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Originally Posted by bendog
Jesus as avatara. Interesting. What makes it so difficult to understand his earthly embodiement and ministry is the politicization of the early church, circa 300-600 AD. Jesus was a majician and social revolutionary beyond doubt, but he was hardly the only one of those. I've never been sold on the notion that Jesus knew beforehand everything that would befall him and his movement. In fact, the traditional Christian theology is that God sent Jesus into the world as a reconcillation with humankind, and through Jesus gave humankind a philosphy (love) and social structure that would eliminate hate and sin, and all the social maladies that result. However, humankind rejected Jesus's philosophy for hate and sin. At some pt of his ministry, Jesus had to know he was on a oneway suicidal course to be nailed on a tree. Politically, he had to know that his entry into Jerusalem would result in his death/assasination.
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Those are good points. Jesus did know what would befall him on his entry into Jerusalem. Whether it was "mystically" or practically is of little importance. We do know that he had reasoned that he would be resurrected from death. That seems to be of more importance.
Also, saying Jesus was a "magician" is reducing what we know into myth. A magician cannot raise people from the dead, rebuild diminished extremeties, or resurrect himself.