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Amlodhi
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Message 6 of 32 (89401)
02-29-2004 11:38 AM
Reply to: Message 5 by JustinC
02-29-2004 9:24 AM


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Originally posted by JustinCy
It comes down to animal sacrifice. Again, I must ask my question in another form: What is the correlation between killing another living being and one's personal sins?
Jesus was most likely executed for insurgency against Rome. The concept of Jesus as a "once and for all" vicarious sacrifice for humanity was soley the invention of Paul who was influenced by his Hellenistic demographics.
The "Christians" in Jerusalem (including the original disciples) continued to adhere to Mosaic Law which included animal sacrifices for the remission of sins. Hence, they (the disciples) could not have believed Jesus' crucifixion was a vicarious sacrifice.
Namaste'
Amlodhi

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