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428 Looking for the Historical Jesus between Evangelical and Liberal Scholarship (Sean Finnegan)

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Did you know that scholars who work on Jesus divide starkly into two major camps? On the one hand, the evangelicals do such great work on the existence of God, the historicity of the resurrection, and the reliability of Scripture. But, then they read the Gospels through the filter of their theological commitments, always coming Read more about 428 Looking for the Historical Jesus between Evangelical and Liberal Scholarship (Sean Finnegan)[…]

Is God’s Kingdom a Political Revolution?

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Have you ever heard someone say that Jesus’ contemporaries were wrong about the kingdom of God, because they conceived of it in political terms?  I’ve heard Christian thinkers suggest that Jesus’ notion of the kingdom was entirely apolitical and that the disciples were foolish to assume that the kingdom had anything to do with national Read more about Is God’s Kingdom a Political Revolution?[…]

Looking For the Historical Jesus between Evangelical and Liberal Scholarship

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by Sean Finnegan My Conundrum I entered the mammoth façade of my local Barnes and Noble and found my feet carrying me directly to the Christianity section. Once at my destination, I stood before the familiar shelves, half filled with what I call “real” books and the other half, “inspirational.” I cocked my head to Read more about Looking For the Historical Jesus between Evangelical and Liberal Scholarship[…]