No matter what route the NRSV[1] translators took to get there, the word “realm” is a far more accurate rendition of what the Fourth Gospel was trying to communicate than is “kingdom.” A kingdom is a place. A realm is more of an experience. (Bishop) John Shelby Spong, The Fourth Gospel; Tales of a Jewish Mystic
The kingdom of God is nowhere
The kingdom of God is nowhere
The kingdom of God is nowhere
No matter what route the NRSV[1] translators took to get there, the word “realm” is a far more accurate rendition of what the Fourth Gospel was trying to communicate than is “kingdom.” A kingdom is a place. A realm is more of an experience. (Bishop) John Shelby Spong, The Fourth Gospel; Tales of a Jewish Mystic