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<p>Crispin points out that in modern academia, it is often assumed that Christ didn’t<br />
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consider himself divine. Instead, academics consider that Christ’s divinity was<br />
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later imposed on him by the early church.<br />
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Crispin points to some weaknesses in this argument and offers some refreshing<br />
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critiques.<br />
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Included in his points are:<br />
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• The high priest is a new Adam.<br />
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• The high priest as “God’s image” is tied to the idea of the temple as a<br />
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microcosm.<br />
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• The high priest is, in a sense, “Israel.”<br />
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• Because the high priest is a representative of Israel, he is also a royal figure,<br />
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because one of the tribes of Israel is the royal line (the tribe of Judah).<br />
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• The high priest is an office, not a person.<br />
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About Dr. Fletcher-Louis:<br />
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Dr. Crispin Fletcher-Louis is a biblical scholar and teacher. He studied at Keble<br />
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College, Oxford as an undergraduate when E.P. Sanders and N.T. Wright were<br />
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University lecturers, and for his doctorate, under Chris Rowland (on angelology in<br />
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Luke’s Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles). He then taught in the Theology and<br />
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Religious Studies departments of King’s College, London, Durham University, and<br />
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Nottingham University. From 2004–2006 he served as Resident Theologian at St<br />
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Mary’s Bryanston Sq., a thriving church in Central London. With growing demand<br />
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for deeper theological teaching across the region, in 2006 he spearheaded the<br />
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creation of Westminster Theological Centre (WTC).<br />
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In July 2012 Crispin stepped down as Principal of WTC and is now engaged in<br />
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research, writing, and the development of new teaching material. He continues to<br />
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provide informal teaching to local churches and consultancy to businesses<br />
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interested in the optimization of material and spiritual value creation. His research<br />
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and teaching focuses on the overarching shape of the biblical story (its key<br />
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themes and theological questions). In particular, he writes about the nature of our<br />
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human identity and purpose, temple worship and spirituality, apocalyptic and<br />
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Jewish mysticism, Jesus’ identity (Christology) and the Gospel accounts of his life.<br />
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Crispin is currently engaged in a four-volume book writing project on Jesus and<br />
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the origins of the earliest beliefs about him (Jesus Monotheism). The first volume<br />
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(Jesus Monotheism. Volume 1. Christological Origins: The Emerging Consensus<br />
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and Beyond) (hard copy: Eugene, Or: Wipf & Stock; digital copy: Whymanity)<br />
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appeared in 2015.</p>
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<p>There is a blog dedicated to the Jesus Monotheism project. For more on<br />
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Crispin’s academic work you can visit his webpage at academia.edu.<br />
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Crispin is married to Mary and has two children, Emily and Reuben.</p>
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<p>Resources:<br />
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• http://www.whymanity.com/<br />
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• http://www.crispinfl.com<br />
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• http://jesusmonotheism.com/usd/<br />
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• https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Monotheism-Christological-Emerging-Consensus/dp/1620328895</p>
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<p>Show Produced by: Dan Gummel</p>
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<p>Show music:<br />
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• Defender Instrumental by Tents<br />
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• Acquired in Heaven by Beautiful Eulogy</p>
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