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==== 1. The Historical Jesus: A Revolutionary Vision of Life-Value ====

At the heart of Jesus’ mission was the Kingdom of God, a radical inversion of the dominant socio-political order. This was not a promise of an afterlife escape but a call to a regenerative social reality here and now—one that directly opposed the Roman Empire’s extractive economy, the debt-slavery system, and the religious elite’s complicity in oppression.

✔ A Life-Grounded Economy: Jesus called for the forgiveness of debts, redistribution of wealth, and communal living—echoing ancient practices of the Jubilee and aligning with modern regenerative economic models.
✔ Nonviolent but Defiant Resistance: His teachings on turning the other cheek and loving enemies were not about submission but about forcing oppressors into paradoxical confrontations with their own power.
✔ A New Governance Model: His rejection of hierarchical rule (“the first shall be last”) emphasized participatory, servant leadership, not imperial domination.
✔ A Regenerative Spirituality: He healed, fed, and uplifted the marginalized, embodying life-affirming care as the true measure of divine presence.

For this, he was crucified—not as a divine sacrifice, but as a political dissenter who threatened the structures of empire.