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Sophiologists interpreted Jesus' homelessness as the homelessness of Sophia. [9] New Monastic writer Shane Claiborne refers to Jesus as "the homeless rabbi". [10] Catholic theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether discusses Jesus' homelessness in relation to the concept of kenosis, the voluntary renunciation of power in order to submit to the will of God. [11]
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This suggests that we should say that at the time Galilee did in fact have a king; and if Galilee had a king at the time Jesus said this, this verse is not so revolutionary as some make it out to be. Davies and Allison read the verse so that it does not need to envision action of the Twelve outside Palestine, because there were plenty of Roman ...
Cornelius a Lapide notes that the first precept of Christ is to only go to the Jews, and not the Gentiles or Samaritans. [2] Saint Jerome and Robert Witham both state that this restriction does not contradict the verse in Matthew 28:19, "Go, teach all nations", since this was said to them after the resurrection.
One issue with this verse is that Matthew 8:1 has large crowds surrounding Jesus, which seems to contradict the pledge to secrecy. This verse is paralleled at Mark 1:44-45, but Mark does not begin his narrative with crowds present and the author of Matthew may not have reconciled the verses when copying from Mark. [1]
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. [21] "Shall...prevail against": or "be victorious", [22] from the Greek word κατισχύσουσιν 23] Pope Francis notes that "this is the first time that Jesus uses the word 'Church'. He does so ...
The flight into Egypt is a story recounted in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:13–23) and in New Testament apocrypha.Soon after the visit by the Magi, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee to Egypt with Mary and the infant Jesus since King Herod would seek the child to kill him.
[12]: 54 In contrast to Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) who emphasized continuity with the past in Vatican II's teachings, [13] [14] Francis' words and actions have been noted for their emphasis on Jesus himself and on mercy: a "church that is poor and for the poor", "disposal of the baroque trappings" in liturgical celebrations, and revision of ...