medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Someone >what can one expect, from a religion based on a vindictive, violent, >grotesque old Bastard like Yahweh? Just the God you needed in a violent Bronze-age world, particularly if you were trying to take over someone else's territory. Wasn't it part of the radicalism of Jesus? That we love our neighbours as ourselves? Anne (who has just found out that the Phoenicians sacrificed infants and realised the impact on some of the psalms) ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html