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In short, who were Jesus’ disciples? Lower-class, illiterate, Aramaic-speaking peasants from Galilee.
This reinforces the idea that the gospels could not have been written by the disciples. They were essentially illiterate.
“Theirs was the snot-nosed, sticky-fingered world of peanut butter sandwiches and cartoons, playgrounds and superhero pajamas, crayons and pop-up books, booster chairs and midday naps. Their world existed no farther than the reach of their tiny arms. They were new. Innocent. Vulnerable. Yet they were somehow able to take personal and public responsibility for a hard-wired sin nature, implored to pledge allegiance to an invisible overlord they could not see, and charged to prevent their own torture in a nasty, horrible place that the Vacation Bible School teachers called Hell.”
― Deconverted: a Journey from Religion to Reason
― Deconverted: a Journey from Religion to Reason
“Folks like to talk about revenge like it’s a righteous thing but it’s just hate in a nicer suit,”
― Razorblade Tears
― Razorblade Tears
William’s 2025 Year in Books
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