Question.3885 - Discussion Question #1: Prompt: A recent study (Perry, Grubbs, and Schleifer, 2024) suggests that Americans, both Christians and non-Christians alike, tend to project their ideological identities onto Jesus. What are the risks of making Jesus a cipher for one’s tribal or political identity? Based on your reading, how might historical Jesus research help us to guard against various attempts to domesticate Jesus? Instructions for response posts: In your replies to each other, pick out one quote from the readings and put it in dialogue with what your classmate posted.
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