her to the palace. When they did, David seduces her into having sex with him. David hoped that this would go unnoticed by the people of Israel, Uriah, and most of all God. However he was wrong when Bathsheba revealed she was pregnant with Davids child. David did not want his subjects to think that he had committed adultery so he hatched a plan. He called Uriah home and told him that he should go back to his wife. Sadly for David (and Uriah!) he refused and wanted to stay in the war to serve his king. David then sent him back to the front lines with a message telling his general to send Uriah to the front lines. Uriah was killed and David and Bathsheba were married. However, their first child was killed (some say this was Gods punishment) but they had another one, Solomon.
The inclusion of Bathsheba in the genealogy of Jesus shows that Jesus came through a line of crazy women who were screwed over. For example, Bathsheba was the product of a power hungry king who decided he wanted her, killed her husband and then seduced her. He forced her to stay with him because she had his child. She also gave birth to the wisest king of Israel who is related to Jesus. She was basically screwed for life until David was dying. She was able to influence the decision of who become King after David. She was able to influence that her son, Solomon became king of Israel. All the women that were mentioned were very crazy and all screwed over by their husbands and other men in their life.

Portfolio 1: Stories people tell about you

The story that people tell about me is the fact that when I was four, I memorized a large portion of Martin Luther King's speech "I have a dream" for my preschools celebration of Martin Luther King day. Although I don't remember it, apparently it is still talked about today. I suppose people tell this story because it is obviously very amusing.

Portfolio 1: What I think I can Achieve

I think I could easily achieve an A in this class based on the fact that I am usually very good at writing and religion classes in General. I am good at writing and reading when necessary. I'm ready to achieve an A in this class and do whatever possible to.

Portfolio 1: Who is Jesus, really?

Jesus taught peace and love for his and your enemies. He talked about not resorting to violence when you have a problem, and instead using love and peace to resolve conflicts. For example, he would tell his followers not to attack the others even when he was being dragged away by the other romans who were taking him to soldiers of Rome. He also taught that the kingdom of God is open to everyone, because back then many ways to enter the kingdom of God were being thrown around. For example, only if you were rich would you get in. He also taught the concept that God's love is infinite and loves everyone. Even when he was being crucified, he told his mother to forgive the men that did it. This showed Jesus's commitment to peace and love that he was teaching to his followers. In some of the gospels, when men come to take Jesus, Peter cuts off one of the mens ear. And to show his commitment to love, Jesus heals his ear as a sign of peace and love.
Jesus's teachings were varied and when he first described them, many thought they were madness because they were so revolutionary. Although I am Jewish, I think that anyone who practices peace and love would be following Jesus's teachings. Even if they do not describe themselves as a Christian, they are still following the teaching themselves.

Portfolio 1: Introductory Notes