HI Billy,
Just had to get back to you on this one, since you seemed desperate for an
answer:
On Dec 11, 2009, at 2:18 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> The Gadarene Swine: Apparently, Jesus sent a bunch of demons in to a herd of
> pigs and then made them all jump off a cliff. The Hebrew farmers got annoyed
> at this, because the pigs were expensive... and who wouldn't? Except that
> Hebrews don't eat pork, and pigs don't make great pets.
>
> Actual explanation for this one: No one has ever managed to explain this to
> me, and I've asked religious people, religious fanatics, priests and all
> sorts of people who ought to know.
>
Huh? I've heard several answers over the years. My favorite theory is that
these were "bootleg bacon." In this version, Gadarene is close to Gentile
territory, and some not-terribly-observant Jewish entrepreneurs realized they
could make a lot of money by toeing the letter of the law by raising pigs on
their land to sell to the Gentiles.
I'm sure there's other explanation, but I wanted to give you one to chew on.
Sometimes the smartest (and most devout!) people are the worst at coming up
with obvious answers. :-P
-- Ernie P.
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