Jesus is a role model for many because of its ulastelige morals and ethics. He is usually portrayed as gentle and kind, with a big heart for people. He took always the weak party.
It has given him high status among non-believers.
But Jesus also had another side.
A page that has not received equal attention.
Liberating
also, Jesus could be angry. He had a temper and yelled at out people.
– Jesus used many insulting language. Quite a few more than the christians most do today. We are often more what we say than what he did. It is something to think about, ” says Linda Aune Arms.
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She works as a priest in Trondheim and Værnes church and has written a master’s thesis about Jesus ‘ use of insulting language, as they are rendered in three of the gospels: Matthew, Mark and Luke.
To immerse themselves in this side of Jesus, which has not received so much attention, has given her a more nuanced picture of christianity’s founder.
– It is a very human side. He had the temperament and a need to express themselves. I like very much this not so controlled side of him, the one that flings out and call people things. It is a bit liberating.
Skjellsordene Linda Aune Arms, has written about is “rev”, “hypocrite”, “snake”, “ormeyngel”, “satan”, “dog”, “pig”, “tomskalle” and “idiot”.
LOVE LANGUAGES: Linda Aune Arms, wrote a master’s thesis about nine of the words in the Bible.
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Swear is to put a designation on people to nedvurdere them, but Jesus was not to verbally attack on anyone. It was a time of religious and political power brokers in the community who were verbally abused.
– He said very clearly. It was often the way people treated others or the way they treated the religious belief that made him angry. He kicked a little to the side, to his disciples, ” explains Linda Aune Arms.
Among other things, called Jesus King Herod to a fox.
today, we think of it as a crafty person, but Jesus used the “rev” to say that Herod was a weak ruler. In the jewish context was the fox namely a weak animal.
And the disciple Peter, who belonged to the innermost circle of Jesus, was called “satan”:
“Jesus turned and said to Peter: ‘Depart behind me, Satan! You will cause me to fall. You have not thought of it as God will, only what people want'”
– Jesus says “Satan” to Peter because Peter wants to get Jesus away from God’s plan that Jesus should die on the cross.
To find the background for the words and where they come from has been the most exciting to immerse themselves in this side of Jesus, it seems Linda Aune Arms.
Her favorite-Jesus-person is “hypocrite”. Hypocrite was originally a yrkesbetegnelse for actors.
– And that is the way we use the word today also. To play acting, using the mask. To give oneself out for a you are not.
Which insulting language you used?
Tore the Hypocrite Snake Ormeyngel Satan Dog Swine Tomskalle Idiot Show result Used to collect the “flock”
Språkprofessor Ruth Vatvedt Fjeld was language consultant for the united states in Oversettingsutvalget for the 2011 edition of the Bible. She has also specialized in profanity and banneuttrykk.
She seems skjellsordene in the Bible is an interesting and important topic.
– a great many of skjellsordene that are studied, are designations that people are dishonest or not real followers of the teachings of Jesus.
Fjeld believes Jesus used skjellsordene to build his “flock”, his church, and himself as a patriarchal leader.
at the same time she believes we must take some caveats when it comes to what Jesus actually said. The bible is translated many times throughout history, but it is interesting to see what words have been given to survive to the present day.
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In the day jobs Linda Aune Arms as a priest. The way Jesus called out people on have given new perspective on the way she portrays Jesus in the sermons.
– It’s quite subconscious, I think. I don’t use skjellsordene from the pulpit, but it is nice to get the forward that he also was angry, sad and that he was not afraid to show it. It is often emotions that are a bit taboo. I think he is a role model here, too.
