I'm reading 'Born to Kvetch,' a discussion of Yiddish and the insight it gives to Jewish life.
It's hard to tell exactly which parts are tongue in cheek (or, in the manner of The Books apologists, when a presentation of literal history is meant as an allegorical metaphor), but there's an interesting thought about St. Peter.
2000years ago, Jews that accepted Jesus were going to the same temples they'd always gone to, arguing with everyone else about the divine nature of one out of many prophets who were obviously fakes.
At least Peter, bless his heart, formed a completely separate temple system so that those who had accepted Jesus into their hearts worshipped where the Jews who remained Jews didn't have to put up with them.
It's hard to tell exactly which parts are tongue in cheek (or, in the manner of The Books apologists, when a presentation of literal history is meant as an allegorical metaphor), but there's an interesting thought about St. Peter.
2000years ago, Jews that accepted Jesus were going to the same temples they'd always gone to, arguing with everyone else about the divine nature of one out of many prophets who were obviously fakes.
At least Peter, bless his heart, formed a completely separate temple system so that those who had accepted Jesus into their hearts worshipped where the Jews who remained Jews didn't have to put up with them.
