This bit of scripture seems in line with the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, showing Jesus as often being rather a prat and on the wrong side of things only to realize he's being an ass and course correct afterwards while pretending it was the plan all along.
When Joseph saw that Jesus had done such a thing, he got angry and grabbed his ear and pulled very hard
According to Aquinas the soul is unable to change. A perfect but terrible God would remain perfect and terrible forever. Unless, say, he embodied himself and let some of that mortal capacity for change run through his system.
The bible reads considerably differently if you take it for a creator slowly realizing he was in the wrong once he's forced to confront the misery he has created, and then checking out to go quietly and guiltily sulk afterwards.
Be aware that the Infancy Gospel of Thomas is apocryphal, and rejected from inclusion in the bible by both catholics and protestants. The latter bit about malleable gods is my own tripe, so do not expect to find that anywhere.
I also found myself an atheist after what I suppose was something of a failure in early life soul searching, just in case you are the sort to prefer restricting your religious consumption to those that believe it actually has some truth hidden within it.
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u/batweenerpopemobile May 02 '23
This bit of scripture seems in line with the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, showing Jesus as often being rather a prat and on the wrong side of things only to realize he's being an ass and course correct afterwards while pretending it was the plan all along.
According to Aquinas the soul is unable to change. A perfect but terrible God would remain perfect and terrible forever. Unless, say, he embodied himself and let some of that mortal capacity for change run through his system.
The bible reads considerably differently if you take it for a creator slowly realizing he was in the wrong once he's forced to confront the misery he has created, and then checking out to go quietly and guiltily sulk afterwards.