Short Salvation?
When you read Luke 19:3 in a literal translation, it reads, And he [Zacchaeus] was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature.” Well, to whom does the “he” refer? Is it deliberately ambiguous? Was Jesus a midget? If Zaccaeus had a to climb a tree to see Jesus, maybe Zaccaeus was not the short one. Maybe Jesus was so short that, being surrounded by taller people, he could not be seen except from a tree. Yes, this is why I’m paying $3000 a semester, so Will Willimon can speculate about Jesus’ height. Just kidding, it was a remarkable sermon. You can download and listen/watch at the following address: http://www.beesondivinity.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=25215&PID=515498
Beyond Despair 