Re: Jesus and Christ - what I call him
Re: Jesus and Christ - what I call him
by danutz - 29/11/2005 - 20:14
Richw,
I’m not sure I follow you. On one hand you seem comfortable seperating the human Jesus and the mystical Christ, but on the other hand you seem to get lost in the traditional theology of divinity. "Son of God" was a term used regularly in the 1st century for people in a position of power including Cesear. Calling Jesus the son of God was an intentional attack on the power of the Roman empire by the Jewish followers that saw Jesus as their eventual savior from Rome.
Fully human, fully man? That sounds like you would take us back hundreds of years in our understanding. It seems you would still embrace the old fairytale way of understanding Jesus complete with a virgin birth.
Danutz http://danutz.blogspot.com
Jesus vs. Christ - what do/should emergents call him? By: richard (6 replies) 26 November, 2005 - 15:25
- Jesus and Christ - what I call him By: mars-hill (27/11/2005 - 02:55)
- Re: Jesus and Christ - what I call him By: danutz (28/11/2005 - 17:24)
- Re: Jesus and Christ - what I call him By: richw (29/11/2005 - 13:17)
- Re: Jesus and Christ - what I call him By: (05/12/2005 - 19:46)
- Re: Jesus and Christ - what I call him By: danutz (29/11/2005 - 20:14)
- Re: Jesus and Christ - what I call him By: richw (29/11/2005 - 13:17)
- Re: Jesus and Christ - what I call him By: danutz (28/11/2005 - 17:24)
- Re: Jesus vs. Christ - what do/should emergents call him? By: peter wilkinson (26/11/2005 - 19:15)

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