This week in Bishop Spongs weekly column, he writes about Jesus Walking on Water. Check out this awesome quote: While the story of Jesus walking on the water has become part of our cultural landscape, is there any reason to believe that it ever happened? I do not think so. Those like Matthew, who were familiar with the Jewish Scriptures and with the Jewish story-telling tradition, recognized this narrative for what it was, an interpretive Moses story. Moses had power over water. He could split the Red Sea. To portray Jesus as walking on the water would assert that Jesus also had power over water. That was the purpose of this narrative. To be more specific, the story of Jesus walking on the water was a Red Sea story magnified and repeated about Jesus. Sign up Here to get an original Bishop Spong essay each week in your email inbox! https://johnshelbyspong/sign-up/
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 23:43:11 +0000