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I posted below about the article in the NY Times about the ancient tablet that might affect how people understand Jesus in a historical and cultural context. Now, how about an article about how some current people understand Jesus in today's cultural context?
The Bible as a graphic novel, anyone? For those not familiar with the hot publishing trend, graphic novels are essentially a more sophisticated, literary form of comic books. Think of the Pulitzer-winning Maus, not Archie and Jughead. (See this great web feature from The NY Times website about graphic novels.)
Ajinbayo Akinsiku, who wants to become an Anglican priest (alright!), has written The Manga Bible (manga is a Japanese style of graphic novel), with Jesus as a samurai. The Manga Bible cuts all the non-action parts of the Bible (read: the boring parts) and makes it exciting. Jesus is, as Akinsiku's says in the article, " 'a samurai stranger who’s come to town, in silhouette,' here to shake things up." The article later compares Akinsiku's Jesus to Clint Eastwood.
A valid comparison, no?
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John 17:3 (New International Version)
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3Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
Acts 3:13 (New International Version)
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13The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go.
Acts 4:30 (New International Version)
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30Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
Matthew 21:46 (New International Version)
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46They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
Mark 10:17-18 (New International Version)
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17As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
18"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone.
Matthew 15:21-24 (New International Version)
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21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession."
23Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, "Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us."
24He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel."
Didn't Jesus warned about this:
Let see the warning by Jesus
Mark 7:6-13 (New King James Version)
6 He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you
hypocrites, as it is written:
‘ This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
7 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’[a]
Are you included in those who worship Jesus as mentioned above?
Cheers
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