 Death of Jesus for Progressive Christians: A Five Session Study GuideAuthor: Donald Schmidt
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The resurrection of Jesus is, of course, the most important event for Christians, yet the events that led up to it are almost as important. According to all the biblical sources and a wide variety of non-biblical texts, Jesus was put to death because the message he brought threatened the powerful of his era. Contrary to atonement theory, scripture provides stronger responses to the question of why Jesus died. His message was revolutionary and a threat to the religious and political powers of the day. Talk of loving one's neighbours, of treating people as if they matter, of seeking forgiveness and new ways of being accountable to one another - these values do not encourage faithfulness to empire. Jesus' message was directly counter to the values that the government and the religious powers promoted. His message had to be stopped....
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