RE: Jesus
April 19, 2013 at 8:26 pm
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2013 at 8:27 pm by Minimalist.)
Quote:There was nothing to teach or learn or believe beyond what the priests could do to you if you violated their hundreds of Torah laws which made everyone guilty of something.
Consistent with other ancient religious practices, though. The point was to propitiate the gods so they would intercede on your behalf. The Romans practically had a matrix for it. X
X god was pissed off about Y therefore Z(#) of sacrificial victims had to be offered. Kind of like catholicism now which makes sense in a way. "You got a blow job? Five hail marys....unless you are a priest. Then you get a gold star."