Pauline epistles: fan fiction

[pne]

An interesting (I thought) comparison from a comment on an entry in mock_the_stupid:

I've always seen Paul's stuff in the same light as fanfic. As in; if the gospels are canon, Acts is the spin-off series and the Letters are fan fiction.

The context was a discussion on whether you're going to hell if you have long hair (as a guy) or short hair (as a woman), and on how much weight Paul's words carry.

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Incidentally, I have succumbed to practicality and am now wearing my hair in a pony-tail. I used to keep it open, or use hairgrips/bobby pins which I tried to keep fairly unobtrusive, but it kept falling in my face, and this keeps it out.

Also Stella says she thinks it looks better in a pony-tail than open.

I used to think it was a pretty unimaginative hairstyle since nearly all men with long hair seem to wear it in a pony-tail, while women have a much larger variety of hair styles. But eh.

Hmm... *glances at userpic* I wonder whether I should change that avatar then since the long hair isn't hanging down the sides any more.

Comments

[bride.livejournal.com]

Didn't Jesus have long hair?

[pne.livejournal.com]

Well, there aren't many surviving photographs :)

But yes, he's usually depicted with long hair—and that point was made as well. (I believe a comment also said something like "if Jesus appeared at Bob Jones University, they'd kick him out for looking like a hippy and say he'd go to hell for looking like that.)

John the Baptist and Samson were also mentioned, as being Nazarites, who had sworn not to cut their hair as part of a vow.

[bride.livejournal.com]

Ah, I only know because I had a Chemistry TA Guy with long hair who wore a t-shirt with a picture of Jesus with big black bold text under it that says: "Jesus had long hair". =D