1.0J Walkinghttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalkingJ-Walkinghttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/author/jwalkingHe said What?!?! Part one - J Walkingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fxBLzTe7vs"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/2007/01/he-said-what-part-one.html">He said What?!?! Part one</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jwalking/2007/01/he-said-what-part-one.html/embed#?secret=fxBLzTe7vs" width="600" height="338" title="“He said What?!?! Part one” — J Walking" data-secret="fxBLzTe7vs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In this new year I am trying to listen to Jesus’ words all over again. I’m trying to hear what he said as opposed to what it might be easy to believe. Context, of course, is hugely important. And so it is impossible to understand them without understanding life in First Century Palestine. At the…