Symbolic cannibalism in Christianity

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Shakyamunison

Atlantis001
Good question ! I wonder if this was inherited from other ancient religions...

Shakyamunison
Here is a site I found on the topic: laughing

http://www.nobeliefs.com/communion/communion.htm

Imperial_Samura
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Here is a site I found on the topic: laughing

http://www.nobeliefs.com/communion/communion.htm

I remember in one of my history courses at uni, in a tute were the Christian persecutions were under discussion, and this was one of the issues that motivated the Romans.

They really didn't trust the Christians for a number of reasons, including the fact they believed the Christians were engaged in a form of ritual cannibalism.

Alliance
Originally posted by Imperial_Samura
I remember in one of my history courses at uni, in a tute were the Christian persecutions were under discussion, and this was one of the issues that motivated the Romans.

They really didn't trust the Christians for a number of reasons, including the fact they believed the Christians were engaged in a form of ritual cannibalism.

VERY true.

Also, Christians had a knack for sitting ontop of wooden poles all day, which I don't think the Romans really understood.

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Alliance
VERY true.

Also, Christians had a knack for sitting ontop of wooden poles all day, which I don't think the Romans really understood.

Alliance what are you talking about? confused

Alliance
Christian history. In the early days or Chirstianity, many Christinas would wear rags ans sit ontop of wooden poles all day long...

...the Romans found this odd at best.

Add this to Christian "cannibalism"...a Roman would be very confused how one was eating the body and blood of Christ (Imperial's earlier point)...its not hard to see why Christians wer thought of as stupid and rebellious.

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by Alliance
Christian history. In the early days or Chirstianity, many Christinas would wear rags ans sit ontop of wooden poles all day long...

...the Romans found this odd at best.

Add this to Christian "cannibalism"...a Roman would be very confused how one was eating the body and blood of Christ (Imperial's earlier point)...its not hard to see why Christians wer thought of as stupid and rebellious.

Why did they wear rags and sit ontop of wooden poles all day long?

Alliance
I don't believe there are any Christian accounts of their personal rationales...just the accounts of educated Romans who were very confused why people sat on poles.

I would imagine, (with most scholars that I've read) that they felt that this sort of simple and meager lifestyle was representative of Jesus as was a way to prove their devotion.

Imperial_Samura
Originally posted by Alliance
I don't believe there are any Christian accounts of their personal rationales...just the accounts of educated Romans who were very confused why people sat on poles.

I would imagine, (with most scholars that I've read) that they felt that this sort of simple and meager lifestyle was representative of Jesus as was a way to prove their devotion.

Yes, modern scholars would agree on that point - the concept of sacrifice bringing them closer to God. The act of sitting on poles and the like became especially popular when the persecutions ended it is was decided it was wrong to actively seek martyrdom - since dying in that way was welcomed since it made them feel like Jesus and the Saints and all that.

I believe it was called "the white death" - or something along those lines. They left the material world - died symbolically- and took up such things as living in caves, sitting on poles, all that jazz. I think there is a link to it and the formation of the monastic lifestyle. Either way their sacrifice, one assumes, was meant to be seen as brining them closer to God. Of course it likely seen as mad (and justly so) by the Romans and like of the day.

FeceMan

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by FeceMan
Remember that time that Philosophicus posted something like this awhile ago? Remember when I told him that he was retarded for not understanding the symbolism?

I have more respect for you than I do for him, and I know that you know better.

Then humor me and walk me though it. Why would Jesus us Symbolic cannibalism?

BTW This thread is not meant as an insult. Sometimes I like to make a thread for everyone, even if I understand the subject sufficiently.

Imperial_Samura
Originally posted by FeceMan
Remember that time that Philosophicus posted something like this awhile ago? Remember when I told him that he was retarded for not understanding the symbolism?

I have more respect for you than I do for him, and I know that you know better.

It is fine understanding the symbolism - but that still isn't an explanation for symbolic cannibalism, and such a thing hasn't sat well with many throughout history. This is not to say they didn't realise it was symbolic, but it was symbolic of something far from acceptable.

FeceMan
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Then humor me and walk me though it. Why would Jesus us Symbolic cannibalism?

BTW This thread is not meant as an insult. Sometimes I like to make a thread for everyone, even if I understand the subject sufficiently.
I don't know why Jesus did it, but I've never considered it as symbolic cannibalism (that doesn't mean that it isn't, just that I've never thought of it as such). I suppose that it could stem from the idea that by "taking in God", we become closer to Him; the symbolic "eating" of the flesh and blood of God allows us to become closer to Him. Sin City for a better example.]

http://www.nobeliefs.com/communion/communion.htm

Shakyamunison

FeceMan
lol christians

Shakyamunison
Originally posted by FeceMan
lol christians

I'm talking about before there was Christians. Why did Jesus us Symbolic cannibalism?

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