Anthony, I suppose you are thousands of years old, and have heard Jesus speak, so you know exactly what he meant.
***I am not in Rome. It is not hundreds of years ago, it is now.*** Your view very plainly illustrates the difference between literal and interpretive reading. ~Audrey --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Audrey, > Â > Jesus is the son of God. From different perspectives you explain, it is part > of Christianity. However, the Gospel of Thomas that Bill mentions, is a > Christian renegade. If you went to Rome with that view some hundreds of years > ago, you would probably face Inquisition. > Â > Anthony > > --- On Wed, 20/7/11, audreydc1983 <audreydc1983@...> wrote: > > > From: audreydc1983 <audreydc1983@...> > Subject: [Zen] Re: Zen elements? > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, 20 July, 2011, 11:59 PM > > > Â > > > > > Anthony, > > When I was taught that Jesus was the son of God, I did a little logical > thinking: > WHAT IF the bible didn't mean that Jesus HIMSELF was literal 'Son of God? > What if he meant something to the effect of: "I am the son of God, you are > the son of god, we are all god's children?" To me, this makes much more > sense. > > Sounds pretty inclusive, and not dualistic to me. Although, religions of the > book have to be interpreted by each reader. It really depends on if one > decides to interpret the "words of Jesus" literally, or not. It's up to the > reader. > > ~Audrey > > --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@> wrote: > > > > Bill, > > ÃÂ > > Gospel of Thomas is considered heretical in Christianity, so Whether or not > > you try to prove there are zen elements (it looks that way) does not > > represent the religion that often quotes Jesus as saying he is the son of > > God, who must be obeyed without question. That is not zen. > > ÃÂ > > Regards, > > Anthony > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
