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I'm not quite sure I've understood the point of the pragmatic view. Does she (Pagels) want to say that God himself didn't mean execution of Jesus to be an offering?

Цитата: Elaine PagelsOne of them is about how we understand the death of Jesus, whether it was something that God actually required before he would forgive sins. The author of the Gospel of Judas thinks that's a very brutal view of God.

Цитата: Elaine PagelsThe fact was that Jesus was executed in a terrible way and his followers, in order to maintain their faith, said: "There has to be a meaning in it. What could it mean?" And because they were Jews, they immediately thought, "This must be some kind of offering, like the animals that are offered in the temple." So it's a natural kind of image to use because worship of that time was [intrinsically connected to] sacrifice. But the author of the Gospel of Judas is challenging that.

Sounds legit.