Who Said That?

"A thread of hatred runs through the New Testament."

You know how this works!  Leave your guess in the comments section below.  Please, no google searches or cheating. 

Update on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 05:25PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This comes from Karen Armstrong's book,  The Bible: A Biography, (2007), p. 76.  An ex-nun, Armstrong bills herself as a "freelance monotheist," who draws from all three faiths of Abraham.

Comments

[Eloquorius]

OK, how about John Hagee (likely in reference to alleged NT anti-semitism or something)?

[Neal P.]

Adolph Hitler

[Neal P.]

Hmmm. I was wrong, but I won't spoil it by giving the answer.

[Mark]

Shot in the dark here - Bart Ehrman?

[Michael A. Vickers]

Bizarre. I've just started reading this book.

[Steven Carr]

Jeremiah Wright?

[Timinator]

Jeremiah Wright

[Matt]

Jeremiah Wright

[Coyle]

Richard Dawkins, or one of his ilk...

[Reg Schofield]

Sounds like John Shelby Spong or perhaps Hitchens , but my first guess is Spong.

["lee n. field"]

James Cone?

[Wyldeirishman]

Sam Harris?

[Adam McNeal]

Definitely Marcion.

[Gene Frenkel]

Rev. Wright?

[Neal P.]

Coyle, your guess is wrong, but you're on the right track. It's much closer to the correct source than the others.

[Dave Eagle]

Is it Christopher Hitchens?

[Dennis W.]

Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties re: Canadian hate law?

[Howard]

Albert Einstein

[Ivan]

First of all let me state clearly I do believe a thread of hatred runs through the New Testament. I sincerely do.

"the sinful mind is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law nor can it do so, Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God" Romans 8

Throughout the Epistles, Acts and even the Apocalypse, we find the hatred of sinful humanity opposed to God and his Law.

Also throughout the gospels the Pharisees demonstrate their hatred for Jesus Christ, the God-man in the flesh!

I probably just won some serious points w/ Zrim!
How about it, good buddy?

[Zrim]

Ivan,

Yes, give yourself, like, 25,000 points. You gotta have some fun on these things.