Tag: Healing
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Rethinking Jesus (07) Healer and Exorciser
After his baptism and ‘time out’ in the wilderness, Jesus began his evangelistic mission. He’s said to have drawn crowds, but I think their size is over-rated. The Jewish historian Josephus tells us why Herod Antipas executed John the Baptist : “Now many people came in crowds to John, for they were greatly moved by…
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THIS would be a good “fingerprint” for all of us to ‘make our mark’ with on the year ahead – whether religious or non-religious …..
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The Gospels (8) ‘Jesus the man’
In the next “sign” in John’s Gospel, we’re dealing again, (in my view), with a further story designed to persuade us that Jesus is the divine, messianic saviour, who has ‘come down’ from God above, with a message and mission to his people. How much is factual and historical is for you to decide. …
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The Gospels (7) ‘A Party to end all Parties’
In continuing to think about the Gospels as literature, let’s reflect on the fact that skilled authors employ figurative language, including allegory, metaphor and symbol, to enhance appeal and enrich meaning. Figurative language, by definition, can’t be directly equated with the factual or historical. This applies, in my view, to the Gospel writers. Obvious examples,…
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