Joseph Turner
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Carrying the Cross: Finding Meaning in Christian Suffering (eBook, ePUB)

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The cross, a brutal instrument of Roman execution, stood as a stark contradiction to the messianic expectations of first-century Jews. The very notion of a crucified Messiah was, as St. Paul so eloquently put it, a "stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles" (1 Corinthians 1:23). This "scandalon," this point of offense, was not merely a matter of social discomfort; it struck at the heart of prevailing understandings of power, divinity, and salvation. To the Jews, a Messiah was to be a triumphant king, a liberator who would restore Israel's glory. The cross, a symbol of weakness and d...

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