John 9 gives us an account of Jesus’ encounter with a blind man whom he healed, much to the annoyance of the Pharisees. Cultural nuance is missed in our dealing with such texts. Jesus’ decision to spit in mud and rub it into the man’s eyes can seem puzzling unless its context is upheld.
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Jesus and the Talmudic Tradition
Posted in Christianity, Debates, Exposition, Research, Resources, Theology, tagged defiance, eyes, healing, jesus, mud, pharisees, sabbath, spit, talmud, tradition on October 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Theology of The Truman Show
Posted in Christianity, Film, Philosophy, Research, Theology, tagged christof, existentialism, film, Philosophy, Theology, truman show on October 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
First we are introduced to Truman, the kind hearted, lovable hero of our story. It doesn’t take a whole lot of letter re-arranging and chin stroking to spot the inference. Truman is a true man. Or is he? What is a true man? Is Truman’s real personality that of what he has grown up as or is he a product of a manufactured environment?
