Jesus: Mything in Action, Vol. II (The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion Book 3) by David Fitzgerald

Author:David Fitzgerald [Fitzgerald, David]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-03-19T16:00:00+00:00

10. Jesus underwent abuse and humiliation. (Romans 15:3)

Hannam says Paul says “Jesus underwent abuse and humiliation.” But that’s not what Paul says in Romans 15:3. What he really says is this:

For Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written,

“The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”

So in point of fact, Paul says scripture says so; in this case, Psalms 69:9 (“The Prayer for Deliverance from Persecution”), one of several verses from various Psalms used to provide details for Jesus’ life. “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me” isn’t exactly a perfect fit for a prophecy that the messiah underwent abuse and humiliation, but taken out of context, it’s vague enough to be serviceable. The “uncanny accuracy” of “prophecy” like this is less impressive when you see how much cherry-picking the evangelists had to do to make it fit their crucifixion story. For example, the same psalm opens with this, a passage that doesn’t fit Jesus’ passion story whatsoever:

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