Part I
This chapter of the book focuses on Norm's further investigation into Jesus's life as a prophet and supposed Messiah. He questions if Jesus truly knew that he was the Messiah and if he knew the purpose of his life. While he expected suffering and death, in the Gospels he doesn't seem to expect anything to result from it. He never says that he is dying for a specific cause or that they will achieve something through his death. He simply says that he will suffer, die, and rise again on the third day. This is a bit odd - for the savior of his people he doesn't seem to know much. Norm also questions what Jesus's view of the future were. While attempting to portray him as the one who will die for all our sins and save us, the Gospel authors also paint a portrait of him as someone who doesn't know everything and is trying to learn.
Part II
I hate to be repetitive, but I have had the same basic question throughout the whole book so far. Who was Jesus, really? And why are so many people accepting of him and ready to follow him without question? He doesn't seem to know all and he barely seems to know what the purpose of his own life was. On top of that, it is extremely hard to prove anything to be truth in the Gospels. The authors exaggerated, fabricated, and embellished stories in order to turn Jesus into a sort of superhero. How is the reader supposed to know what is real and what isn't? I would love to somehow get inside Jesus's head and figure out what he was thinking. I want to know if Christianity, as it is today, is what he expected to result from his life and, ulltimately, his death.
This chapter of the book focuses on Norm's further investigation into Jesus's life as a prophet and supposed Messiah. He questions if Jesus truly knew that he was the Messiah and if he knew the purpose of his life. While he expected suffering and death, in the Gospels he doesn't seem to expect anything to result from it. He never says that he is dying for a specific cause or that they will achieve something through his death. He simply says that he will suffer, die, and rise again on the third day. This is a bit odd - for the savior of his people he doesn't seem to know much. Norm also questions what Jesus's view of the future were. While attempting to portray him as the one who will die for all our sins and save us, the Gospel authors also paint a portrait of him as someone who doesn't know everything and is trying to learn.
Part II
I hate to be repetitive, but I have had the same basic question throughout the whole book so far. Who was Jesus, really? And why are so many people accepting of him and ready to follow him without question? He doesn't seem to know all and he barely seems to know what the purpose of his own life was. On top of that, it is extremely hard to prove anything to be truth in the Gospels. The authors exaggerated, fabricated, and embellished stories in order to turn Jesus into a sort of superhero. How is the reader supposed to know what is real and what isn't? I would love to somehow get inside Jesus's head and figure out what he was thinking. I want to know if Christianity, as it is today, is what he expected to result from his life and, ulltimately, his death.
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