A clever monkey asks: "Why are Christians characterised as sheep?"
His Majesty Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
offended for being called a "monkey" when he's looking for a better
metaphor for the sheep, I mean for the Christians... ;)
I just that don't to be called a pig.
(I quote)
Why are Christians characterised as sheep?
The image of the good shepherd and the flock is very old, it is common
in the catacombs of Rome and dates back to the first century. Why
sheep? They are the amongst the most stupid of domesticated animals
known for blindly following. Did Jesus characterise himself as the
good shepherd and his flock? If so he seems to be cynically mocking
the people that follow him. If he needed a domestic animal to create a
metaphor he had the choice of many (eg camels, goats, horses). The
Gaderine Swine story shows that Jesus was familiar with pigs, much
more intelligent animals (smarter then dogs). Why didn't he use the
methaphor the good swineherd and his church a herd of swine? Regarding
his followers as sheep Jesus seems to be acting as a cynical conman.
Of course he was executed as a criminal and his own people the Jews,
wrote in writings contemporanious with the gospels that he was a "
bastard heretic sorcerer" and this is why he got the chop. Don't
Christians mind being sheep?
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"A clever monkey has an inquisitive mind and knows how to laugh about
things"
John Vreeland
Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises"
<comandan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Well, he's not a real monkey, but this clever person wouldn't feel
>offended for being called a "monkey" when he's looking for a better
>metaphor for the sheep, I mean for the Christians... ;)
>
>I just that don't to be called a pig.
>
>(I quote)
>
>Why are Christians characterised as sheep?
>
>The image of the good shepherd and the flock is very old, it is common
>in the catacombs of Rome and dates back to the first century. Why
>sheep? They are the amongst the most stupid of domesticated animals
>known for blindly following. Did Jesus characterise himself as the
>good shepherd and his flock? If so he seems to be cynically mocking
>the people that follow him. If he needed a domestic animal to create a
>metaphor he had the choice of many (eg camels, goats, horses). The
>Gaderine Swine story shows that Jesus was familiar with pigs, much
>more intelligent animals (smarter then dogs). Why didn't he use the
>methaphor the good swineherd and his church a herd of swine? Regarding
>his followers as sheep Jesus seems to be acting as a cynical conman.
>Of course he was executed as a criminal and his own people the Jews,
>wrote in writings contemporanious with the gospels that he was a "
>bastard heretic sorcerer" and this is why he got the chop. Don't
>Christians mind being sheep?
In part it comes from the allegory created long after his death that
he was "teh Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the World" through
his sacrifice. Most of the Gospels disagree somewhat on this notion,
however, as in Mark, for example, Jesus shares a Passover meal with
his disciples and could not possibly have been executed earlier that
afternoon with the slaughter of the Passover lambs. Of course Jesus
could do anything, but somebody would probably have mentioned it.
Why not pigs? Are you serious? Hint: Jesus was Jewish. Maybe you
were being snide.
But why sheep? One of the founding episodes of Judaism is the story
of Abraham committing one of the most unthinkable sins simply because
God ordered him to. For proceeding with the sacrifice of his own son,
God declared Abraham worthy of leading God's chosen people. In other
words, YHWH likes sheep who follow orders no matter how good or
depraved they are. And sometimes they are very very depraved.
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Walter Bushell
<82f8682c-93a2-4ca4...@l2g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
"His Majesty Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic
Enterprises" <comandan...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Why didn't he use the
> methaphor the good swineherd and his church a herd of swine?
He was supposed to be Jewish and even the Greeks knew enough to know
that a Jewish guy who did that had to be phony.
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hersheyh
I certainly understand why Jesus (as a Jew) did not use swineherd
analogies.
But given the ability of Christians to sect themselves off and engage
in internecine
battles, might I suggest cats would have been a better analogy?
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
>
> > "A clever monkey has an inquisitive mind and knows how to laugh about
> > things"
>
> >http://webspawner.com/users/bananarevolution
>
> I certainly understand why Jesus (as a Jew) did not use swineherd
> analogies.
> But given the ability of Christians to sect themselves off and engage
> in internecine
>
> - Show quoted text -
Cat do not herd and do not follow.
How about DOGS?
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
> > Why are Christians characterised as sheep?
>
> LL: Because they are?
Because they follow without questioning.
The word PASTOR (doesn't every Christian know?) means SHEPHERD...
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
> who does like being called a pig
Would you call me a "monkey"? ;)
That would be admitting EVOLUTION because we are all ONE race...
Then who am I???
Not another sheep!
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
> > Jesus loves ewe?
>
> So homosexuality is banned to make room for sheep????
That's how the West was won. ;)
Multiplicate, expand, tame and then destroy.
bobsyo...@yahoo.com
His Highness Comandante Banana, King of the Apes I & Chief of Quixotic Enterprises
wrote:
> Inbreeding.
Then you get a freak...
http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/25500/Two-Headed-Sheep--25903.jpg