Tag: Son of Man

• Rethinking Jesus (12) God in the flesh?

  It’s my belief that Jesus made no claim to be Yahweh, the Jewish God, made flesh. As a devout Jew, such a claim would’ve stuck in his throat. In John’s Gospel, he does say, “I am”, which is what God called himself in the Book of Exodus. That Gospel, however, belongs to the late 1st…

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  23rd Feb 2022

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, Jesus of Nazareth, Literature, New Testament, Philosophy, Religion

  God, History, Jesus, Jordan Peterson, Messiah, Myth, Son of God, Son of Man, The Word

• Rethinking Jesus (05) Apocalypse Now

  If we’re to understand Jesus the Jew, in the context of first century Palestine, we have to give attention to the appearance of Apocalypses, from around 200 BCE to 200 CE. During that time, there were Jewish apocalypses, supposedly written by Enoch, Zephaniah, Ezra and Baruch etc. Apocalyptic writings were also included in the Dead…

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  1st Feb 2022

  Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth, Literature, Mythology, New Testament, Poetry, Religion

  Angelic Hosts, Apocalypse, Dualism, Evil Powers, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Messiah, Son of Man