John Dominic Crossan's 'blasphemous' portrait of Jesus
http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/02/27/Jesus.scholar/index.html?hpt=C1 (http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/02/27/Jesus.scholar/index.html?hpt=C1)
No matter what he was or from whence he came, Jesus was the ultimate peaceful civil disobedience practitioner.
http://www.cannabisculture.com/backissues/cc11/christ.html (http://www.cannabisculture.com/backissues/cc11/christ.html)
The explanation in the link above might add credence to his mellow approach and aversion for violent methods...and explain why he needed a haircut.
Quote from: Free libertarian on February 27, 2011, 06:51 AM NHFT
No matter what he was or from whence he came, Jesus was the ultimate peaceful civil disobedience practitioner.
As long as we are clear that "the ultimate peaceful civil disobedience practitioner" can go through the market tipping over the market tables and yelling at people to get out of his father's house.
...hey he had a bad day for god's sake!
how do we know how long his hair was
sampson was the one who had to keep it long :)
^^^ Good point, who knows for sure, maybe he had a 'fro ? Most Jesus pictures in the western world depict him fairly anglicized. It was that image I referred to, the hippie in sandals and flowing robes look that showed up on the walls at my Sunday school back in the day.
If he was middle eastern or north African he probably didn't look like the guy in the stained glass at my Methodist church from the early 1960s.
But he did wear robes.... so you should definitely wear robes.
But if you don't have a sword and you don't have money to buy a sword you should sell your robes and buy a sword.
And very important, if you don't hate your own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even your own life, you cannot be a disciple.
I have been working on that last one. :)
What if Jesus was short swarthy and had a big hook nose? That would make for some interesting pictures.
Too bad there were no Sketch Artists back in the..........!..Zero's.
Quote from: Lloyd Danforth on March 01, 2011, 08:33 AM NHFT
Too bad there were no Sketch Artists back in the..........!..Zero's.
You missed your chance.
In my defense, Matchbook ads for drawing schools weren't out yet.
Quote from: Lloyd Danforth on March 01, 2011, 03:12 PM NHFT
In my defense, Matchbook ads for drawing schools weren't out yet.
And to be fair, I understand that in your youth you were more interested in science than art.
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