tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post2794045606527936418..comments2024-02-22T22:14:28.796-06:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Why Jesus is My ManMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-40837064715291995592014-12-03T07:30:03.296-06:002014-12-03T07:30:03.296-06:00I don't think Jesus was of peasant stock. That...I don't think Jesus was of peasant stock. That is an interpretation made and given by Christian churches. I believe there is more than enough evidence in the gospels to indicate the contrary. Sadly mainstream Christianity seems to have elevated poverty to a virtuous quality, as a result.Marchttps://contemplatingtruth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-49976368799863576752009-03-08T12:47:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:47:00.000-05:00Hi Steve,Thanks for the link to the Bartimaeus Ins...Hi Steve,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the <A HREF="http://www.bcm-net.org/" REL="nofollow">link</A> to the Bartimaeus Institute. I look forward to exploring this particular site.<BR/><BR/>Will you be sharing on your <A HREF="http://mennonista.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">blog</A> your recent experience of Bible Study with Chet Myers?<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>MichaelMichael J. Baylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-57118767634599247742009-03-08T08:46:00.000-05:002009-03-08T08:46:00.000-05:00I really like the Spong quote. I just spent a week...I really like the Spong quote. I just spent a week with Ched Myers where he led a week of Bible Study on Mark 4-8 entitled: Jesus as a Transgressor of Social Boundaries of Race, Class, and Gender. Check out his provocative "Bartimaeus Institute" sometime at www.bcm-net.orgSteve Clemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327631898210218027noreply@blogger.com