Quote:Jesus' moral teachings were good and original. Unfortunately, what was good wasn't original and what was original wasn't good.
I am so stealing that line. Brilliant!
Quote:We're so indoctrinated in our society, even those raised by atheists as I was, to see Jesus as the yardstick by which moral teaching may be measured. There were some obvious good parts, such as "do unto others" but most of it was simply terrible, even for the more primitive and barbaric time.
That was my guess too. I had the luxury of coming at it fresh. At school the last time I saw Mark's gospel in a divinity lesson I was 8.
I think it also helped to have a Jewish background as so much of the references were instantly recognisable and presumably wouldn't be for a Christian.
Gotta tell you though - one thing that did come through - whatever Jesus said, he was a lazy fucker. Every five minutes he's off having a rest, getting away from the crowd, hiding on a mountain. The only time he seemed to come into contact with anyone was whilst he was running his catering business.
Feeding the 5,000 - feeding the 4,000, berating the disciples for not keeping an eye on the left-overs.
Really I should have read it as a comedy - but I just got wrapped up in the shock of the whole thing and missed the obvious. That's why nobody's heard of me and the Monty Python team made Life of Brian.
Kuusi palaa, ja on viimeinen kerta kun annan vaimoni laittaa jouluvalot!
