mountainman

Luther was well aware of the need to force people into his conception of the Kingdom of God. Theology is and was a useful tool for the rulers to control the people. Luke appears to be aware here of this political reality.


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stephan huller

Pete

It's one thing to have stupid ideas. I have a lot of them too. But when those ideas come up against a brick wall, it's best to abandon them. Even the Will E Coyote only tries each stupid idea once.

mountainman

The term "theological passive" seems to refer to a verb in the passive voice that has as its subject God, though He is not explicitly mentioned. Let me say I do not see God or theology anywhere inside the new and strange testament and am quite confident in explaining anything that is theological in terms of the politics of profane history.

I do not for one second believe that Luke was writing about God's Kingdom without a political intermediatory sponsoring his writing. I do not believe for one moment that any of the gospel authors or early Christians wrote as instruments of the so-called "holy spirit", but rather these texts were commissioned by a human agent who has yet to be identified.






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Iskander

Christianity followed the peaceful model of the mustard seed:” the imperceptible gestation before the manifestation of the Kingdom of God.”

It is because Christianity silently grew like a mustard seed that the conversion of Constantine appears to be so important.



Heresy is nothing more than a difference of opinion , but that difference can generate a malevolent situation in any society, at anytime and whatever the subject for discussion.

Religion tends to prolong the unhealthy environment because the revelation from god is an eternal guideline for the living and this revelation also rules the- living-world –of the –dead.

The losers exaggerate the malevolence of the winner.

mountainman

Stephan,

When I proclaim the Good News that God's Christian Kingdom is a fabricated cartoon story, and all the Christian generations of men, women and children before me have been forced into it since the 4th century by political rulers and self-indulgent authoritarian following theologians, I do not force these ideas on anyone.

The New Testament is a very serious and totally humourless book certainly used (and possibly even designed) by the very serious Romans to be a very serious holy writ. The Romans prided themselves on their seriousness and their ruthless regime of power and greed.

"'Weight' was the quality they most respected;
'Gravitas' was the typical Roman virtue.
By 'gravitas' they meant
the type of personality that must be taken seriously;
they were serious men themselves and they demanded
that they should be treated with respect."

--- The Roman Character, SPQR; Kennedy & White (1944)

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arnoldo

Dr. A. Nyland states the following concerning Matthew 11:12 in her book, The Gospel of Thomas. (or via: amazon.co.uk)

Iskander

Why to learn about the theology of domination from amateurs when Judaism is the teacher of us all

Judaism is as intolerant as the worst. I have seen this warning in a Judaism forum


As for blasphemy and punishment, Judaism is the teacher of us all.
Exodus 32: 18. But [Moses] said: "[It is] neither a voice shouting victory, nor a voice shouting defeat; a voice of blasphemy I hear."

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/jewish/jhistory6.php3

The murdering tribe of Levi is loved by god. The same god of the Dominicans and imams

Judaism explains that the edifying incident was the fault of the goyim – pagans in Christianity and kuffurs in Islam

mountainman

Thanks Arnaldo.

It is of course true that the author Ramelli discusses Matthew 11:12 as well as Luke 16:16 because they are very similar. It is interesting to note that Nyland makes her own translation as your have quoted above.

In the translation from Nyland it sounds like "Heaven's Realm" is being described like intellectual property, replete with infringement disputes and rightful legality claims.


The plot thickens.






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stephan huller

The only thing that's thick here is your head. I know Ilaria personally. I have corresponded with her many times. She even cited me in one of her most recent articles - Ilaria L. E. Ramelli, “The Birth of the Rome–Alexandria Connection: The Early Sources on Mark and Philo, and the Petrine Tradition” Studia Philonica XXII 2011 https://secure.aidcvt.com/sbl/ProdDe...ype=BL&PCS=SBL Why do you persist on pretending that these scholars agree with your nonsensical interpretation of material? Do you want me to show this to Ilaria and have her respond? Of course not. You try to encourage flawed interpretations of existing scholarly works in order to pretend that these people support your conspiracy theory. I can guarantee you that Ilaria will not become a spokesperson for any of your ridiculous theories. So can we move on?

Iskander

How is Matt 11:12 a part of a plot?