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The biblical passion story presents Jesus as a healer and preacher whose spiritual emphasis clashes with Judaic authority, leading priests to hand him to Rome.
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Passion Story
The biblical passion story presents Jesus as a healer and preacher whose spiritual emphasis clashes with Judaic authority, leading priests to hand him to Rome.
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diagnosis
Jiang argues that blaming Jewish priests for Jesus death is historically suspect and morally dangerous because Christians used it for two thousand years of Jewish persecution.
answer
Jiang directly answers the student that Romans killed Jesus, while the Bible adds the disputed claim that Jews conspired to make Rome kill him.
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"That's the plan. So what he does is he comes. And then he starts a ministry, all right? And what the ministry is, is..."
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"Do not work on Saturdays. Obey the law of Moses. Obey the customs and traditions. Okay? Obey the laws of the Jewish tradition. And..."
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"Jesus dies, and then he's resurrected after three days. And then he returns and appears before his disciples and tells them, I will come..."
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"So let's go over some of the major issues. The first major issue is, what does God have a son? How does God produce..."
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"But how does that work? Okay, the logic is kind of confusing. The third problem, and this is actually very problematic, is the Bible..."
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"That makes no sense, right? If Jesus, if his teachings went against Jewish law, and that's why the Jewish priests had him killed, then..."
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"Uh. So, the real group that killed Jesus is the Jews or the Romans?"
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"So, yeah. I'm saying that it's the Romans who killed Jesus, and we all agree it was the Romans who killed Jesus. What the..."
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