1F- 2 Views of Jesus Flashcards
(23 cards)
Give Wright’s 4 points of his view on Jesus
-the true messiah
-Jesus was a Jewish prophet
-he had eschatological expectation
-Jesus as Messiah who gave his life
Give 2 wright quotes for his view of Jesus
1) ‘history , then, prevents faith becoming fantasy’
2) ‘the attic of a faith’ or the ‘dry dungeon of history’
Biblical evidence for Wright’s view on Jesus
Matthew 21- Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (Jesus as a Jewish prophet)
John 1- ‘The word became flesh and dwelt among us’ (true Messiah)
What is critical realism
Wright says we should engage in critical realism in which things can be known outside of ourselves- we bring bias to anything we know (knowledge is always filtered by our own POV)
What is a worldview
He believe worldview precedes everything (including facts)- its the lens we look through
What does he combine to get critical realism
He combines positivism, naive realism, phenomenalism and postmodernism leading to critical realism
What does Wright focus on on his view of Jesus
Has focus on canonical gospels and historical narrative in Jewish context
explain Wright’s view of Jesus as the true messiah
-believes someone’s faith in Jesus must also be compatible with facts of history
-his CR states worldview comes before sense as musn’t presume history disproves Christian claims
-Simeon ben Kosiba, another messiah around at the time of Jesus but was unsuccessful
-the ‘anointed one’ of God-‘The word became flesh and dwelt among us’ John 1
explain Wright’s view of Jesus as a Jewish prophet
-should be starting point of any historical study of Jesus
-means Jesus shouldn’t be seen as wanderer but initiates a movement
-announced the kingdom of God
-Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21)
explain Wright’s view of Jesus as having eschatological expectation
-Jesus shared the view that Jews were chosen people of God
-Jesus as ‘social prophet’
-‘tip toe with expectation’ (wright)
explain Wright’s view of Jesus as the messiah who gave his life
-2 facts showing he was true Messiah
1; rejected violent behaviour
2; drew on Jewish traditions using suffering to bring peace
what does write say about worldview and having a dialogue with the New Testament
Shouldn’t write off the worldview of the NT but instead should enter a dialogue with it, which can lead to 3 different results:
1) original worldview confirmed
2) worldview may need to be modified
3) worldview abandoned
Who is Crossan and who does he say Jesus is
a contemporary anthropologist
-sees Jesus as a mediterranean jewish peasant
state and explain Crossan’s 3 methods
1) anthropology- what can we know about ancient mediterranean culture eg class system and taxes at the time of Jesus- can understand his world
2) Jewish and Greco Roman history- the land where Jesus lived was a colony of the Roman Empire- what was life under the Roman empire like as a Jew
3) Textual study of New Testament- he only uses texts about Jesus between 30-60 AD
what does apocryphal gospel mean
-the term given to non-canonical gospels rejected by the xtian church
-These gospels are from the 2nd-4th century CE, dating much later than majority of NT writings
explain the Gospel of Thomas and Q
-Gospel of Thomas- a collection discovered in the valley of Egypt in 1945- has 114 ‘sayings’ from Jesus- no birth/resurrection narrative
-‘Q’ hidden gospel in Matthew and Luke- contains saying of Jesus- predates gospels- no birth/resurrection narrative
Meier’s quote on the apocryphal gospels
‘imaginative christians reflecting popular piety’
*Crossan disagreed with this and believed the gospels may contain traditions independent of the NT
state and explain Crossan’s 6 views of Jesus
- Intended a social revolution- sharing meals shows intent
- Served an open table- he disrupted social patterns to eat with all despite gender, rank etc
- Performed miracles of social healing- healed blind
- Practiced an itinerant lifestyle- simple nomadic
- **Compared to a cynic **(find what’s natural rather than social norms)- eg saving women from stoning (John 7)
- Advocated a kingdom lifestyle- dream of a just and equal world
Biblical support of Crossan’s view of Jesus
intended social revolution-** ‘a friend of tax collectors and sinners’** Matthew 11
miracles of social healing- Mark 10 healed blind Bartimaeus- Jesus said ‘your faith has made you well’
Jesus as working class- Matthew 13- jesus is referred to as a carpenter
Give 3 point that agree that ‘Critical realism is valid for understanding Jesus’
1) Critical realism accepts there is a reality beyond normal-day reality
2) WV of NT is different than our own- scientific developments mean it is not the same
3) He sees critical realism as a way to give Christian faith validity in a post-enlightenment world
Give 3 point that disagree that ‘Critical realism is valid for understanding Jesus’
1) Wright concludes the scientific approach is unconvincing- must choose the side of science and testimony of sense experience
2) It may mean the return of science and superstition- science helps remove it
3) The work of Crossan draws on historical Jesus
Give 3 points that agree ‘The apocryphal gospels are a valid basis for understanding Jesus’
1) Not all of these sources are fragments
2) The 4 gospels were still written long after Jesus’ life
3) Crossan- even though the apocryphal are dated after writings of the NT then they may give traditions that are independent of the NT
Give 2 points that disagree ‘The apocryphal gospels are a valid basis for understanding Jesus’
1) All of the gospels are dated from the 2nd-4th century
This is much later than the books of the NT
2) Wright would argue we do have 4 gospels but their differences are what we’d expect looking at it from different pov’s
