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A 3 page essay that reflects on the new ideas and intriguing statements presented in Shane Claiborne's Jesus for President. No additional sources cited.
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perceived the domination of the Roman Empire. The following discussion of Claibornes text focuses on three ideas presented by Claiborne that are new to this writer/tutor and, then, discusses three
statements by the author that were found to be particularly intriguing before presenting personal reflection. 3 ideas The first new idea encountered was that the gospel narratives, the
"words Jesus swiped from the imperial lexicon," constitute political satire (Claiborne 66). However, Claiborne goes on to say that Jesus purpose was not political, making it clear that Jesus had
no interest in reforming governments (Claiborne 71). Rather Jesus called upon Israel to set an example for the world of how to live righteously, in accordance with the ethos of
brotherhood and love that Jesus ministry envisioned. Nevertheless, Claibornes explanation of how words, such as "gospel," were understood during Roman times presents a persuasive argument that Jesus and his followers
framed much of the message of the Good News in terms that were overtly political when understood in the cultural context of this era. Another new idea presented by
the text is that Jesus was surrounded the signs of "mass trauma" caused by the Roman overlords (Claiborne 73). The Jewish historian Josephus describes the reaction of Rome to a
widespread revolt in 4 BC, indicating that General Varus burned town and crucified as many of two thousand men a day (Claiborne 73). The soldiers found it amusing to nail
up the rebels in various postures and the crosses were so numerous "space could not be found for the crosses nor crosses for the bodies" (Claiborne 73). In conjunction with
this idea, another idea that Claiborne asserts is that trying to understand the life of Jesus and his execution by Roman soldiers without understanding its cultural context is rather like
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