Which Jesus do we preach?
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Henrik Korslind in Bible, Books, Featured Articles, Theology, contextual theology
I went to Sofia kyrka (part of the swedish lutheran church) this afternoon. There Jonas Gardell (comedian, writer and artist) shared his view on who Jesus Christ was.
- Om Jesus
Gardell previously wrote a book called About God (2003) and this easter his new book About Jesus (2009) was published. I haven’t had the time to read the book, but meet a lot of people who wonders about the message of this new book. In his 1,5 hour talk Gardell shared his view on who Jesus was.
As we arrived in the church 20 minutes before the talk started, we came into a packed church. Basically all the seats were taken and you could almost feel the expectation in the air. Gardell attracts listeners in a fascinating way. But, despite the fact that the church was full, you need to ask yourself who this Jesus is that Gardell is talking about.
What Gardell does is a fascinating attempt to reconstruct a Jesus that fits a certain agenda. It’s a prime example of how contextual theology can be used in a way that results in a distorted theology. Gardell puts an emphasis on experiences from the present instead of putting more weight on the experiences from the past (i.e tradition and the Bible). Already in the beginning of his talk, Gardell spoke about two diffrent Jesus’ – one created by the church and the true one; Yeshua, a jewish man living in the “shadow” of Jesus Christ, escaping the spotlight. This is just one of many tragic conclusions.
I will have a series of sermons on the subject of Jesus and will return to Gardells talk at a later point here at my blog. I just realise that it’s of great importance to share a different alternative to this book, a perspective that begins in the biblical texts.
Update: my sermons on this topic can be found here on my website and at the website of Korskyrkan, Uppsala.
Kristen vänster
Apr 28th, 2009
Hej!
På Dagen idag finns en artikel om Jesussajten: http://tr.im/dagen. Din blogg ligger ganska högt på denna sajts topplista, där man bland annat måste ta avstånd från katoliker och från vissa politiska åsikter.
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