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Wiki Markup Marxsen rightly insists that "\[e\]ven someone who calls Jesus the Christ thereby exercises criticism \[of him\] and makes a critical decision" _(Der Exeget als Theologe_:  Marxsen rightly insists that "[e]ven someone who calls Jesus the Christ thereby exercises criticism [of him] and makes a critical decision" (Der Exeget als Theologe: 217).

 And recognizing this is important, because there is too much loose talk (in places, perhaps, even by Marxsen himself!) of christology "interpreting" Jesus as the Christ, instead of criticizing him as the Christ.

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