Snapshots - Jesus through the Lens of History

Doctor Jesus

Oh boy! Researching the healings and miracles that Jesus performed has become personally challenging. My chosen title ‘. . .through the Lens of History’ keeps me in restricted space. I want so much to sneakily drift over the line into my own beliefs, my own experiences, my own personal faith. If you are reading this, you too, probably have an already strong spiritual and present connection with the Master Jesus. And like me are interested, even fascinated with the idea of who he might have been and what he had done back in the day. Well, now we are going into unknown territory. Don’t bother to pack your camera. This will be a different king of journey.

      There is NO historical record about Jesus’ miracles of healing. I have to remember what we have learned together so far – the gospel writers shared memories. And they shared these memories through hymns they sung when they got together to break bread. They strung together words and phrases that stuck in their heads after Jesus repeated them many times. They added the miracles and deeds of Jesus as a troubadour would, poetically and emotionally singing them. These hymns were shared, group to group over fifty to a hundred years before they were ever written down. Note what I just wrote – the ‘history’ that is ‘recorded’  in the gospels was taken from poetic hymns sung repeatedly. Accuracy was not the goal, but the emotional bonding of the group and groups was the goal.

      Where does that leave me? Where does that leave you when Jesus’ healing power is contemplated? For me, I will allow the stories of his love, compassion, and yes his healing power to enter my heart. Are they accurate? Who really knows? But, there in my inner most tabernacle I will allow the meaning of healing and the presence of Jesus to answer me. 

      This is as close to Doctor Jesus I will be able to get. This may not be scholarly, but you know? – This feels right and I will find myself more than close enough.