From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 152

Everything is there in the cross...it teaches us how to lay down our lives so that given life by God we may give life to others in turn. This is a mysterious bond between one another and God.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 151

The locale of the 'scene of the crime' - in the 1st century Roman world crucifixion was reserved for the worst criminals. And in Jewish understanding anyone executed by 'hanging on a tree' (Deut 21) was considered accursed by God.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 150

 



Notes from the scene of the crime...book by Danish archeologist P. V. Glob- The ‘Bog People’

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 149

The love or the wrath of God?
"How could we have possibly understood God as love without the cross?" Hans Urs Von Balthasar

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 148

Taking away the sin of the world...the cross is the place Jesus went to take away the sin of the world.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 147

Speaking about the crucifixion..."to speak without breaking the silence" Thomas Merton
Who was it that got crucified?

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 146

When you see these things taking place (the heavens and the earth being shaken) stand up and lift up your heads for your redemption draws near - Lk 21:28….by your endurance you will gain your souls Lk 21:19

This endurance is an act, a commitment. It is a form the imitation of Christ.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 145

The parable of the fig tree - the Kingdom breaking in on human history

Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away

Panic – reconstituting the old sacrificial system around the latest ‘victim’ – finding and victimizing the latest victim’s victimizers

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 144

A digression from Luke's apocalyptic discourse...2 Thessalonians ch 2: the 'Katechon' - restraining the 'Lawless One'
Hobbes' Leviathan - the power of the state
Carl Schmidt

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 143

These are the days of vengence...endless cycles of reciprocal violence.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 142

But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecuted you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors and all on account of my name.

Luke 21:12

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 141

Realized eschatology

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 140

Realized eschatology...apocalypse occurring in events in the present, not just at some future date.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 139

Luke's apocalypic themes and eschatological vision.

From the Archives: Poetry of Truth Part 138

Gil Bailie’s interpretation of Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. What is going on in history?