I like the idea that Jesus spent the 20 years between debating rabbis and his own ministry going east on the silk road and learning Buddhism. I’ve always felt like base Christianity seems like Buddhist principles through a Jewish lens.
I always wondered about his childhood. The bible practically goes from: Jesus born > Jesus is an adult, with very little in-between. It really bugged me as a kid - I couldn’t relate to an adult, let alone to one that’s supposed to be perfect. Also, how can a little girl be expected to care about bible stories when so many of them are just boring conversations between old men from ancient times? Sure, occasionally women appear. And sometimes there are animals. Noah’s Ark’s been milked to death in kids’ bible stories, probably because it’s one of the few stories in the book that’s capable of actually capturing kids’ attention.
But anyway. Point is, since Jesus’s youth seems to barely have a record, you could well be onto something.
Didn’t Gandhi say something similar?
“I like your christ but not your Christians, they have so little in common with christ” (or something similar)
I believe this is one of those common misquotes.
It was actually Buddha who said that
And Abraham Lincoln.
And that Abraham Lincoln? Albert Einstein.
I like the idea that Jesus spent the 20 years between debating rabbis and his own ministry going east on the silk road and learning Buddhism. I’ve always felt like base Christianity seems like Buddhist principles through a Jewish lens.
I always wondered about his childhood. The bible practically goes from: Jesus born > Jesus is an adult, with very little in-between. It really bugged me as a kid - I couldn’t relate to an adult, let alone to one that’s supposed to be perfect. Also, how can a little girl be expected to care about bible stories when so many of them are just boring conversations between old men from ancient times? Sure, occasionally women appear. And sometimes there are animals. Noah’s Ark’s been milked to death in kids’ bible stories, probably because it’s one of the few stories in the book that’s capable of actually capturing kids’ attention.
But anyway. Point is, since Jesus’s youth seems to barely have a record, you could well be onto something.
You might enjoy a movie called “The man from earth”
I do, I recommend it to people
Yay! There are dozens of us (probably more since I guess it has leaped out of cult status)
Oh oh and I’m also open to recommendations if there’s some other movie that you feel is similar and worthy.
Thank you and hope you have a nice time!
Some of that “time in the desert” eh?
It’s been a while since Sunday school, do they mention “time in the desert” other than the 40 days when the devil was screwing with him?
I believe Buddha was merely quoting Hastur.
Who was actually quoting Abraham Lincoln, vampire Hunter
And time traveller. It’s a crucial aspect of Lincoln lore too many people forget.
Ah yes, Abraham Lincoln, famous inventor of rocket jumping
Nah, this was Abe Lincoln paraphrasing Einstein.