Any thoughts on Jesus' annointings? Does Luke have a different account than Matthew/ Mark and John? Hope you have time to respond to some of viewer questions. Thank you.
Excellent presentation! I also have some questions/comments: 1. You mentioned "purity cultures." It seems to me that all cultures have purity codes, we just handle them differently. For example, in the U.S. insects are considered disgusting as a food, so they are an unclean food, whereas other cultures eat them. There is a lot more to say about this, but I'll move on... 2. Is it possible that "lepra" was not something very specific but rather a broad category of skin conditions? Its use to refer to mold in buildings would seem to indicate that it was a general term. Perhaps ancient Israelites thought that all skin rashes were unclean? 3. It doesn't say that Jesus "cures" the man but rather that he pronounces the man clean, so maybe he IS usurping the role of a priest. When he sends him back to the priests for certification, he says to do it "as a witness to/against them." Ched Myers points out that this is a "technical phrase" for Mark (eis marturion autois) for "testimony before hostile audiences (6:11, 13:9)" So it seems that he may be sending a hostile message to the priests. (Usurping the authority of the priests seems to be a theme in the gospels: e.g. Jesus is baptized into John's movement which provides forgiveness of sins apart from the temple cult; Jesus forgives the sins of a paralytic; Jesus shuts down the sacrifices at the temple...). Again, great presentation! Thanks for providing these videos!!!
Great topic! Loved the presentation!
I'm a pretty big fan anyway, but I still never thought a discussion of "leprosy" in Leviticus could be so interesting!
Very interesting video!
Any thoughts on Jesus' annointings? Does Luke have a different account than Matthew/ Mark and John? Hope you have time to respond to some of viewer questions. Thank you.
Hope there is something on Christmas soon!!
Excellent presentation!
I also have some questions/comments:
1. You mentioned "purity cultures." It seems to me that all cultures have purity codes, we just handle them differently. For example, in the U.S. insects are considered disgusting as a food, so they are an unclean food, whereas other cultures eat them. There is a lot more to say about this, but I'll move on...
2. Is it possible that "lepra" was not something very specific but rather a broad category of skin conditions? Its use to refer to mold in buildings would seem to indicate that it was a general term. Perhaps ancient Israelites thought that all skin rashes were unclean?
3. It doesn't say that Jesus "cures" the man but rather that he pronounces the man clean, so maybe he IS usurping the role of a priest. When he sends him back to the priests for certification, he says to do it "as a witness to/against them." Ched Myers points out that this is a "technical phrase" for Mark (eis marturion autois) for "testimony before hostile audiences (6:11, 13:9)" So it seems that he may be sending a hostile message to the priests. (Usurping the authority of the priests seems to be a theme in the gospels: e.g. Jesus is baptized into John's movement which provides forgiveness of sins apart from the temple cult; Jesus forgives the sins of a paralytic; Jesus shuts down the sacrifices at the temple...).
Again, great presentation! Thanks for providing these videos!!!