Paradox As Vision: Recovering Transcendence Within The World

Document Type

Article

Publication Source

Horizons

Publication Date

1985-01-01

Volume

12

Issue

1

First Page

27

Last Page

43

Abstract

The stories which Jesus told, as well as the manner of his life and death, bear witness to his fundamental vision that the last are first in the Kingdom of God. With this paradox, Jesus offers a clue as to how the divine mystery is present in human experience. When this vision of Jesus is related to certain parallel images in Buddhist thought, it can help us understand transcendence as an ultimate meaning present within the human world itself. With this perspective, we may then be able to apply the paradox toward understanding the meaning of Jesus' resurrection. © 1985, The College Theology Society. All rights reserved.

DOI

10.1017/S0360966900034307

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0360966900034307

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