According to John Dominic Crossan, a noted Jesus scholar who will be in Nebraska next month, Jesus was a member of the downtrodden class, preaching hope to people living under Roman oppression. His message wasn't primarily about personal salvation, Crossan says, but about replacing a social system of status and power with one based on justice and equality. He will speak April 5 at Doane College in Crete and April 6 at First-Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln. He also will lead a seminar April 15-17 at First United Methodist Church in Omaha. (Crossan)...clearly identifies Jesus as a political figure. "(Jesus)was...