Meet the Storytellers Part 3

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openly and honestly claim they are. They are not history, though they contain
history. They are not biography, though they contain biography. They are
gospel—that is, good news. Good indicates that the news is seen from
somebody’s point of view—from, for example, the Christian rather than the
imperial interpretation.”
Have we taught the gospels properly in the past?
Why does it matter? Where lie the advantages of a clearer view?
[ and a postscript from Crossan - “If an audience kept complete silence
during a challenge parable from Jesus and if an audience filed past him
afterward saying, 'Lovely parable, this morning, Rabbi,' Jesus would have
failed utterly.”]. Just for fun!
AND FINALLY,
NEXT WEEK
The religious groups Jesus met with.
How they each developed after Jesus’ time
A mini bible study on Jairus’ daughter and the woman with the
haemorrhage.