#and i dont remember enough of the new testiment to remember the words that its said he said to interpret for myself his intentions.
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#im doing it again. fighting the insane urge to read the bible#i mean it makes sense rn bc im like halfway thru watching jesus christ superstar for the 1st time and its driving me up a wall#bc i just fucking love how the further u go back in history. the more the lines blur between history and mythology#bc the adventures of jesus christ feel very different depending upon if u believe jesus is the son of god or not. bc if hes not then hes#an apocalyptic cult leader. and i mean either way i find it hard not to be sympathetic toward judas bc he is the reason jesus takes his#place in history and religion. but its especially hard not to synthesize if jesus is just a fucking guy who is really activating the ppl.#riding into Jerusalem on a donkey to put himself at the center of prophecy knowing damn well thats what hes doing. calling the temple his#temple. calli g himself the son of god. claiming to heal ppl. thats like pretty unhinged if hes just a guy.#and i dont remember enough of the new testiment to remember the words that its said he said to interpret for myself his intentions.#like my rememberance is that he was preaching kindness and helping the poor and sick. which is good. but that#was thru the interpretation of my chill pastors lol. im curious how i would hear it now while fully listening and as a critical adult. and#while trying to remember the historic political context. its just so interesting. the easter story is just so good. its so dramatic and#theres good interpersonal drama. easter and exidous r rhe best Christian bible stories imo. Anyway im really digging this musical. i lov th#weird unsettling discordant music. either bc this is a story where the literal son of god dies. or its a story where ur not sure who's#perspective you should trust between judas and everyone else. and i mean. theres a revolutionary undercurrent bc of the political situation#but i dont kno the greater context so its hard to judge how much of a coward im supposed to think judas is for not wanting to fight back#against the romans. especially if jesus is just a guy and not the son of god. ugh. its too jucy.#anyway. i just like biblical history a lot but its hard to find ppl talking abt it from a nonreligous perspective. but at the same time i#remember the set up the basically the adult Sunday school and they had up a map of the middle east. and the idea of of reading sections of#the bible and discssing the historical context is v compelling to me. except i would b absolutely intolerable in that setting lol#bc im inquisitive and contrary and agnostic#unrelated#lol i forgot to say that no matter what jesus shouldnt have been crucified. nobody should ever be#crucified bc its probably one of the worst ways you can possibly die
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