Gospel of the Nazoraeans Essays

Matthew 27: 11-66 is the story of Jesus being brought to trial before Pilate. Pilate accused, charged and condemned Christ. Many people who read this story have an opinion that Pilate is either a negative, positive or neutral figure. Pilate is the main reason as to why Jesus was crucified, therefore Matthew’s portray of him can make Pilate seem positive or negative. In a literary critique of this story, Callie Callon fights that Pilate is a negative figure. Throughout Pilate the Villain: An Alternative

In light of choosing Barbara Brown Taylor’s John 9 sermon for my next sermon analysis, the assigned readings have proven to be quite beneficial. When I initially read John 9, I was taken back by the blatant anti-Judaic rhetoric. I was (and still am) unsure of the best way to propose a non-anti-Jewish approach to this sermon if I were to preach it from the pulpit. Nevertheless, Salmon assists in defusing some of the nasty anti-Jewish bombs that the Johannine community had laid throughout this text