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as the gospels tell us, he returned home, found his first disciples among galilean fishermen. and soon he called attention to himself, by casting out demons, and healing the sick. those healings would have attracted greater and greater crowds, and those crowds then would have provided the base for jesus other teachings. was jesus a healer and an exorcist? oh, i think so. quite a good one, in fact. a healer, an exorcist and soon, a miracle worker. according to the gospel of john, jesus first big public miracle was at the wedding at cana, turning water into wine and saving his friend s party. science can never say whether a miracle really happened, but scholars say there would be no mistaking the message that jesus was sending. in turning water to wine at the wedding of cana, he is saying, i m the bride groom of
expectation. and it began with a baptism, as the gospels tell us, performed by the man who tradition and scholarship say was jesus cousin and boyhood friend. john the baptist lived in the wilderness wearing camel skins, eating locusts and wild honey, and baptizing people in the jordan river to cleanse them of their sins. this was a radical new spin on the jewish purification bath. john was turning an ancient ritual into a new sacrament. john the baptist. he recognized jesus at the baptism. and he said, this is the man i ve been waiting for, this is the person i m preparing the way for. and he expected jesus to be the messiah of israel. and that s the message jesus took to the jewish people. as the gospels tell us, he returned home, found his first disciples among galilean fishermen.
returned home, found his first disciples among galilean fishermen. and soon he called attention to himself, by casting out demons, and healing the sick. those healings would have attracted greater and greater crowds, and those crowds then would have provided the base for jesus other teachings. was jesus a healer and an exorcist? oh, i think so. quite a good one, in fact. a healer, an exorcist and soon, a miracle worker. according to the gospel of john, jesus first big public miracle was at the wedding at kana, turning the water to wine, and saving his friend s party. science can never say whether a miracle really happened, but scholars say there would be no mistaking the message that jesus was sending. in turning water to wine at the wedding in kana, he s saying, i m the bridegroom of the great messianic banquet that god is going to have one day,
and baptizing people in the jordan river to cleanse them of their sins. this was a radical jewish spin. john was turning an ancient ritual into a new sacrament. john the baptist. he recognized jesus at the baptism and he said this is the man i ve been waiting for. this is the person i m preparing the way for. and he expected jesus to be the messiah of israel. and that s the message jesus took to the jewish people. that the gospels tell us he returned home, found his first disciples among galilean fishermen and soon called attention to himself by casting out demons and healing the sick. those healings would have attracted greater and greater crowds and those crowds then would have provided the base for jesus other teachings. was jesus a healer and an exorcist? i think so. quite a good one in fact.