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Great Texts of the Bible #7 the time has come-Mark 1:1-15

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Jesus lived and died during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Augustus and Tiberius. Both these men were hailed as ‘gods’.We know this from inscriptions on coins, but also from the Priene
Calendar Inscription. This declares Augustus to be ‘Son of a God’ and proclaims the ‘Good News’ of the peace and salvation the Emperor created. Yes, really. The Roman Peace he created, was of course based on male dominance and the massive enslavement of non-citizens. The Good News, as Mark tells it presents a dramatic alternative. “Jesus is Lord”. His message raged across the Roman Empire like wild fire. It upset the equilibrium of the Roman Peace by holding Caesar
accountable to God and creating a whole new sense of belonging for the despised and exploited, especially slaves and women.

11am service 20 September 2020
Sermon by Rev. Graham Bradbeer
Blackburn Presbyterian

https://blackburnpc.org.au/
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