Jesus, according to Rabbi Brian

TOPICS:

01 Despite what you keep getting told, what “born-again” actually means.

02 Jesus’s revolutionary message to bring down Caesar with abounding love, and a little political action

03 They keep talking about heaven. Want to know what they meant?

04 “The Bible” – Are we certain we all know what we mean by that?”

05 You know the Jesus group was into mysticism based on the prophet Isaiah’s chariot, right? Cause maybe we should review that.

06 How why this rabbi – who is really a rabbi – loves celebrating that Jesus came back from the dead on Easter morning. (Oh, resurrection, not resuscitation.)

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