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Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
--In Michael Potemra's review of Norman Podhoretz's new book ("Voices of the One God," Dec. 9), we learn that Mr. Podhoretz claims that Isaiah was not predicting the coming of Jesus.
But see Luke 4:17-21: "And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised." Jesus then closed the book and proclaimed: "Today, in your hearing, this scripture is fulfilled."
Whatever Isaiah might have known or not known, Jesus clearly had his own opinion on the matter.
George Shadroui
Memphis, Tenn.
--In "Sweet Georgia" (Dec. 9), John J. Miller (and Gene Ulm, whom he quotes) got the name of my county wrong. I am a Gwinnettian, not a Grinnellian. Why? Because I live in Gwinnett County, Ga., part of what Mr. Ulm called the GOP's "low-hanging fruit" ringing Atlanta. Gwinnettian is pronounced "Gwin-nee-shen," like "Martian," which is how many Atlantans perceive us. Now that we are almost on the map, please don't confuse us with the academicians of Iowa.
Cynthia Tanner
- Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography.
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Keck, Leander E. August 24, 1994 700+ words
The Historical Jesus" is back. For the third time, we are told. The resurgence of interest in the Jesus of history is evidenced not only by the...reflecting the conclusions of R. W. Funk's Jesus Seminar in which Borg and Crossan are active...
- Jesus: the prequel.("Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt")(Book review)
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Jones, Beth Felker February 21, 2006 700+ words
...her writing energies to the subject of Jesus. I couldn't help being intrigued. Perhaps...the horror of death, after all, that Jesus came to overcome. And it's in the very human physicality of Jesus, in all that is sacrament and sacramental...
- Jesus, A Jewish Galilean: A New Reading of the Jesus-Story.(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Biblical Theology Bulletin Oakman, Douglas E. March 22, 2006 700+ words
Jesus, A Jewish Galilean: A new Reading of the Jesus-Story. By Sean Freyne. London, UK: T&T Clark...24.95. This book is a welcome contribution to historical Jesus scholarship from one of the deans of contemporary Galilee...
- Jesus' identity.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Bangert, Byron C. Maher, Dennis L. Gaventa, Beverly Roberts Hays, Richard B. December 16, 2008 700+ words
In their article "Which Jesus?" (Nov. 4), Beverly Roberts Gaventa...scholars and theologians in the Identity of Jesus Project as a "scholarly consensus...parameters on their conclusions, as the Jesus they identify conforms to what they regard...
- Leaving Jesus behind.(faith matters)
- Magazine article from: The Christian Century Volf, Miroslav November 29, 2005 700+ words
...met him and started talking to him about Jesus. The man was interested. Even those who...to hungry lions are often attracted to Jesus. After they had studied the Gospels for...weeks, the atheist's fascination with Jesus grew, but he was puzzled about his spiritual...
- Jesus the pray-er.(prayer life of the Lord)
- Magazine article from: Currents in Theology and Mission Roth, S. John December 1, 2006 700+ words
...narrative characterization. (1) The Lucan Jesus is a pray-er. To be sure, all four biblical Gospels record Jesus in prayer, and in expansive prayer in...Yet Luke is singularly interested in Jesus' prayer life as an integral aspect of...
- Jesus through Jewish Eyes: Rabbis and Scholars Engage an Ancient Brother in a...
- Magazine article from: Shofar Kasimow, Harold March 22, 2003 700+ words
Jesus through Jewish Eyes: Rabbis and Scholars...Orbis, 2001. 191 pp. $20.00. Although Jesus is the most influential Jew who ever lived...times. The few Jewish sources that exist on Jesus are varied, but all are very negative...
- Jesus and the church.
- Magazine article from: Presbyterian Record June 1, 2000 700+ words
Jesus is still popular; the church isn't. Books about Jesus and films about Jesus still draw an audience, but people stay away from the church in droves. Why? Is Jesus alive in the church today, or is the church merely a Sweet Jesus Memorial...
Source: HighBeam Research, Letters.(Letter to the Editor)