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The Elton (ἐλθὼν) Gospel. Scholar's version

1. "I think Jesus Was A compassionate,

2. super-intelligent

3. gay man

4. Who understood human problems.

5. On the cross, he Forgave the people who crucified HIM.

6. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving (...)".

Elton John

Legenda:

Red: That's Jesus!

Pink: Sure sounds like Jesus

Gray: Well, maybe

Black: There's been some mistake

Questa è la mia valutazione della visione di Elton John su Gesù, resa attraverso i colori con cui il Jesus Seminar ha valutato i detti e gli atti di Gesù riportati nei quattro vangeli canonici e nel vangelo di Tommaso. (in realtà il Jesus Seminar ha offerto diverse interpretazioni dei colori: questa è la più informale e positiva).

Una breve giustificazione delle mie valutazioni.

Le affermazioni 1 e 6 colgono sicuramente un aspetto fondamentale e storicamente indiscutibile del messaggio e forse potremmo anche dire della personalità di Gesù.

At No 2 I have reserved the gray because it is not clear what Elton John meant by "intelligence", and on the other hand, whatever the kind of intelligence you have in mind, judgments of this kind can only be highly subjective.

At No 3 I gave the black because I do not think there is any historical basis for a claim of gender, peace and fleeing naked boys kissing Gnostics. Historically, if anything would be more plausible to say that Jesus was a real eunuch. In any case, it is almost certain that Jesus was an ascetic sexual matters: his celibacy, voluntary or forced (eunuch?) That were the case, is a very solid historical data and integrates seamlessly with the eschatological perspective of his message.

At No 4, I was graciously bestowed the color pink, as it is certainly possible to argue that Jesus understood the problems of the people around him: the poor, the oppressed, the marginalized, women, the sick, the possessed. However, Elton John's statement is too general and absolute you can assign the color red is said that Jesus understood all human problems tout court. For example, one could argue that his utopia of the kingdom of God, he lacked realism and therefore less well understood policy issues to what they knew to Caiaphas, Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate Andreotti or (his other, less well-known contemporary).

At No 5 I have assigned the gray, because I do not have much confidence in the information about the Lucan Jesus' words on the cross (cf. Lk 23:34 as well as 22.46 and 22.39 to 43). I must say that this phrase that Luke puts into the mouth of Jesus is consistent with its message, so that we do have some gray "dots" pink.