{"id":9331,"date":"2012-09-09T22:29:03","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T02:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=9331"},"modified":"2012-09-09T22:29:03","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T02:29:03","slug":"was-jesus-a-jewish-liberal-or-a-liberal-jew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2012\/09\/was-jesus-a-jewish-liberal-or-a-liberal-jew.html","title":{"rendered":"Was Jesus a Jewish Liberal or a Liberal Jew?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I shared an image that came to my attention on Facebook, simply writing \u201cDiscuss\u201d above it. People did so, fervently, in surprisingly large numbers. Here is the image:<\/p>\n

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I would indeed be interested in discussion. But first, I noted that sometimes people make a distinction between a \u201cChristian Liberal\u201d and a \u201cLiberal Christian,\u201d and so perhaps I should do the same with Jesus and Judaism, and ask whether anyone prefers the image below.<\/p>\n

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I should also share a song that I shared once before, called \u201cIf Jesus Came Today He Wouldn\u2019t Be a Christian\u201d<\/a>\u00a0with lyrics that are either ridiculous or thought-provoking, and quite possibly both:<\/p>\n