tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142327341608998711.post5755385649353949023..comments2024-03-28T15:51:25.134-07:00Comments on William Hay, Writer: Jesus's Last Wordshaykindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07390376509834647445noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142327341608998711.post-74831172284619983352010-07-06T18:59:33.813-07:002010-07-06T18:59:33.813-07:00Yes, and who knows what was left out in the variou...Yes, and who knows what was left out in the various versions of the story and the Bible's different editors. I loved learning about "the historical mind", that made everything I'd been taught at Church and confirmation classes make a lot more sense to me. And who knows what kind of relationship Jesus really had with Mary Magdalene? They could have just left it out. <br />There is truth in metaphor, sometimes greater than in "facts"; there doesn't have to be a conflict between religion, in this particular, Christianity, and science and the theory of evolution. They can coincide very well; especially when you read Genesis and then read theories about the creation of the earth. Jung would have no problem understanding. <br />So, I'm not a Christian as many are re: the organizational church, but I believe in the truth of what some call "Red letter" biblical passages, the truth of Christ's teachings about love, many practices in Judaism & Christianity are practical safety factors - it was safer to not eat pork. <br />Christ died physically, in pain, wondering, but through that taught us about transcendent love and true sacrifice of self; and some kind of life after this life. <br />Anyways, thanks for another thought-provoking piece ;)Skaldyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00755398781003022815noreply@blogger.com