Why didn't I know this? My response is "Of course!" This is a revelation to me and so welcome! Thanks, Beau. I'm not a paying subscriber, but I really appreciate your wisdom and your knowledge.
I quoted Walter Wink and other theologians I trust, but yeah…you don’t have to take my word for it. Would you like me to provide books and or resources that talk more at length about this?
Why didn't I know this? My response is "Of course!" This is a revelation to me and so welcome! Thanks, Beau. I'm not a paying subscriber, but I really appreciate your wisdom and your knowledge.
God as trickster!
Yeah, I think that would be appropriate, even appreciated by those of us who would take this seriously enough to pursue it further.
Walter Wink:
- The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium
- Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination
- Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way
Amy-Jill Levine:
- Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner’s Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven
N.T. Wright
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (Ch. 1–15)
Craig Keener
- The Gospel of Matthew: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary
Richard Horsley
- Jesus and Empire: The Kingdom of God and the New World Disorder
John Howard Yoder
– The Politics of Jesus
Reenacting the Way blog
– “Turning the Other Cheek: Jesus’ Peaceful Plan to Challenge Injustice
This is indeed subversive in a good way - if it is true. Unfortunately, you provide us no way to verify its truth.
I quoted Walter Wink and other theologians I trust, but yeah…you don’t have to take my word for it. Would you like me to provide books and or resources that talk more at length about this?