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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Virgil’s Faith Is Unshaken By The Discovery of Christ’s Tomb.

“So, does the faith collapse under the weight of a supposed tomb of Jesus? ‘No,. . .Because the resurrection is a metaphor. It's the same pattern of transcendence that you get from the first pages of the Bible, all the way to the end. Historical questions do not shake the faith of us metaphorists. If you wish to take the Bible literally, do. But do not tell other people who take it metaphorically that they are not true Christians.’ Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus of religious studies at DePaul University and author of the 2001 book, Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts."

Let’s get high, high on Jesus, high on Jesus,
They tried to put His body under ground.
Flashing high on Jesus, so high on Jesus,

But friend, you just can’t keep the good man down.

From High on Jesus by Kinky Friedman
Posted by Virgil at 11:30 AM
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Virgil: Do you mean your comments literally or metaphorically? Seeker

2:54 PM
Anonymous said...

Virgil, I've got your number, and it's 666. The truth is the truth--no two ways about it. Believer in the Truth

3:05 PM

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