tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633311538852502923.post577654610422142986..comments2023-07-02T07:18:21.100-05:00Comments on Everyday Revolutionary: Kingdom? What kingdom?Joshua Paul Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03970879028978093230noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633311538852502923.post-35086826622548342172012-04-30T19:23:18.336-05:002012-04-30T19:23:18.336-05:00I guess one of the many reasons I don't like t...I guess one of the many reasons I don't like the "Dream of God" is that it sounds too much like a fantasy. Dreams are not real; we tell this to our children. The "Dream" of God declaws the gospel, and introduces a vague concept of God either as a dreamer or as the one being "dreamed up"; the terms "Kingdom of God," or "Reign of God," however, Joshua Paul Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03970879028978093230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633311538852502923.post-42238407727279470782012-03-04T12:43:21.476-06:002012-03-04T12:43:21.476-06:00I too like "Dream of God". Interesting ...I too like "Dream of God". Interesting discussion my friend.fortyjusticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893945641578190782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633311538852502923.post-49841031321984676442012-01-28T19:17:06.358-06:002012-01-28T19:17:06.358-06:00Great post. I too struggle with the translation of...Great post. I too struggle with the translation of this word. Each option seems to convey its own meaning ... which may or may not give recreate the imagine that was originally painted by Christ's words. <br /><br />What if we tried, at least for an American (or Western) audience to use a modern political term such as "nation" or "country"? While not perfect, these terms Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540918462543829942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633311538852502923.post-7399142200583649672012-01-26T13:15:39.270-06:002012-01-26T13:15:39.270-06:00I personally would opt to keep the Greek term. It...I personally would opt to keep the Greek term. It is better in my mind for people to realize they do not know what the passage is saying rather than reading kingdom and assume that they know what it means. Also, words like Christ and Messiah help to push people to explore Christianity more fully. It might be a great help to leave basileia as it is to prompt people to dig deeper to understand Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633311538852502923.post-58350611052375702772012-01-26T13:00:39.222-06:002012-01-26T13:00:39.222-06:00I think Mark is selling me on the term "dream...I think Mark is selling me on the term "dream." And I think I understand that perhaps Jesus was purposely using empire language in order to subvert its oppressive meaning. However, perhaps we ought to cling to universal terms like "dream" in order to really convey how God is moving, working, and, yes, dreaming through us all.Tyler Tankersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683074009194597683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633311538852502923.post-41182157924847393902012-01-26T12:31:02.473-06:002012-01-26T12:31:02.473-06:00I love to see this poking around, kind of like an ...I love to see this poking around, kind of like an archailogical dig where pieces and objects are gathered together to try to make sense of how they were used and what they meant to the culture that used the. Terrifically interesting stuff! Good, solid answers are not always to be found. Was it this? Or was it that? This text is so rich in all the mystery of how to unpack it--especially to Geniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130933301680503319noreply@blogger.com