The story of Jesus and the story of

The story of Jesus and the story of Roman Occupation East Midlands Ministers’ Summer School 2019

2 questions: 1. Why does Jesus end up on a Roman cross? 2. Why is it possible to be the church and do great evil?

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Augustus’ titles: 1. Son of God 2. Saviour 3. Lord 4. King/Prince of Peace

Roman Occupation

Empire and the gospel • Biblical communities are Empire’s victims • Faith developed in the context of unbroken occupation and slavery • Most urgent theological questions: Who is our God? Why are we suffering? Where is our God? What is there to hope for? When will we be saved?

of God has drawn very near indeed. R (Mark 1: 14 -15)

The call of the disciples

Jesus and the demons

Jesus and the scribes

Jesus and the collaborators

Jesus and the Law (Sabbath)

Jesus rejects the military option

Jesus and the Herodians

Feeding of the 5, 000

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Rejection of privilege

Rejection of wealth

Political street theatre

Cursing the fig tree

Exorcising the Temple

nounces judgement on the Temple a

The Tax Trap

esus rejects the David warrior-Messia

st straw: exploitation of the destitute

esus pronounces the Temple’s doom

Coming siege of Jerusalem

The death plot is hatched

Passover

Gethsemane: the time of trial

“Yes, I’m the Messiah!”

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The crowds desert Jesus

eath: “In truth, this man was the God

s: Rome’s Triumph and the Sanhedri