Month: April 2023

It’s Holy Saturday, So What Happened To Jesus Between Good Friday And Easter?

The Harrowing of Hell, Petites Heures, 14th-century illuminated manuscript commissioned by John, Duke of Berry. So what did Jesus do between Good Friday and Easter? One old tradition is the Harrowing of Hell where Jesus descended to Hell and liberated the captives there. Christ’s descent into the world of the dead is referred to in It’s Holy Saturday, So What Happened To Jesus Between Good Friday And Easter?

Unhooking The Bra Of Mystery

“Free the Springfield 2 Marge, free the Springfield 2!” In the previous 3 posts in this series I talked about brainwashing and indoctrination in (1) Religion: (a) Religion as Undue Influence (kiosk article) (b) Religion And Brainwashing (2) Sexuality: (2/2) Brainwashing and Indoctrination in Culture and Sexuality But if we are ethically compelled, as Foucault Unhooking The Bra Of Mystery

Jesus and Satire (2/2)

For more on Jesus and satire (lampooning, exaggerating for effect, etc), please see my three Modern Library articles: The Justified Lie By Jesus In The Gospel Of John A Critique Of The Penal Substitution Interpretation Of The Cross Of Christ Jesus Mythicism And Penal Substitution ps: Also check out my other Christian Origins posts on Jesus and Satire (2/2)