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Jesus [5] When Did You Last See Jesus? [2]
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE JESUS? [2] (This is the fifth in a series on Jesus. Earlier articles can be found at http://jmm.org.au/catalog/section/jc1.htm ) ~~~ What did Jesus look like? We’re looking for a picture of Jesus for the frontpage of our website. Which one should I choose? Why? Images of Jesus reflect the ethnic/regional […]
Jesus [6] When Did You Last See Jesus? [3]
In Matthew’s description of the Last Judgment (25:31ff.) ‘all the nations’ (‘panta ta ethne’) stand before the King/Judge (= Jesus). Are these corporate entities or individuals? Nation-states were not known in the first centuries of the church, so we can assume it’s ‘all the world’s ethnic groups’ (= every human being) here. And the ‘brothers/sisters’ […]
Jesus [4] When Did You Last See Jesus? [1]
WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE JESUS? [1] This series on Jesus is being presented like a mosaic, or jigsaw. Hopefully the pieces will fit, eventually. I’m ignoring for the moment the particular situation of the Matthean church which ‘produced’ the document we call the Gospel according to Matthew, and I will also face issues of […]
Jesus [3] The Jesus Movement [2]
WANTED JESUS CHRIST ALIAS: THE MESSIAH, THE SON OF GOD, KING OF KINGS, LORD OF LORDS, PRINCE OF PEACE ETC. * Notorious leader of an underground liberation movement * Wanted for the following charges: — Practising medicine, winemaking and food distribution without a licence — Interfering with business in the Temple — Associating with known […]
Jesus [2] The Jesus Movement (1)
Back in the late 60s and early 70s I was privileged to be a ‘campus minister’, wandering around the tertiary institutions of Australia and elsewhere listening/talking to people about Jesus. Those were the hippie/anti-Vietnam/Jesus Revolution days, and here’s a broadsheet I wrote, using contemporary idioms, reflecting what I experienced… The question ‘Why did the Jesus […]
How To Know The Lord
(1) THINKING BIBLICALLY ABOUT JUSTICE “Justice and righteousness…Caring for the poor and needy … Is not this to know me? says the Lord”. Jeremiah 22:15b-16 Christians of all kinds – Catholic, Conciliar and Evangelical – are now more concerned than ever about social justice. Theology is never a “value-free” discipline, and in a world of […]
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