By Schubert Ogden
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Reflection on the Epigraph from Luther (in The Point of Christology)
By definition, the historical Jesus is the merely human Jesus, who is in principle one with whom we exist, act, believe, witness, or whatever -- one whatever—one who thus stands on the same level as ourselves. This, then, is why "it is not enough, nor is it Christian" to appeal to the historical Jesus.
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