I like Prof. Levinson's hypo. Here's another one:
Under Islam, Jesus is believed to have been born of the Virgin Mary and is considered a holy prophet. Read the Koran and other Islamic religion sources and contrast this view to the Christian view of Jesus as Messiah.
On Friday, December 10, 2004, at 02:16 PM, Sanford Levinson wrote:
Imagine the following assignment by a Jewish teacher to his class in
World History two weeks before Easter (when, it so happens, the syllabus
for the course is treating the Holocaust):
The account of Jesus's trial and subsequent punishment as set out in the
Christian Gospels is viewed by many historians and theologians as a
central source of anti-Semitism and the cause of persecution and,
indeed, massacre, of Jews throughout the ages. Please read the various
accounts of Jesus's trial in the four Gospels and indicate why someone
might view them as anti-Semitic. (Is there significant variation among
the Gospels in this regard?)
Would anyone on this list who supports Mr. Williams have any problems with this assignment?
-- Prof. Steven D. Jamar vox: 202-806-8017 Howard University School of Law fax: 202-806-8428 2900 Van Ness Street NW mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC 20008 http://www.law.howard.edu/faculty/pages/jamar
Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
Therefore, we are saved by hope.
Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history;
Therefore, we are saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
Therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite a virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own;
Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.
Reinhold Neibuhr
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