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the person of Jesus - Coggle Diagram
the person of Jesus
Jesus as a liberator
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'Jesus was a pacifist'
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'if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one'
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'those who live by the sword, die by the sword'
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scholars
Reza Aslan - Jesus was one who aspired to inaugurate the earthly Kingdom of God, possibly by use of force.
Robert Webb - at the time there was a movement for 'social banditry' - due to heavy taxation + military occupation
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Jesus as the Son of God
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Biblical accounts
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'the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God' - Mark 1:1
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Jesus' miracles
other examples: feeding the 5000, water into wine, Lazarus, walks on water, calms a storm, his resurrection - (demonstration of his divine power + status)
scholars
Hume - we have no present day, direct experience of miracles, it's not possible, the Gospel must be rejected or taken on trust
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N.T Wright's interpretation - Jesus cures those from socially excluded groups + reunites them back into a relationship with God - focus on the intentions of the Gospel writers
O'Collins - the resurrection discloses God in a new way (unconditional love) + vindicated certainty in the future kingdom of God
St Paul - if Jesus was not resurrected, all preaching would be in vain as sins would not be cleansed + in death would all perish - its the full + final revelation of Jesus
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Jesus heals a blind man
pharisees - 'this man is not from God, for he doesn't keep the sabbath', 'how can a sinner perform such signs?'
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Jesus' nature
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Gerald O'Collins - you can't make sense of Jesus' nature, knowledge is complex