So for my free topic today, I'm going to talk about something that really should be on Theology Thursday, but I don't want to wait.
Today I was listening to NT Wright. For those of you who aren't familiar, Wright is an Anglican bishop who is considered one of the leaders on New Testament theology, and has spearheaded a great movement to rediscover the historical Jesus. He has also written more books than I'll probably get a chance to read.
Anyway, in his lecture, he pointed something out. Jesus is often talked about (and sometimes celebrated) in regards to miracles. Wright points out that CS Lewis is un-Biblical about some issues but is really on point about Jesus' miracles. We often talk about his miracles and relate it to his divinity, his being "part God" or "part divine".
But what Lewis said, and Wright builds on is that Jesus' miracles are only miracles because he's human. What usually follows from Jesus performing miracles because of his divinity is that his crucifixion is related to his humanity.
So we have it backwards! Jesus performed miracles as a human who was perfectly in line with the will of the Father.
If what Wright put forth is true, that means that he wasn't tortured because he was human. Jesus was tortured and killed because he was the Most High God, the Holy King of Kings, in human form.
Just something to think about.
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