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Hi,
I admire Spong and the concept of progressive christianity. The real meaning of Jesus' teachings has purified my soul,namely humanity.
But i'm still confused about how i can differenciate between the messages from the NT writers and Jesus.
I admire Spong and the concept of progressive christianity. The real meaning of Jesus' teachings has purified my soul,namely humanity.
But i'm still confused about how i can differenciate between the messages from the NT writers and Jesus.
For example,did the writers lie or exaggerate about the miracles and resurrection, things like that?
or did they just create a figure like Jesus to make a new religion? What do you guys think?
written by Cathi,
Hi Mosaic. The NT writers were using a literary style of writing called midrash. You might wish to read some of Dom Crossan's works to learn about
how writers of this era tried to relate their experiences of the divine and to convey truth. Have a look at the following explanation of midrash from Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrash
Most (not all) of the NT writers were jewish and remained jewish but with new christian understandings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrash
Most (not all) of the NT writers were jewish and remained jewish but with new christian understandings.
After the fall of the temple in 70 CE, the more orthodox jews and the newer sect of christian jews were increasingly at odds.
Eventually they completely separated - especially as the movement grew and attracted a number of gentiles (non-jews).
We can see the struggles that the early communities experienced in the writings of the Acts of the Apostles and obviously in the anti-Semitic ideas presented in some of the gospels.
Your question may also be if Jesus is an archetypal character. I do not believe that Jesus is archetypal however certainly the Christ figure is.
Your question may also be if Jesus is an archetypal character. I do not believe that Jesus is archetypal however certainly the Christ figure is.
The Christ is the hero - although in this case not the normal hero. He was a nobody - that is what made it so different.
A nobody was claimed as divine by his friends. It was a transformational belief and not one that was expected as Messiah.
Thanks for your questions. Hopefully we can get some additional responses.
Cathi
Thanks for your questions. Hopefully we can get some additional responses.
Cathi
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