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Originally Posted by awareness
As I've pointed out. Jesus didn't say what is said in the gospels. They are written in Greek, and so if anything they are translations of unknown sources, of what Jesus said in Aramaic.
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I found your statement above perplexing. It's as if you are suggesting that accurate translation is impossible. You also seem to be ignoring those few Jesus sayings in Aramaic and the possibility that he may have spoken some Greek which would not have been uncommon in Galilee during his time. Even the Jesus Seminar voted that 18% of Jesus' sayings in the gospels are unequivocally authentic.
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Yes he did. And it was suppose to come soon ; soon enough that the 12 disciples would judge over the 12 tribes of Israel.
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Why did the Kingdom need to come in the future if it was already at hand as Jesus said at the beginning of his ministry according to
Mark?
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Jesus mentions church-ekklesia-assembly only once, in Matthew. The imperial state church says Jesus meant upon Peter he would build his church ; the first pope. But the actual meaning was, upon this divine revelation -- "You are the Christ/messiah, the Son of the living God" -- I will build my church. That's a far cry from where the RCC puts it. Jesus was preaching the kingdom of God, and that is what the assembly-ekklesia was all about.
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I question whether the historical Jesus would have said it all. The church isn't mentioned in Mark which is considered the earliest extant gospel by most scholars. It seems more like an origin narrative to legitimate a church standing on the apostolic authority of Peter.