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>>24529888
>>Mostly useless stupid bullshit like geneaologies.
Yes. The genealogies are there to provide evidence of God making good on promises, usually those made to Abraham or David, and/or the Hebrews and Jews by extension.
>>The Hebrews were awful people, even by the standards of the time. And Yahweh was just as evil as the other gods he hates so much.
Yes to the first part. Several books are self-aware of how horrible the Hebrews were. It's repeatedly stated that God chose them as his people because it fit his purpose, and not because of any merit. The beginning of Joshua states this plainly, and several books of prophecy reiterate this idea at length. It's kind of the point. Christianity then takes this concept further, demonstrating that God's "choice" didn't make them special, and that salvation is for everyone.
As for Yahweh being just as evil as other gods, it's simply not true if we take what the Bible claims of other gods at face value. Molech worshipers were known for cooking children alive in metal oven-like statues. The priests of Baal practiced self-harm and cut themselves regularly. Ashera worshipers likely practiced ritual sex. The law of the Old Testament and Yahweh's demand not to worship those other gods promoted cleanliness, safety, and family stability unlike the other gods. A critical reading may disagree, but that's at least what the books of the Bible state.
>>Nothing that Jesus Christ says seems to have any resemblance to modern Christianity, not even saying that like a fedora "Jesus was le hippie!!" I mean it theologically and rhetorically has no similarity.
Fair and true. Jesus's teachings are wildly unpopular with the average person that is doing well for themselves (e.g., most Americans or Western Europeans) because the primary theme of his teachings are to put God and others ahead of one's self to the point of destitution and death. This is also just a continuation of the theme from the Old Testament, where God makes strict demands of the Hebrew/Jewish leaders to protect the poor, aliens, orphans, and widows on threat of destruction. Several books of prophecy are a condemnation of the Hebrews/Jews because they failed to do these things. There are more warnings against greed and a love of money than any other sin in the Bible by a massive margin. The New Testament repeatedly states that many will reject Christ's teachings, so there should be little surprise that nations where "Christianity" is the default cultural norm mostly share a version that only vaguely resembles Christ's words.
>>24529888
>>Mostly useless stupid bullshit like geneaologies.
Yes. The genealogies are there to provide evidence of God making good on promises, usually those made to Abraham or David, and/or the Hebrews and Jews by extension.
>>The Hebrews were awful people, even by the standards of the time. And Yahweh was just as evil as the other gods he hates so much.
Yes to the first part. Several books are self-aware of how horrible the Hebrews were. It's repeatedly stated that God chose them as his people because it fit his purpose, and not because of any merit. The beginning of Joshua states this plainly, and several books of prophecy reiterate this idea at length. It's kind of the point. Christianity then takes this concept further, demonstrating that God's "choice" didn't make them special, and that salvation is for everyone.
As for Yahweh being just as evil as other gods, it's simply not true if we take what the Bible claims of other gods at face value. Molech worshipers were known for cooking children alive in metal oven-like statues. The priests of Baal practiced self-harm and cut themselves regularly. Ashera worshipers likely practiced ritual sex. The law of the Old Testament and Yahweh's demand not to worship those other gods promoted cleanliness, safety, and family stability unlike the other gods. A critical reading may disagree, but that's at least what the books of the Bible state.
>>Nothing that Jesus Christ says seems to have any resemblance to modern Christianity, not even saying that like a fedora "Jesus was le hippie!!" I mean it theologically and rhetorically has no similarity.
Fair and true. Jesus's teachings are wildly unpopular with the average person that is doing well for themselves (e.g., most Americans or Western Europeans) because the primary theme of his teachings are to put God and others ahead of one's self to the point of destitution and death. This is also just a continuation of the theme from the Old Testament, where God makes strict demands of the Hebrew/Jewish leaders to protect the poor, aliens, orphans, and widows on threat of destruction. Several books of prophecy are a condemnation of the Hebrews/Jews because they failed to do these things. There are more warnings against greed and a love of money than any other sin in the Bible by a massive margin. The New Testament repeatedly states that many will reject Christ's teachings, so there should be little surprise that nations where "Christianity" is the default cultural norm mostly share a version that only vaguely resembles Christ's words.
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