flwyd: (Vigelandsparken thinking head)
The Sadducees believed in total textual authority of the original Torah. The Pharisees added the history of law decisions. It would make sense to see Jesus as a rebel advocating for non-textual authority through direct experience. Insofar as the gospels quote him citing scripture, it's because he was arguing with people who insisted that the only truth was in the book.

Jew Trips

Sunday, April 27th, 2008 10:26 pm
flwyd: (Akershus Castle cobblestones)
I just pictured someone like Woody Allen saying "I went to summer school at synagogue. We didn't go on any field trips, just guilt trips."
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