It's not about not having a clue. It's about being hateful fucks, and trying to come up with some sort of justification for why being generous, loving and kind is unChristian because she makes them look bad and they know it.
Old Testament vengeful God for people they don't like, New Testament forgiving Jesus for themselves and people they like.
Very much like the law enforcement and courts they want.
Huh, I'd never thought of it as antisemitic (not arguing with you, just seeing something in a new light). The Christians I grew up around seemed to have so wholly appropriated the Old Testament that I never realized it had any connection to Judaism until I was nearly an adult.
I certainly never saw "fire and brimstone" as coming from anywhere but Christianity; that's their big innovation. But I wasn't actually raised Christian, just exposed to a lot of it, so there's a lot I don't know.
Yeah, the Hebrew Bible is what we just call the Bible. We Jews have a very complex relationship with and understanding of Gd so having someone distill our scripture as “angry, vengeful Gd” is an antisemitic trope that has gotten Jews killed historically.
No, but the idea that they are attacking someone in the name of “Old Testament fire and brimstone” when they ought to be exhibiting “New Testament love” is wildly antisemitic.
Whereas Revelations seems out of place in the NT, like John accidentally ate 20 caps of psilocybin and had a horrifically bad trip; OT consistently paints god as angry, jealous, and vengeful.
It’s neither here nor there for me because I think the Bible is horse shit. But for what it’s worth
What do you hope to achieve with this comment? Jews have already said that’s an antisemitic trope and you’re doubling down based on what appears to be a surface reading with no substance.
Christians keep claiming that the OT consistently portrays Gd as angry and vengeful, but the only way they can do that is by highly selective readings. Jews find a Gd who is consistently loving and forgiving. See the 13 attributes:
