RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 23, 2013 at 12:38 am
(This post was last modified: February 23, 2013 at 12:39 am by FallentoReason.)
From a Norse fable called The Saga of Eirek the Traveller:
...
Eirek said, “I'll do exactly what you urge. But tell me what I ask you: Where is hell?”
The [Greek] king says, “Under the earth.”
Eirek asked, “What is above the earth?”
“Sky,” says the king.
Eirek asked, “What is above the sky?”
“The Firmament-Heaven. In that heaven are all the stars like burning fire.”
Eirek said, “What is above the firmament?”
“Waters are fixed there, as cloud.”
“What is above the waters?”
“The Spiritual Heaven, and it's believed that angels live here.”
“What is above that heaven?”
“The Heaven Apart. In that heaven God himself and his kingdom may be seen, by those who are capable of this.”
...
Eirek asked, “How far is it between heaven and earth?”
“You are curious, Eirek,” says the king, “From earth to the highest heaven it's said to be one hundred thousand, three hundred and eighty-five miles.”
http://www.northvegr.org/sagas%20annd%20...h/032.html
I don't think it's not far-fetched at all to think that Jesus was seen as a spiritual being in the heavenly realms. Support of this view comes from the Bible itself and the controversy outlined in 1 John (or 2 John, can't remember) where some Christian groups were proclaiming Jesus hadn't come in the flesh.
...
Eirek said, “I'll do exactly what you urge. But tell me what I ask you: Where is hell?”
The [Greek] king says, “Under the earth.”
Eirek asked, “What is above the earth?”
“Sky,” says the king.
Eirek asked, “What is above the sky?”
“The Firmament-Heaven. In that heaven are all the stars like burning fire.”
Eirek said, “What is above the firmament?”
“Waters are fixed there, as cloud.”
“What is above the waters?”
“The Spiritual Heaven, and it's believed that angels live here.”
“What is above that heaven?”
“The Heaven Apart. In that heaven God himself and his kingdom may be seen, by those who are capable of this.”
...
Eirek asked, “How far is it between heaven and earth?”
“You are curious, Eirek,” says the king, “From earth to the highest heaven it's said to be one hundred thousand, three hundred and eighty-five miles.”
http://www.northvegr.org/sagas%20annd%20...h/032.html
I don't think it's not far-fetched at all to think that Jesus was seen as a spiritual being in the heavenly realms. Support of this view comes from the Bible itself and the controversy outlined in 1 John (or 2 John, can't remember) where some Christian groups were proclaiming Jesus hadn't come in the flesh.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
