It was really interesting reading about Jesus' relation with John, and how their two philosophies compared and contrasted with each other. Even more so, was observing the initial acceptance, for lack of a better word, on the part of John, by Jesus. Consequently, we see a much different message (compared to John's apocalyptic repentance) from Jesus after John's execution.
How much of an impact did John have on Jesus? Was Jesus loosely aligning himself with John's message as a political gesture, or did Jesus' views really do change?
Jesus was loosely following John. There eschatology differed in that John preferred an upheaval and Jesus desired people to recognize each others existence. Johns chaotic approach would result in many death and Jesus' approach would have less.
ReplyDeleteOf course, we can only speculate what Jesus' thinking was at the time he was training with John. Certainly, his later ideas depart from John's, as he developed a present, sapiential eschatology in contrast to John's imminent apocalypticism. These were different responses, however, to the same set of very deep problems.
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