For the prophets, the concern is justice. It’s within this Hebrew, prophetic justice tradition that the synoptic Jesus stands. In John's version of this story, this tradition is wholly erased. Read more
For the prophets, the concern is justice. It’s within this Hebrew, prophetic justice tradition that the synoptic Jesus stands. In John's version of this story, this tradition is wholly erased. Read more
This detail magnifies one important differences in John. Narrative location, motives behind the action, and intended outcome, matter. Read more
This may seem to be a subtle interpretive difference, but it makes all the difference in the world in how we respond to abuse and suffering. Read more
Too often, the cross we are to counseled to “bear” is defined as an injustice itself. This is not what the cross stood for in the synoptic gospels. Read more
This is the myth of redemptive suffering: that our suffering can redeem our abusers and oppressors. Read more
The way of love calls each of us, alongside of others, to use the power of our voices to speak out against injustice in your world, today. Read more
Transfiguration in Mark is placed in connection with two voices that represent liberation and speaking truth to power. Read more
The language in this story was not tied to escaping our world but to the power of our voices in establishing justice in our world. Read more
This story points to a life-giving path that informs us to take up the work of making our world a safe, compassionate just home for everyone. Read more
He goes on to state the way apocalyptic literature was used in Mark’s culture to “fire the socio-political imagination of the oppressed. Read more
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