tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post116871500749124037..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: God is discreetZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-10785690916007104292007-05-05T06:20:00.000-07:002007-05-05T06:20:00.000-07:00The Medieval Europeans beat the Mormons to it as w...The Medieval Europeans beat the Mormons to it as well, with the legend of the Wandering Jew, who was cursed by Jesus for some reason to wander the Earth in eternal misery until Jesus came back. One of those warm, fuzzy stories that explains why Judeo-Christian relations have been so good for the last 2,000 years.<BR/><BR/>I do wonder how that quote made it into Matthew anyway. It probably wasn't written down for 40 to 90 years after Jesus died, you'd think somebody would have thought that maybe that'd be a good one to leave out by then. Life expectancy wasn't all that hot back then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1168891089518543032007-01-15T11:58:00.000-08:002007-01-15T11:58:00.000-08:00The Mormons beat you to the idea, xian. They have ...The Mormons beat you to the idea, xian. They have the "three immortal Nephites" who wander about doing good deeds, but never revealing their identities to us mere mortals. Both devout Mormons and jokesters report sightings of the Nephites and, frankly, it's difficult to tell the serious accounts from the jocular. (I suspect the guy who reported a Nephite working as a gas station attendant is probably pulling our leg.)<BR/><BR/>Yes, religion is tons of fun.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1168890010825309752007-01-15T11:40:00.000-08:002007-01-15T11:40:00.000-08:00I always figured that line in Matthew was ripe for...I always figured that line in Matthew was ripe for a theological SF story about the two thousand year-old last witness of Christ. Maybe this is more up James Morrow's alley than Tim LaHaye's, though.<BR/><BR/>-- xianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1168839429484984202007-01-14T21:37:00.000-08:002007-01-14T21:37:00.000-08:00As a poet, I very much enjoyed my walk through you...As a poet, I very much enjoyed my walk through your blog...as an avid reader, I think I enjoyed it even more. Time well spent...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com