I'm sorry, I thought this was Full-Disclosure, not metaphysics weekly. On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:47 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:22:23 +0200, anonymous pimp said: > > > And that, my friends, is the basis of all Christianity. > > > > No it isn't. > > > > "Christianity is... based on the teachings of Jesus Christ" [0] > > > > > > [0] http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/ > > FAIL. > > You're parroting (and citing a circular definition, at that). Andrew A at > least > *groks* what Jesus was trying to tell us. > > Among other things, Andrew A notices that Jesus didn't develop his > teachings > in an intellectual vacuum - he would have been at very familiar with the > Old Testament, and had at least passing familiarity with the various Greek > philosophers. Even in those areas where Greek teaching was incompatible > with Judeaic teachings, they'd be known in "compare and contrast" form. > > As we find in Luke chapter 2: > > 46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the > teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. > 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. > > Note that the text implies that at that time, it was not unusual for a > 12 year old boy to be at the temple talking to the teachers - what *was* > unusual was the depth of understanding for a 12 year old. > > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >
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