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[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (11 children) Jesus Christ would have wanted a decent nail puller. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (5 children) Only according to John. In the Letters and the others Gospels he was tied to the cross, so he would have wanted a good pair of scissors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago First place my brain went reading this thread... "Siri, play 'Zombie' by the Cranberries." permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wenchette@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I met someone who claimed to believe that every word in the Bible is true and that it describes events that all actually happened. How do such people explain inconsistencies like this? I think about this idea a lot. In my mind, I thought it was obvious to everybody that most if not all of the Bible was meant to be allegory or instructional. Clearly I don't know a lot of fundamentalist Christians.... How do they account for different translations and versions of the Bible? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago That was me when I was much younger. Basically I used a lot of cognitive dissonance. Yes, I was a biblical literalist. It was the word of God and the word of God needs to be perfect, not allegory not metaphor. Would love to tell people I left because of some profound revelation but it didn't happen that way. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Huh, never knew that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago It's one of those things that could mean a lot or could mean nothing. Me personally I think it was a very important detail, because it means The author had seen both methods used and picked the dramatic effect one despite knowing that earlier writers hadn't chosen that way. Since he has Thomas stick his fingers in the hole it weakens the Thomasian/Gnostic view of the events. Indicating that Gnostics were older than expected, since there is no reason to rebute an argument with powerful symbolism if no one is yet making it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] butterflyattack@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) He'd have had to grip it in his teeth though, probably would have been a bit tricky really. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) A nail puller could be a person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In an alternate universe Peter is dubbed the Nail Puller of the church and never stops talking about how this one time he pulled some nails out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And nobody ever questioned why this “🔨” was a holy symbol. permalink fedilink source parent [+] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (5 children) Only according to John. In the Letters and the others Gospels he was tied to the cross, so he would have wanted a good pair of scissors. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago First place my brain went reading this thread... "Siri, play 'Zombie' by the Cranberries." permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wenchette@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I met someone who claimed to believe that every word in the Bible is true and that it describes events that all actually happened. How do such people explain inconsistencies like this? I think about this idea a lot. In my mind, I thought it was obvious to everybody that most if not all of the Bible was meant to be allegory or instructional. Clearly I don't know a lot of fundamentalist Christians.... How do they account for different translations and versions of the Bible? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago That was me when I was much younger. Basically I used a lot of cognitive dissonance. Yes, I was a biblical literalist. It was the word of God and the word of God needs to be perfect, not allegory not metaphor. Would love to tell people I left because of some profound revelation but it didn't happen that way. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JustZ@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Huh, never knew that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago It's one of those things that could mean a lot or could mean nothing. Me personally I think it was a very important detail, because it means The author had seen both methods used and picked the dramatic effect one despite knowing that earlier writers hadn't chosen that way. Since he has Thomas stick his fingers in the hole it weakens the Thomasian/Gnostic view of the events. Indicating that Gnostics were older than expected, since there is no reason to rebute an argument with powerful symbolism if no one is yet making it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago First place my brain went reading this thread... "Siri, play 'Zombie' by the Cranberries." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wenchette@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I met someone who claimed to believe that every word in the Bible is true and that it describes events that all actually happened. How do such people explain inconsistencies like this? I think about this idea a lot. In my mind, I thought it was obvious to everybody that most if not all of the Bible was meant to be allegory or instructional. Clearly I don't know a lot of fundamentalist Christians.... How do they account for different translations and versions of the Bible? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago That was me when I was much younger. Basically I used a lot of cognitive dissonance. Yes, I was a biblical literalist. It was the word of God and the word of God needs to be perfect, not allegory not metaphor. Would love to tell people I left because of some profound revelation but it didn't happen that way. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago That was me when I was much younger. Basically I used a lot of cognitive dissonance. Yes, I was a biblical literalist. It was the word of God and the word of God needs to be perfect, not allegory not metaphor. Would love to tell people I left because of some profound revelation but it didn't happen that way. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Huh, never knew that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago It's one of those things that could mean a lot or could mean nothing. Me personally I think it was a very important detail, because it means The author had seen both methods used and picked the dramatic effect one despite knowing that earlier writers hadn't chosen that way. Since he has Thomas stick his fingers in the hole it weakens the Thomasian/Gnostic view of the events. Indicating that Gnostics were older than expected, since there is no reason to rebute an argument with powerful symbolism if no one is yet making it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago It's one of those things that could mean a lot or could mean nothing. Me personally I think it was a very important detail, because it means The author had seen both methods used and picked the dramatic effect one despite knowing that earlier writers hadn't chosen that way. Since he has Thomas stick his fingers in the hole it weakens the Thomasian/Gnostic view of the events. Indicating that Gnostics were older than expected, since there is no reason to rebute an argument with powerful symbolism if no one is yet making it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] butterflyattack@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (3 children) He'd have had to grip it in his teeth though, probably would have been a bit tricky really. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) A nail puller could be a person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In an alternate universe Peter is dubbed the Nail Puller of the church and never stops talking about how this one time he pulled some nails out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And nobody ever questioned why this “🔨” was a holy symbol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) A nail puller could be a person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In an alternate universe Peter is dubbed the Nail Puller of the church and never stops talking about how this one time he pulled some nails out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And nobody ever questioned why this “🔨” was a holy symbol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) In an alternate universe Peter is dubbed the Nail Puller of the church and never stops talking about how this one time he pulled some nails out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And nobody ever questioned why this “🔨” was a holy symbol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago And nobody ever questioned why this “🔨” was a holy symbol. permalink fedilink source parent