Sentences with phrase «jesus as a magician»
Crossan describes Jesus as a magician bent on subverting the existing social structures.
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The men mumbled to themselves as the magician stretched out his arm and watched as Jesus waved His magic wand over the lifeless appendage.
I agree with Brian M. that his use of Luke 19: 27 as something Jesus said he would actually physically do was a intellectual magician's slight of thought.
I think the following story pf Jesus sums it up beautifully: As an Athiest, I can say he's a semi-fictional Jewish magician from the year 0... born in March or April, although we celebrate his birth in December, and killed in or around December, although we celebrate his death in March or April.
Remember Simon the magician who saw what miracles the disciples were doing, also started using the name of Jesus as part of his stock and trade, Jesus said «let it be».