Was Jesus a Vegetarian?

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If this is what you are referring to, it sounds rather suspicious to me. An Essene text about Jesus found by a 19th century Irish clergyman in a Tibetan Buddhist temple? That just screams "fake Gospel with a made up history" to me.

A critique with footnotes and citations that reaches much the same conclusion: http://www.tektonics.org/lp/ouseley01.php



Can't even find that one online. Got a cite for it?

I know, I know...are there any "legitimate sources" for many things? Hard to know what to believe.

This is the Gospel of the Holy Twelve:
http://www.thenazareneway.com/ght_table_of_contents.htm

The site that mentions This is My Word and the quote (look under subtitle did Jesus eat the passover lamb?):

http://www.donoteatus.org/Were_Early_Christians_Vegerarian_Layout2.htm

I can't find much either on "This is My Word" when I google it.

 

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.@mendalla also I keep reading references that Emperor Constantine poured molten lead down the throats of those Christians who were Pacifists and vegetarians, but when I try to find historical evidence..I can't.
If this were true I could certainly see how Rome's religion would take over possibly Jesus true message.

 

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As for for eaton by Christ jesus . One time every year all the Jews had to eat Lamb at the passover. That would seem to do away with vegetarians.

 

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Did not Christ increase the Law?

-I think not for those who follow Him . He sett us free from the Law.

 

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-I think not for those who follow Him . He sett us free from the Law.

I started a thread called Grace and the Law back in August:
http://wondercafe2.ca/index.php?threads/grace-and-the-law.1809/

 

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Have you ever heard of the text called "The Gospel of Perfect Life" also known as "The Gospel of the Holy Twelve" or "The Gospel of Jesus"?

Also a text called: "This Is My Word" where it is explained why Jesus served fish to the crowd."
In it He says that He created dead fish from the spiritual substance of the earth.."I gave them the dead fish and at the same time I offered them breads and fruits to eat, so that they could recognize the difference between living and dead nourishment, between highly vibrating and low vibrating food." (This IS My Word; pp 371-372)

What do Biblical scholars say about these books?

Tis worth pointing out that the character associated with the discovery of this so-called "gospel" was The Reverend Gideon Ouseley. Ouseley himself was a vegetarian, and made the promotion of vegetarianism his crusade, far more than the promotion of faith in Jesus. Which calls into question the authenticity of a gospel suddenly discovered by an advocate of vegetarianism and which - alone among any records of Jesus' life that I know of - portrays Jesus as a vegetarian. That was sure a convenient discovery for Ouseley.

The original manuscript for this so-called "gospel" was said to be found somewhere in a monastery in Tibet. Curiously enough, it's never been found. It was only communicated through dreams and visions. The Reverend Andrew Linzey is an advocate of vegetarianism and teaches theology at Oxford University. In spite of his support of vegetarianism and animal rights, he considers this gospel a fraud. In fact, many animal rights activists who are also Christians give no credence to this so-called "gospel."

Never heard of the other document you refer to.

 

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Tis worth pointing out that the character associated with the discovery of this so-called "gospel" was The Reverend Gideon Ouseley. Ouseley himself was a vegetarian, and made the promotion of vegetarianism his crusade, far more than the promotion of faith in Jesus. Which calls into question the authenticity of a gospel suddenly discovered by an advocate of vegetarianism and which - alone among any records of Jesus' life that I know of - portrays Jesus as a vegetarian. That was sure a convenient discovery for Ouseley.

The original manuscript for this so-called "gospel" was said to be found somewhere in a monastery in Tibet. Curiously enough, it's never been found. It was only communicated through dreams and visions. The Reverend Andrew Linzey is an advocate of vegetarianism and teaches theology at Oxford University. In spite of his support of vegetarianism and animal rights, he considers this gospel a fraud. In fact, many animal rights activists who are also Christians give no credence to this so-called "gospel."

Never heard of the other document you refer to.

Fair enough, the points are interesting, and we could also say the same about Constantine who strangely started to support Christianity from a vision that supposedly God would help Him win wars.....to possibly serve his own agenda.
I am just putting these things out there as possibilities, but there is a thought if I were a member of a religion that was under threat of death, I certainly would hide scripture for future reference.