tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959214172033831820.post1060337611242027963..comments2024-02-24T06:14:15.330-08:00Comments on God According to a Music Nerd: The Da Vinci Code: Stop dissing the Beatlestoddhooverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13002462862211865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959214172033831820.post-90903789259064120252009-08-31T19:47:12.952-07:002009-08-31T19:47:12.952-07:00Dan Brown is a hack... He stole his "ideas&qu...Dan Brown is a hack... He stole his "ideas" that made him ridiculously rich from three guys named Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln, and Richard Leigh. They wrote the book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" in 1983 that explained in depth the theories of Jesus and Mary having a child together.ralphmyhippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683680742428200476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959214172033831820.post-31388286155238499652009-08-24T09:54:09.602-07:002009-08-24T09:54:09.602-07:00Point taken, for sure. After receiving some comme...Point taken, for sure. After receiving some comments debating Jesus' supposed celibate nature, I realize I jumped to conclusions a little bit. I still think the theory that Jesus was married is rather far-fetched, but it is not completely unfounded, since we really don't have any evidence that he was or wasn't. If he was married, I don't think that would have necessarily changed anything about the nature of his ministry, and it is certainly not relevant to the Gospels.<br /><br />I guess since sexual temptation is one of my greatest struggles as a single man, it is more comforting for me to think of Jesus as celibate -- someone who did not let such temptation distract from his mission, in spite of the many women who followed him. I personally think it makes more sense for him to be celibate just considering the asceticism of many of his disciples, mainly Paul. Then again, Jesus may have also remained strong in the face of possible sexual temptation because he was married.<br /><br />Regardless, I think the theory that Jesus had a child with whoever he may or may not have been married to is ridiculous. Not only do we have no legitimate evidence for this theory, but it also negates the entire eschatological element of Christian faith, which I think is absolutely essential.toddhooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002462862211865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959214172033831820.post-17577442407311085102009-08-23T17:27:17.819-07:002009-08-23T17:27:17.819-07:00Longtime listener, first time caller...
I don...Longtime listener, first time caller... <br /><br />I don't think that the da vinci code is a credible story—of course it's not, it was written to sell bajillions of books and make dan brown rich. however, i DO think there's a valid argument it capitalizes upon:<br /><br />the gospels were written to the culture that was around them at the time. that culture didn't mention women hardly at all. <br /><br />take as a great example the feeding of the 5,000... most pastors I've ever heard preach on that passage admit that the writers only counted the number of MEN in attendance, meaning that the actual number of people fed was far, far more impressive if you figure in all the women and children those men would have traveled with. <br /><br />in that culture, it would probably have been MORE of an oddity if someone as important, as scrutinized, as Jesus did NOT have a wife. it would have stuck out like a sore thumb, and been mentioned. <br /><br />we don't know what color of underwear Jesus wore either—doesn't mean he didn't wear them (OK, bad example, but you get my drift)<br /><br />this argument that He has to have been celibate has led to an infuriating tradition of celibate priests who have to be such in order to touch the body of Christ in communion, lest they dirty it. it implies that marital sex is less pure than single celibacy. HA, HA. I *remember* not being married. marital sex is one of the holiest things there are in this life, and i don't see why it would have been shameful for Jesus to have enjoyed it. i'm also not saying i am SURE that He was married, i'm just saying the gospels don't account for every second of His life and you don't know what the gospel writers deemed not "necessary that you might be led to salvation."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09584292685143468834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959214172033831820.post-59743595598034718022009-08-20T12:43:29.625-07:002009-08-20T12:43:29.625-07:00Actually, I'll take a reasoned debate about th...Actually, I'll take a reasoned debate about the Da Vinci Code to people who pull out the elementary-school "Can God make a rock so big He can't lift it?" zinger (or similar) and then sit back with a smug expression to indicate that they think they just brought down one of the oldest surviving religions in history. <br />Then you're tempted to respond, but the old adage "Never argue with a fool...people might not know the difference," comes to mind and you're forced to simply look at them with a pitying expression and walk away, which means they think they won (which they would have thought anyway no matter what you had said).<br />Thus they get to go on thinking that they're the smartest person in the world and your faith in the future of humanity erodes a little more. <br />Good times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com