Showing posts with label political. Show all posts
Showing posts with label political. Show all posts
Thursday, April 9, 2009
What ideas about the Kingdom of God did Jesus clearly reject?
The ideas about the Kingdom of God that Jesus clearly rejected were that he was not trying to begin a new political reign over his people, and he was not trying to bring his opposition to any violence.
Why did the ancient Jews believe the messiah would be a great warrior who would establish the kingdom through military conquest?
The ancient Jews believed the messiah would be a great warrior who would establish the kingdom through military conquest because the people's expectation of a savior became bound up with the notion of a new nation, political kingship.
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