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Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
Did Jesus Have to Suffer? Trying to Make Sense of a Troubling View
May 21, 2024
Explore the necessity of Jesus' suffering, the central role of his death and resurrection in Christianity, Jesus' teachings on the kingdom of God, forgiveness vs atonement, symbolic biblical perspectives, John's passage, Paul's thorn in the flesh, and the authorship of the Letter to the Hebrews
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- Jesus' prediction of suffering shaped Christianity's core beliefs and mission.
- Historical criteria help distinguish authentic sayings of Jesus from later interpretations in the Gospels.
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The Significance of Jesus' Suffering in Christianity
The core of Christianity lies in the belief that Jesus' suffering and resurrection are essential for salvation. Without his death and resurrection, Christianity as we know it would not exist. Jesus' view of his own suffering was intertwined with the core message of his life and mission, as depicted in the Gospels.
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