Elizabeth August 8th, 2007

Bible Versus is what happens when a non-religious, disabled gay man decides to read the New Testament and then write about it. He does so without reading any other commentary on the verses, so it’s refreshingly unbiased.

THE DEMONIACS

Jesus, Matthew is a long gospel. (No pun intended.)

So two Demoniacs come “out of the tombs” to meet Jesus. I’ve never heard the word “demoniacs” before. It reminds me of the movie “Flashdance”. “I’m a demoniac, demoniac for your love…”. But maybe that’s just me.

The demoniacs asked Jesus to be sent into a bunch of pigs, which he did. Then all the pigs threw themselves off a cliff. The swineherds, suddenly out of a job, ran to town and told everyone about the lack of pig. The town, now without pork, asked Jesus to leave.

Not incomprehensible. Jesus shows up, the town’s food and income runs off a cliff and Jesus seems to be the cause. WWYouD? Perhaps not the smartest thing Jesus ever did. He could have sent the demoniacs into a plot of weeds. Just sayin’.

Then Jesus gets on a boat and goes home. C’ya! Sorry bout the pigs!

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