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[–]Vulptex 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I already explained why those stories are forgeries. And even if the "dogs" one is real, we don't know the context or the tone. He could've been testing the lady to see if she'd fall for Pharisee bullshit, or acting out a parody of it. Either of those would make more sense considering he immediately turns around and praises her.

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    [–]Vulptex 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    I believe in them. I'm also aware that humans altered them to some degree, which is obvious to anyone who has read them. All but one of the anti-goyim propaganda pieces appears only in the gospel of Matthew, meaning it was added by its redactor who clearly had an agenda. And the historical battle between the Catholics and Marcionites provides strong evidence that the "Judaizing" material is among the forgeries. If you think it's bad in the gospels then you aren't prepared to see how different Paul's writings were.

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      [–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Neither of those say anything about Jews and gentiles.