The progression of thought of the authors of sacred writings can be easily traced in their perceptions of God’s teachings and, more specifically, the depiction of Jesus in them. Their emphasis ranges from the central place of particular phenomena in the narrative to the messiah’s influence on the interpretation of these messages. Therefore, this figure plays a significant role in the task of delivering the knowledge to people while being occasionally neglected or, on the contrary, highlighted.
In the first set of excerpts, one can clearly see the shift from the importance of God for the poor as they are blessed and granted his grace to the notion of heaven as an all-encompassing source of his will. Alongside the fact that his name was not mentioned in the later pieces, it gives an impression of Jesus’ decreasing importance for transmitting the wisdom. In the second collection of writings, the opposite tendency can be seen as the change of the authors’ attention from the light of the person to the light of Jesus supported by the last three selections. The inconsistency of his role can be reflected by the subsequent description in the letters in the third piece, in which he is perceived as the one granting good in the beginning and then replaced with the Lord. In turn, the fourth part adds to the confusion by claiming the clarity of Jesus’ destiny as a savior, gradually turning into an ambiguous statement of his secret mission.
To summarize, the varying representations of Jesus in different sources reflect his changing roles depending on the place in the narrative. Consequently, the overall perception of the writings is subject to reconsideration when new details emerge or some facts disappear. Thus, it can be concluded that the texts contribute to the creation of diverse attitudes towards God’s essential teaching concerning his impact on people’s well-being.