Divine Sabbath Work

by Michael H. Burer

With eight cryptic words by Jesus in John 5:17, an enigma surfaces regarding God's activity in his ministry that is not easy for us to solve. Jesus, in defending his actions in healing the lame man at the pool of Bethzatha (Bethesda), makes a comparison that is simple enough on the surface: Jesus' activity finds its basis in the Father's current activity; thus, Jesus is not legally or spiritually culpable for breaking the Sabbath. What creates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157506815X
• ISBN13: 9781575068152
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns
• Length: 176 Pages