A reply to "Who Killed Jesus"?
I was reading some discussion today on Facebook regarding who killed Jesus. There was a lot of good information about the customs and ways of the time to bolster views as to whether or not it was the Romans who did the deed or if it was the Sanhedrin or if Rome would have actually done the dirty work for the Sanhedrin. Fascinating stuff to step away from what has always been taught about the events surrounding Jesus' death (see my following post regarding an interesting thought about the man called 'Barrabbas') and consider some other ideas. Below are my thoughts about the 'Who really Killed him' question...
"In terms of 'who' killed Jesus.... I honor historicity and I love to study the context and facts of what happened in the earthly realm, but if I step back and look at the larger picture, it doesn't matter that much to me which actual group or organization did the deed because there was something WAY bigger going on. I believe the point is that all of humanity killed Jesus - but isn't it just like humans to point fingers all around and blame others for wrongdoing? This isn't a guilt thing or a ploy to make us all fall on our faces wailing (in my faith, Jesus died so that we could be free from living under a system of self-flogging and self-justification). I'm just saying that the whole message of the Gospel and a common theme in the Hebrew Bible is that all are responsible - even (especially?) those who claim to follow God - for the ugliness in the world ('Adam' represents all of humanity in the garden stories of Genesis).
In Mel Gibson's 'Passion of the Christ' the hand that appears driving the first nail into Jesus' hand is Gibson's hand because he wanted to show that he was as responsible for the death of Jesus as anyone. Whether one is a Gibson fan or Gibson hater, he makes the point well.
Who hasn't at one time or another encountered and rejected the good gifts of God?
But Jesus said 'forgive them. They don't know what they are doing.'
Thanks be to God for Grace....And happy Resurrection Sunday to my fellow Christ-followers - let us live free, loving one another as Christ loved us - with his All."
"In terms of 'who' killed Jesus.... I honor historicity and I love to study the context and facts of what happened in the earthly realm, but if I step back and look at the larger picture, it doesn't matter that much to me which actual group or organization did the deed because there was something WAY bigger going on. I believe the point is that all of humanity killed Jesus - but isn't it just like humans to point fingers all around and blame others for wrongdoing? This isn't a guilt thing or a ploy to make us all fall on our faces wailing (in my faith, Jesus died so that we could be free from living under a system of self-flogging and self-justification). I'm just saying that the whole message of the Gospel and a common theme in the Hebrew Bible is that all are responsible - even (especially?) those who claim to follow God - for the ugliness in the world ('Adam' represents all of humanity in the garden stories of Genesis).
In Mel Gibson's 'Passion of the Christ' the hand that appears driving the first nail into Jesus' hand is Gibson's hand because he wanted to show that he was as responsible for the death of Jesus as anyone. Whether one is a Gibson fan or Gibson hater, he makes the point well.
Who hasn't at one time or another encountered and rejected the good gifts of God?
But Jesus said 'forgive them. They don't know what they are doing.'
Thanks be to God for Grace....And happy Resurrection Sunday to my fellow Christ-followers - let us live free, loving one another as Christ loved us - with his All."
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