Robert W. Funk Quotes

Four Quotes by: Robert W. Funk of The Jesus Seminar Architect and Founder.

Jesus did not ask us to believe that his death was a blood sacrifice, that he was going to die for our sins.
Keynote Address to the Jesus Seminar Fellows in the spring of 1994. Dated: 1994
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Jesus did not ask us to believe that he was the messiah. He certainly never suggested that he was the second person of the trinity. In fact, he rarely referred to himself at all.
Keynote Address to the Jesus Seminar Fellows in the spring of 1994. Dated: 1994
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Jesus did not call upon people to repent, or fast, or observe the sabbath. He did not threaten with hell or promise heaven.
Keynote Address to the Jesus Seminar Fellows in the spring of 1994. Dated: 1994
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Jesus did not ask us to believe that he would be raised from the dead.
Keynote Address to the Jesus Seminar Fellows in the spring of 1994. Dated: 1994
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