Camel Through the Eye of a Needle - Caroline
In Matthew 19:24, Jesus proclaimed “Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” By this he meant it’s difficult for the rich to get into heaven; he’s showing the unimportance of money in God’s eyes.
1. The Atlantic published an article titled “Discovering Young Poets”. The opening sentence was “We think it easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for an unknown poet to find a publisher.” This article is primarily about the difficulty of getting your work published as a poet. The author used the allusion to show how hard it is to do so.
2. Through the Eye of a Needle by Peter Brown is a book about wealth and Christianity and their effect on each other in the Ancient Roman Empire. The allusion is in the title in the book, which is suiting because in the bible it has to do with the rich and God.
3.The song Remember to Remember by Shad has a verse that says “The rich struggle with greed, This camel struggle to squeeze, Through the eye of a needle, Some eyes struggle to see.” He uses the biblical phrase on a deeper level, as he sings about greed.
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4. Another place you can commonly find this allusion is in political comics. They often make a comical statement about the wealthy.
Sources:
- Smith, Edward. My Lawyer HAs Prepared a Giant Needle. Digital image. Cartoon Stock. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2013. <http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/e/eye_of_the_needle.asp>.
- Brown, Peter. Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD. Princeton: Princeton UP, 2012. Print.
- "Discovering Young Poets." The Atlantic Online. The Atlantic, June 1998. Web. 15 Dec. 2013.
- Shad Featuring Lights. "Remember to Remember." Rec. 15 Oct. 2013. Flying Colours. Black Box Recordings Inc., 2013. MP3.
- Shad - Remember to Remember (ft Lights). Dir. Justin Broadbent. Perf. Shad and Lights. Black Box Recordings, 2013.
- Wiley, Miller. Camel Through the Eye of a Needle Allegory. Digital image. Cartoon Stock. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/e/eye_of_the_needle.asp>.
- Camel Through the Eye of a Needle. Digital image. One Stop Thought Shop. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2013. <http://www.brianhayes.com/2007/05/page/2/>.
- Smith, Edward. My Lawyer HAs Prepared a Giant Needle. Digital image. Cartoon Stock. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Dec. 2013. <http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/e/eye_of_the_needle.asp>.
Recorded by Andrew Park