tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post114801899070808545..comments2023-11-02T01:02:57.598-07:00Comments on the 17 point scale: the da vinci codeandrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1148419576245307562006-05-23T14:26:00.000-07:002006-05-23T14:26:00.000-07:00ANDREW:I feel what you're saying. But specifically...ANDREW:<BR/><BR/>I feel what you're saying. But specifically because we know so little about Jesus' teens and twenties, what if he married someone then (not mary mag.) and had kids? Jesus called some of his disciples away from their wives and children to follow him, and some were martyred. I agree that the knowledge that Jesus had that he would be crucified is significant, although not everyone believes the Bible teaches that Jesus knew his whole story while on earth. I have a "gut feeling" that someone who was fully God and fully man marrying a human would be wrong--on the other hand, people used to think that interracial marriage was just "wrong" (this analogy has obvious problems, but my point is to look to the Bible for an answer over "I feel this way" etc). <BR/><BR/>BETH:<BR/><BR/>Well, the DaVinci code is obviously swiss cheese full of holes--it's fiction, after all! A devil's advocate counter answer is that Mary, the mother of God, was elevated into the ultimate wife/mother role--in other words, the highest you can acheive as a woman is to be a good wife and mother (or, not a disciple or teacher). Whether that's a valid statement is, of course, up for debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1148358679452170132006-05-22T21:31:00.000-07:002006-05-22T21:31:00.000-07:00REBECCA,i really can't think of any biblical pass...REBECCA,<BR/><BR/>i really can't think of any biblical passages that would validate or refute the idea of Christ having kids. i'd actually be a bit surprised if there were passages that were relevant without making a number of acrobatic interpretive leaps.<BR/><BR/>from a philosophical perspective a Christ kidred would obviously pose a few problems. i'm thinking aloud here, but does it make sense that Christ would marry and have kids if he had some idea of his purpose on earth (or even impending death)? would that be a loving God? --also, if my sense of the gospels is correct, Jesus began (and ended) his ministry in his early thirties. it would be during this time that he first met mary mag. the gospels skip the awkward teen years and young twenties but seem a lot mroe detailed during the mary mag years. this seems important-- would a marriage to mary mag be consistent with Jesus's call to leave one's family and follow God? i forget what else i was going to say...<BR/><BR/>BETH,<BR/><BR/>as you know, i entirely agree with your merry point.<BR/><BR/>hmmm...i'll see if i can find a sample of her music and see what i think.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1148149022960252212006-05-20T11:17:00.000-07:002006-05-20T11:17:00.000-07:00Not sure about the marriage question, but here's a...Not sure about the marriage question, but here's another one. Your mention of Mary the mother of Jesus sparked this question: Isn't it interesting that Mary is a very important figure in the Catholic church, and the DaVinci code never even touched on that fact? If the church were trying to suppress the femine side of the divine, why does it elevate the Virgin Mary to a status high enough to incur the criticism of the Protestant church (and does this make the Protestant church even more the villain, according to Dan Brown standards)?<BR/>Unrelated bit of information: Andrew, the song I was telling you about is called Mushaboom; the artist is Feist. And get this: she's done vocals for The Kings of Convenience. No wonder it stood out to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1148079373613747452006-05-19T15:56:00.000-07:002006-05-19T15:56:00.000-07:00Hey everyone, I have a Da Vinci code related theol...Hey everyone, I have a Da Vinci code related theological question: <BR/><BR/>If Jesus did get married, or get married and have children, would that be Biblically consistent? Are there verses in the Bible that would argue for or against? I can<BR/>see an argument for both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com