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by oolonthegreat
1586 days ago
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as an atheist, the new testament was a pretty fun read. if you put aside all the stuff about Jesus being God and also his son or whatever, the character was very revolutionary and anti-establishment. "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." |
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There he implicitly refers to the creation week, that is the rationale for keeping the sabbath: "For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it." (Exodus 20:11)
Jesus stresses that God gave an example to rest on the seventh day, for in his time it had been turned into a religious ordinance with strict rules to follow. IOW people were on their toes to avoid doing anything banned instead of resting.
> the character was very revolutionary and anti-establishment.
I guess you can get that impression depending on how much you put aside as "stuff about Jesus being God and also his son or whatever".
In Matthew 23 he says: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat: all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not."
I would say that he opposed the establishment to the extent that it was wrong, but he definitely opposed rebellion:
And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. (Matthew 26:51-52)
That was when Jesus was being captured.