(October 23, 2012 at 4:53 pm)John V Wrote: There's some truth to the chart, but it's incomplete. Some would like to hide it, but the fact is Jewish scholars have recognized the references to a suffering messiah and struggled to reconcile those with the referneces to a triumphant messiah. One method of reconciliation was two messiahs: Messiah ben Joseph (suffering) followed by Messiah ben David (triumphant) - two messiahs, one advent each. Christians go with one messiah, two advents. If you made the chart with the suffering references, then put ben Joseph or Ben David in the Jewish column, and first advent or second advent in the Christian column, it would line up pretty well.
Pish Posh, I've got a new favorite chart now. I don't know who proofreads the school newspaper but they need to be fired.
Atheism:
Monotheistic religion with belief in one eternal God
Atheists believe in the Hebrew bible, one eternal god, and are awaiting a coming messiah
About 14 million people identify as atheists today
This was in my school newspaper in chart form. I wish I was kidding.
