“A Strange Land and a Peculiar People”
…is a phrase one writer used in 1869 to describe the “Appalachian life”.
Cool phrase.
What if…
A writer, unbeknownst (<— I like that word) to you, ventured into your land or you ventured into their land and they studied you?
What word(s) would the writer choose?
In most of your cases, definitely, peculiar!
Jesus was and continues to be, studied. Example…
Here comes that guy who healed on the Sabbath!
or
Here comes that guy who heals!
The words and phrases they used to describe Jesus ran the gamut. (<—I like that phrase.)
- Healer
- Teacher
- Master
- Lord
- Blasphemer
- Messiah
- Friend
- Foe
- …
In your study of Jesus, what word(s) or phrase(s) do you use?
Why?
Does it depend on who you are around?
Why?
Love,
Duane
Random Thoughts | Duane January 25, 2010
