Jesus Most Important Role Essay Flashcards
Jesus role as a teacher>
Jesus role as a teacher of wisdom most crucial
he could communicate with broad amount of people educating those amongst his teachings.
demythologise you are able to remove the supernatural and be left with a moral teacher Jesus taught forgiveness, for example, the parable of the unforgiving servant (Mark 2:1-12)
Unambiguously acclaimed teacher of wisdom parable of the lost son reminds us how God wait for us to realise what we have done wrong, and asked for forgiveness, and welcome us back when we do.
However, the impact and broadness of the teachings may be down to him being the son of God. Jesus authority came far more than just his teachings. We cannot categorise him as just a teacher. He talks about way, too many different things to be placed into a category. Jesus must be more than a compelling teacher to be listen to it advocated like he was.
Jesus as the Son Of God>
Spat on the ground made of mud with Spittal rubbed into man’s eyes and told him to wash in the pool of Siloam the man could then see
Jesus did miracles in mark it says he has walked on water these are acts of unfeasible doings
By accepting anything, but Jesus, being the son of God, you are undermining the resurrection Resurrection proves Jesus is the Messiah and son of God life has triumphed over death, good over evil, hope over despair . Scientifically D Hume concurred it’s non viable to occur. Jesus miracles were written about 35 years after Mark’s death. The stories could have been embellished. In the old Testament, it does not suggest the Messiah would be divine
Jesus as a political liberator>
Jesus may be merely a political revolutionary as it was Jesus relationship with the authorities that had him killed
Politics refer to religions at the time as Jesus came to 3 people from themselves. Jesus may be described as a political liberator. Jesus was never a Zealot I was seen entering Jerusalem riding on a donkey, not a war horse didn’t want harm for anyone once said “give back to caesar what is caesars and to God what is Gods” to avoid conflict within the issue of taxes and wanted to liberate that.
Jesus sacrifice was deliberate people with all kinds of problems, e.g. Sins not any political Liberator can heal someone by touch as he did a bleeding woman. The ultimate sacrifice separated him from other political figures, conveying his connection with something more divine, and spiritual due to Jesus propositions it conveys that he was more than a political Liberator
