RE: Why Didn't Jesus Write?
December 14, 2016 at 10:04 am
(This post was last modified: December 14, 2016 at 10:06 am by Tonus.)
(December 14, 2016 at 12:33 am)vorlon13 Wrote: The writing in the sand Jesus is recorded doing by John content wasn't recorded in the Bible, and I'd wonder if any of the witnesses to it were literate to the extent to be able to discern mere 'doodles' from Jesus noodling out the Pythagorean theorem for example.
Or perhaps he was etching the equivalent of "PHARISEES SUCK LOL" and a stick figure sucking on a huge penis. If you're going to be beaten and crucified, you might at well earn it.
(December 14, 2016 at 2:31 am)Divinity Wrote: I mean he writes "Here's how you cure cancer" and it works, it'd be hard not to find it more trustworthy.
On the other hand, if it was anything like "here's how you cure leprosy" I wouldn't be optimistic.
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