Author: ape shall not kill apeape shall not kill ape Date: Jun 23, 2008 19:06
ever notice that in Matthew, jesus is reasonably nice and pleasant
before he goes to jerusalem, whereupon he turns into a judgmental
madman? to be sure, jesus isn't entirely likable thru much of
matthew. often, he seems impatient with the dimwittedness of his
disciples. he's like a smart jew who often wonders, 'how did i end up
with such morons as followers?'. this is especially true when he
relates the parables. at one point, he's about to lose it when his
knucklehead disciples fail to grasp the metaphoric meaning of 'yeast
and dough'. jesus was probably thinking, 'how can jews be as dumb as
polacks?' still, jesus is humane and understanding with his obedient
disciples, poor folks, sick folks, and such. he's even sociable with
the local rich who are little fish than big fish. and...
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