Friday, January 24, 2020

What Biblical allusions did Mother Teresa use in her Nobel speech?

Jesus

Answer: Mother Teresa used many Biblical allusions in her Nobel speech in order to establish and spread peace in the whole world. Firstly, Teresa gave the reference of Virgin Mary. Mary was betrothed to Joseph. But God chooses her as the mother of the Christ. God’s messenger brought that news to Mary. Thus God’s son came into Mary’s womb. Secondly, Mother Teresa remarked the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth. Elizabeth at her old stage miraculously became the mother of John the Baptist who was the first messenger of peace. When Mary and Elizabeth met, both the unborn children leapt in joy as they had recognized each other. Thirdly, Teresa gave another Biblical reference of that leper whom all people neglected for his disease. But Christ cured him by his touch. Fourth reference was the reference of St. John who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and he was one of four gospels who wrote the life history of Christ. (Fifth Biblical reference was the Holy Communion or The Last Supper where Christ gave his disciples bread and wine. It informed us how Jesus turned his flesh into bread and his blood into wine.) Besides Mother Teresa said how Jesus sacrificed his life for the sake of the world. Thus Teresa used Biblical illusions in her speech in Oslo.

The Last Supper

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