Example sentences of "jesus [was/were] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He preferred to explain divine presence in Christ on the analogy of inspiration : Jesus was a man , essentially like all others except in being perfectly good . |
| 2 | Like Irenaeus , Epiphanius condemns the Ebionites or Nazareans for denying the Virgin Birth , teaching that Jesus was a man born of men , declaring that Jesus became Messiah only on his baptism and using alternative versions of the Acts of the Apostles . |
| 3 | Whether or not that is the case , the problem here is not that Jesus was a man , but that this man has been considered unique , symbolic of God , God Himself- or whatever else may be the case within Christianity . |
| 4 | Yes er it goes on to say , erm for I too am a man placed under authority , having soldiers under me see Jesus was a man of authority the other officer was saying the same |
| 5 | This was not the way in which Jesus was a giver . |
| 6 | ‘ I never felt that Jesus was a friend and I do n't think that I really ever loved him before this half but now he seems always near to me and I like to think of Him more than I ever did before Mama 's dying so suddenly and unexpectedly made a great impression on me … ’ |
| 7 | Léonie was confused : Jesus was a Jew was n't he ? |
| 8 | What I wish to discuss then is the contention of some in recent years that ‘ Jesus was a feminist ’ . |
| 9 | To contend under these circumstances that Jesus was a feminist , or that he spoke out for women , must imply a very low estimate of what being a feminist ( or speaking out for women ) might mean . |
| 10 | but , and this kingdom takes over , Jesus was a ransom sacrifice , he brought , bought people back , that 's , those that have faith , so in the new , when this new system comes round , when the king comes round the earth we 'll start to grow young again , and then that way we 'll have a sort of a different flesh wo n't we ? |
| 11 | Vincent Taylor was particularly concerned to avoid crude ideas that Jesus was a sin offering , one who somehow bore the penalty of our wrongdoing and placated an angry deity . |
| 12 | The question they asked Jesus was a trap : |
| 13 | And if these stories are to be believed then Jesus was a walker too , liking nothing better that a hearty stroll in the beautiful Mendip Hills in Somerset . |
| 14 | This was the same Herod that Pontius Pilate sent the accused Jesus to during his trial , on the excuse that , because Jesus was a Galilean , he came under the rule of the Tetrarch of Galilee ( Luke 23:2–7 ) . |