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2009 | Jesus and the Kingdom of God

Why were the titles of Caesar Augustus — Divine, Son of God, God from God, Lord, Redeemer, Liberator, and Savior of the World — taken from a Roman emperor on the Palatine hill and given to a Jewish peasant on the Palestine plain? Was it low lampoon or high treason? Either way, the Romans were not laughing. What were the priorities of Jesus’ proclamation of the Kingdom? How was the status quo of Roman imperial theology subverted by this obscure Galilean whose message continues to indict empire today?

Speakers:John Dominic Crossan Marcus Borg

Topics:Jesus Kingdom of God Living the Questions

Source:Living the Questions

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First Light Session 1: The Matrix of Jesus

Join John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg as they discuss Jewish literature and the land as context for Jesus.

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First Light Session 2: The Advent of The Messiah

In this session, John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg look at Jesus's Jewish Messianic characteristics as well as the economy of the ancient world.

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First Light Session 3: God's Great Cleanup

In God's Great Cleanup, John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg examine different notions of Eschatology and Apocalypse.

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First Light Session 4: Collaborative Eschaton

In Collaborative Eschaton, John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg delve deeper into ideas of Eschatology.

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First Light Session 5: The Lake As The World

John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg look at questions around gospel, Kingdom of Heaven, and Kingdom of God.

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First Light Session 6: Parables As Lures

In Parables as Lures, John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg examine Jesus's use of parables.

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First Light Session 7: Jesus As Lord

In Jesus as Lord, John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg take a deeper dive into the various implications of the term "Lord," as well as "Savior."

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First Light Session 8: Substitutionary Atonement?

Join John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg as they examine Substitutionary Atonement.

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First Light Session 9: Demonstrations in Jerusalem

In Session 9, John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg look at the demonstrations in Jerusalem, especially in Mark and Matthew.

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First Light Session 10: The Crowd & The Crucifixion

Join John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg as they continue their analysis and observations on the crowd and the Passion narrative.

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First Light Session 11: Resurrection As Resistance

In the penultimate session of this study, John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg discuss the importance of the Resurrection.

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First Light Session 12: America as the New Rome

In this final session, John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg look at how Christian faith of today and be reoriented to its original meaning.

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Previews and More

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Why did Jesus happen when he happened? Why the confluence of the Baptism movement of John and the Kingdom movement of Jesus? Why the tiny villages around the La...

John Dominic Crossan | Marcus Borg | 305 views | 10 months ago updated