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From: arnold@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Ken Arnold%CGL)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: The cheese connection
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Date: Fri, 15-Mar-85 18:00:59 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 15 18:00:59 1985
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In article <1959@sdcc6.UUCP> ix415@sdcc6.UUCP (Rick Frey) writes:
>Not to be picky or over zealous, but in the movie, Brian (the character
>representing Jesus) was portrayed as a normal guy who was simply (and
>literally) picked up by the masses without any reason.

What movie did you see?  In the version of "Life of Brian" I saw, the
character representing Jesus was not Brian, but someone preaching on
a mountain.  He looked the the Jesus we see in paintings, said the things
that Jesus is quoted as saying in the Bible, and otherwise seemed just
like Jesus as one would expect to see him.  I thought he was portrayed
quite accurately, even though it was a small part.

Brain, on the other hand, was picked up by some very silly people, who
twisted what he said.  He was also saved from certain death by the
coincidental appearance of a flying saucer.

By the way, it is a fact that at the time which Jesus appeared, there
were many other people claiming or claimed to be the messiah.  The people
of that time were looking for a deliverer, and saw many.  The movie was
reasonable accurate about that.  That Jesus is the Son of God (if that
is what you believe) has nothing to do with this.
-- 
Ken Arnold