by Noah
Easter Sunday Thoughts:
Here's a fun fact: Strictly speaking, Jesus Christ was not a carpenter. As originally written in Greek, the Gospel of Mark refers to Jesus as following in the footsteps of his father Joseph (Mark 6:2-3). Joseph is said to be a "tecton" (or "tekton" in the Gospel Of Matthew). In Greek, a tecton is a contractor or handyman. In short, Joseph and Jesus were guys who, among other talents, knew how to fix your leaky roof, the bricks in the walkway in front of your house, build a safe home fireplace, or whatever. Woodworking was just part of the job. Joseph was a Mr. Fix-It and so was his son, until he became a teacher or "Rabbi." It's a minor point in a much bigger story but it does go to show that maybe people should read the Bible more closely, with a broader understanding of what they're reading rather than seeing only what they want to see.
Happy Easter to all who celebrate the day.
it doesn't matter. those who believe the nonsense will never care that it was:
1) written by human beings, each of whom displays his own biases and ignorance
2) translated by humans several times, each of whom displays his own biases and ignorance
3) edited/redacted by popes several times, each of whom displays his own biases and ignorance
and they believe it is the literal word of god.
even the old testament, essentially a collection of Jewish fables and allegories, is believed to be the word of a merciful god... who, at different times, just happened to wipe out the world and a few cities... and ordered his cultists to wipe out the Canaanites... for fun.
no factual repudiation of…