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Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot  If you don't understand it, I'll explain it to you.
"Christ" isn't a family name (duh).
The word "Christ" simply means messiah (as foretold by the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures). Then this little kid came along. The name given to him was "Jesus". Turns out, according to the Bible, that he was the messiah prophesied about.
So he would be referred to as "Jesus the Christ", in the same descriptive way as we might say "Alexander the Great" or "Queen Elizabeth the 2nd".
Over time, "Jesus the Christ" became shortened, in popular usage, to "Jesus Christ". But it's still not very uncommon to hear references to "Jesus the Christ" or "Jesus the Messiah". |
actiing like, love your blog but::
(8–2 BC to 29–36 AD),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity. He is commonly referred to as Jesus Christ, where "Christ" is a title derived from the Greek christós, meaning the "Anointed One,"ever hear of oedipus rex? and what language did the church use...we never, in English said 'Jesus the Christ' - which would mean Jesus the "the annointed one" - we have said Christ the Lord, but even if we did we don't anymore.
however, the origins are not my point, the point is Ray has no idea of the usage or why, he's just trying to sound new agey and spirtual. there's a book 'karma cola' about how hippies ruined a lot india (got kids hooked on drugs, ect) but one point was that new agey types turned krishna into 'doe eye blue pilsbury doughboy' or however Gita Meta acidicly put it. in the same way i think they're trying to spin Christ and turn him into an I-M tool. both deserve better. It just seems shallow and gimmicky.
He also said something about tracing the story of aladdin back to its roots - like he has?! or 'quantum physics proves - like he knows?
i am not saying he has to do first hand research - but i doubt he's even picked up a popular science book like The Elegant Universe, or studied myth to any extent that he honestly knows what he is talking about when he mentions Aladdin. it comes across as fake.
Having done some travel writing in my day, I know that everyone pinches off of everyone else...but James hasn't even bothered to visit the country.
He'd be much better not trying to be fake and just stick who his jock approach -then i won't quite winch as hard when i hear 'let's take this metaphor and blow it out a bit'
