What think ye of christ?

Badgers

The last time I saw Jesus he was pushin' my buttons. Up there on his cross, both hands nailed to the wood with twelve inch shards of metal and he still manages to push my buttons. I don't need no further proof of a miracle, that's enough for me right there.

However, it occured to me that perhaps there might be a god-damn question in there somewhere. What with me bein' a literary genius and all, I decided to throw it open to the rest of you freaks. What think ye of christ eh? Do ya think he's pretty good at being a christ?

Was christ his second name? Jesus Christ, son perhaps of Mary and Joseph Christ? A god-damned carpenter and a virgin, two young people just tryin' to be alone when BANG! an angel impregnates her. Tough luck and thirty three years later he finds out he's adopted, then gets nailed to a cross by Pontius Maximus.

Now I'm a religious man, fresh from the depth of a curate's clench and I'm pretty interested in other people's opinions as long as they stay the hell away from me. I'm a private man with private needs. Just cause I ask a question or two don't give you the right to badger me.

So...what think ye of christ?

Doctor J

I heard he did a lot for charity

Johnny Versace

Originally posted by Badgers
...two young people just tryin' to be alone when BANG! an angel impregnates her...

As far as I am aware, Joey had just whacked off onto the bed. He forgot to mention this to Mary.

Mary then slept naked on the semen.

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Rabies

wake me up when your finished trolling....

ZZZZzzzz

Dave

That's hardly constructive to the thread rabies.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

it's always possible that mary was just a stupid.. stupid.. stupid girl, and joseph just told her that she was still a virgin until they sacrificed a chicken in the full moon..

l3rian

Mordeth has figured it out, case closed.

TacT

I don't

Johnny Versace

Originally posted by TacT
I don't

That's 'cause you're a dirty protestant!

padraigmyers

The word virgin is a mistranslation of the Hebrew word for young girl.

Roughly, this is what seems to have happened:

Word actually used in Hebrew scriptures is "almah" (="young woman").

Hebrew word which could have been used, but wasn't, was "bethulah" (="virgin").

The Septuagint is a version of the Old Testament prepared in the 3rd century BC by Jewish scholars who translated the Hebrew sciptures into Greek for the Greek-speaking Jewish community.

In translating for the Septuagint, "almah" was translated as "parthenos" (="virgin").

Thus, Isaiah's prophecy in the original Hebrew states that the Messiah would be conceived by an "almah" (="young woman"), whereas the Greek translation in the Septuagint version of Isaiah refers to a "parthenos" (="virgin").

It appears that Matthew's gospel attempts to justify Jesus's divine parentage by claiming fulfilment of a prophecy that was never actually made.

Pepe LeFrits

he was tosser, look at all the trouble he's caused

The Beer Baron

He was cool in Mad Max though, and Mad Max 2, and Payback...oh no wait.

Johnny Versace

Originally posted by The Beer Baron
He was cool in Mad Max though, and Mad Max 2, and Payback...oh no wait.

Sarky

I think he should have introduced No More Nails to the Romans a little earlier.

ixoy

Originally posted by The Beer Baron
He was cool in Mad Max though, and Mad Max 2, and Payback...oh no wait.

? I thought he was better in The Thin Red Line and Frequency...

Deadwing

Originally posted by Badgers
then gets nailed to a cross by Pontius Maximus.

Wasnt that Pontious Pilate?

Doctor Funfrock

:mad: :mad: :mad:

The_Goose

Originally posted by ixoy
? I thought he was better in The Thin Red Line and Frequency...

Was Tom cruise in them

Kold

Jesus tastes bitter

sceptre

Originally posted by Deadwing
Wasnt that Pontious Pilate?

He's probably mixing him up with Naughtious Maximus. Brian's father the Woman Centuwion.

Which reminds me, I must find my Life of Brian tape tomorrow. It's not long till 3pm on Friday.

SeeYouJimmy

Jesus tastes bitter

I think he tastes like that edible money that you used to get when you were a kid.

well he does in my parish anyways