Jesus Christ
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- Created on: 30-03-18 19:11
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- Jesus Christ
- Liberator
- Liberator of the Poor and Marginalised
- The Marginalised
- Jesus had women followers, one was a prostitute (not sexist)
- Tax collector as follower
- Helped sick and needy
- Jesus: 'Not the healthy that need help but the sick'
- Parable of Lost Son, Good Samaritan
- Liberation Theologists
- Gustavo Gutierrez: South American, Lived with Poor, Worked to End Poverty, Inspired By Jesus!
- Leonardo Both, Camilo Torres.
- Preferential option for the poor
- Underside of History
- S.G.F Brandon: Saw Jesus as a Zealot (Terrorist), Willing to use violence to liberate.
- Non Violence
- Told followers to put swords away
- Give to Ceasor what is Ceasors.
- The Marginalised
- Strengths
- Anyone can inspire others or be a liberator
- Encourages us to challenge unjust world
- Weakness
- Doesnt do justice to Miracles or Resurrection
- Go's against teachings of Jesus as divine or Gods son
- Liberator of the Poor and Marginalised
- Son of God
- Miracles
- Water into Wine
- Raised Lazarus from Dead
- Walked on Water
- Calmed the storm
- Resurrection
- Shows he is divine with power over earth
- Although could have been; natural causes, magician, hallucinations,metaphorical
- Strengths
- Weakness
- False claims > Fabricated gospel (NT)
- Metaphorical rather than literal (e.g story of blind men)
- David Hume: Resurrection and miracles, lack of evidence
- E.P Sanders: Cannot prove Jesus historically
- David Hume: Resurrection and miracles, lack of evidence
- Metaphorical rather than literal (e.g story of blind men)
- False claims > Fabricated gospel (NT)
- Performing miracles means he has powers
- Women found body first
- Offers people a route to salvation
- People to die for their faith
- Over 500 witnessed Jesus Resurrection
- Weakness
- Fulfilment of prophesies in old testament
- 'I am the way, the truth and the life, No one comes to the father accept through me
- Never said he was son of God
- Describes Kingfom as not of this earth
- Birthplace and death
- Over 5000 people saw Jesus, and he was willing to die to save us from sin.
- Could have been; Religious experience, metaphorical, natural explanation, Matter of faith (cant prove it happened)
- Miracles
- Teacher of Wisdom
- Bible > Sermon on the mount. Preached rules like Turn the other cheek.
- Provided a difference to Pharisees legislation (Rules and Laws)
- Jesus teachings on repentance and forgiveness
- Radical Revisionist
- Dont look at other woman lustfully
- Do not commit adultary
- Love your enemies
- Jesus Parables; Lost Son, Sheep and Goats, Good Samaritan
- Strengths
- John Hick: Jesus is a gift to the world
- Jesus as a teacher is accessible to all (even non Christians)
- Weakness
- Jesus looses value
- Jesus and his teachings lose authority
- Counter to Biblical teachings
- Jesus and his teachings lose authority
- Jesus looses value
- Bible > Sermon on the mount. Preached rules like Turn the other cheek.
- Liberator
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