The God of Convenience

[Mudhammam]

They relied heavily on Papias and other early christian scholars.

You mean guy who said this about the death of Judas: "His body having swollen to such extent that he could not pass where a chariot could pass easily, he was crushed by the chariot, so that his bowels gushed out."

And:

"Judas was a terrible, walking example of ungodliness in this world, his flesh was bloated. For his eyelids were so swollen that he could not see the light at all, and his eyes could not be seen: so far had they sunk below the outer surface. When he relieved himself there passed through it pus and worms from every part of his body, much to his shame. After much agony and punishment he finally died in his own place. And because of the stench the area is deserted and uninhabitable even now; in fact, to this day no one can pass that place unless they hold their nose, so great was the discharge from his body and so far did it spread over the ground."

Sounds reliable.

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Maybe Lek thinks demonic juices leaked out of Judas' body.

Yes. Sorry to burst your bubble Esqilax, but despite how "smart" you think we are today, people were just as smart then. Now I know you're going to come back with some "conclusive" evidence about how stupid people were in those days.

It's not like less than 10% of the population being able to read or write would matter, though, I'm sure.