“The worst sinners, according to Jesus, are not the harlots and publicans, but the religious leaders with their insistence on proper dress and grooming, their careful observance of all the rules, their precious concern for status symbols, their strict legality, their pious patriotism... the haircut becomes the test of virtue in a world where Satan deceives and rules by appearances.” WorldJesusLeadershipReligiousLeaderVirtueWorstHonestyHairConcernTestsDressesCarefulAppearanceSymbolsSatanSinnerDeceivingStrictPiousHaircutsInsistenceObservanceGroomingReligious LeadersDeceiverLegalityHarlotsStatus Symbol Author:Hugh Nibley
“And the issue is never the merits of the evidence but always the jealous rivalry of the contestants to see which would be the official light unto the world. Right down to the present day we have been the spectators of a foolish contest between equally vain and bigoted rivals.” WorldHas BeensLightWould BeIssuesEvidenceFoolishVainMeritOfficialsJealousContestsSpectatorsRivalsRivalryPresent DayContestants Author:Hugh Nibley
“Wherever we look in the ancient world the past has been controlled, but nowhere more rigorously than in the history of the Christian church. The methods of control, wherever we find them, fall under three general heads which might be described as (a) the invention, (b) the destruction, and (c) the alteration of documents.” WorldLooksHas BeensMightChristianPastFallThreeChurchPowerDestructionMethodAncientInventionControlledDocumentsChristian ChurchAlterationsAncient World Author:Hugh Nibley
