11.04.19 Imposter: Finding the Real Jesus - Real Jesus was Subversive, not Submissive

Ever heard the phrase "turn the other cheek"? Turns out that it might not mean what you think it does.
Imposter Jesus uses this phrase to pressure victims of violence, abuse, and oppression to simply submit. But Real Jesus was doing something much more radical and powerful with this teaching - he was teaching oppressed folks specific tactics of survival and non-violent resistance.

Come find out why turn the other cheek was really a metaphorical slap in the face of the Romans, and what it means for standing up to abuse in our own context.
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Imposter: Finding the Real JesuYou've heard about Jesus, right?
The inexplicably blonde guy who grew up in the Middle East 2,000 years ago, but somehow has the sensibilities of a modern Midwestern White American? The polite, rule-following, calm, non-confrontational, pro-government, super pious guy
who was very nice but always looking down his nose at people enjoying themselves just a little *too* much? Yeah, that guy is not Jesus. That’s an imposter. The real Jesus of Nazareth was a rule breaker. He was confrontational. He was a creative resister of a government with which he was in constant public conflict. He hung out with the wrong crowd and had a reputation for loving his wine. And, of course, he was brown (what with being Middle Eastern).

Join us this fall in search of the real Jesus of Nazareth.
We promise, he's way better than that blonde guy you heard about.