Comments on: Jesus the Jew http://livingos.com/2009/01/13/jesus-the-jew/ Tim's blog on anything from this week's lectionary, to open source software like WordPress Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:50:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim http://livingos.com/2009/01/13/jesus-the-jew/comment-page-1/#comment-5258 Tim Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:58:48 +0000 http://livingos.com/?p=761#comment-5258 The argument about Paul inventing Christianity is not a new one and I think that large sections of the Christian community tend to read a certain interpretation of Paul that often ignores the Jewish Jesus of the gospels. So at least the programme gets us thinking about it. The argument about Paul inventing Christianity is not a new one and I think that large sections of the Christian community tend to read a certain interpretation of Paul that often ignores the Jewish Jesus of the gospels. So at least the programme gets us thinking about it.

]]> By: James http://livingos.com/2009/01/13/jesus-the-jew/comment-page-1/#comment-5257 James Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:39:41 +0000 http://livingos.com/?p=761#comment-5257 I fully agree about the narrow interviewing and use of an 'old' translation. (I get worried when any one uses the KJV as 'the only and definitive version'...) Also in the part about Paul 'creating the Church in his image' completely failed to mention that before his conversion, Paul was a Jewish Pharisee and the chief 'Christian hunter'. Howard said that Paul was on the way to Damascus when his vision occurred, but not why he was going there! And also that Paul had 'Jewish enemies' but again not why! To me it seemed like he was saying that one day Paul got fed up with being a Jew and so decided to start a new religion based on this Jesus bloke, hoped on a boat to Rome and got started... Not exactly what the Bible or history says! And yes, many religions have done terrible things in 'the name of God', such as at York and Lincoln in the middles ages. But again the programme seemed to omit that, at the time, most people believed in fairies and the people were killed for being half man/half dog monsters! And more crucially all the reconciliation work that has been going on in the past few years... I'm really interested in the Jewish roots of Christiany, but sadly I don't think this did the subject justice. It will be interesting to see the other shows in the series and see the different takes other people have. I fully agree about the narrow interviewing and use of an ‘old’ translation. (I get worried when any one uses the KJV as ‘the only and definitive version’…)

Also in the part about Paul ‘creating the Church in his image’ completely failed to mention that before his conversion, Paul was a Jewish Pharisee and the chief ‘Christian hunter’. Howard said that Paul was on the way to Damascus when his vision occurred, but not why he was going there! And also that Paul had ‘Jewish enemies’ but again not why!

To me it seemed like he was saying that one day Paul got fed up with being a Jew and so decided to start a new religion based on this Jesus bloke, hoped on a boat to Rome and got started… Not exactly what the Bible or history says!

And yes, many religions have done terrible things in ‘the name of God’, such as at York and Lincoln in the middles ages. But again the programme seemed to omit that, at the time, most people believed in fairies and the people were killed for being half man/half dog monsters! And more crucially all the reconciliation work that has been going on in the past few years…

I’m really interested in the Jewish roots of Christiany, but sadly I don’t think this did the subject justice.

It will be interesting to see the other shows in the series and see the different takes other people have.

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