(November 10, 2022 at 4:44 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(November 10, 2022 at 3:38 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I’ve always wondered why Jesus felt it necessary to go through all the rigamarole of getting himself crucified. Since he was meant to die for our sins anyway, throwing himself under any passing oxcart would have worked just as well.
Boru
He didn't. That belief arose not from Jesus but from his later followers.
It’s a literary criticism, not an historic one. Please keep this caveat handy for any future posts I make regarding the New Testament.
Boru
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