Weekend and the Gospel of Judas
This was easily the laziest weekend in a long long time. For three full days I did nothing – absolutely nothing. Slept, lazed, idled… and ofcourse ideated :-)
Saturday night went to Sixth Street… and sat in a rooftop pub. There was some special event at Sixth Street, which we could not figure out. The street was packed… the entire city seemed to have come down to this one place at the same time. There were a lot of motorbikes in that area doing the rounds… never saw so many Harley Davidsons, BMWs and Suzukis, all at the same time. It makes for a good sight, I tell you… and coupled with that sound of those bikes – wonderful!
Slept through the entire day on Sunday. Saw this program on History channel called ‘The Gospel of Judas’ in the evening. A two-hour show, it just din’t seem to come to the point. The first hour was spent talking about how the Gospel was found, and how it went from hand to hand and from place to place. The next half-odd-hour was spent on how it was dated and what the other Gospels talked of… for heaven’s sake (literally) get on with it. I mean, initially it was the suspense that kept us glued… but they stretched it to the point of irritation. What makes it so difficult to get to the point? History channel never irritated me so much as it did today. Anyways, then it happened. It talked of what the Gospel said.
To save all those who wish to see the program, let me summarize the Gospel of Judas. Jesus asked Judas to betray Him. The idea being that the betrayal would free His spirit from the body. The act of betrayal by Judas was indeed the biggest sacrifice in the History of mankind, as Judas submitted himself to condemnation for the rest of History… agreeing to become the most notorious villain ever. The Gospel ends with the betrayal. It does not talk about the crucifixion, or Jesus’s subsequent coming back to life. Clearly, the focus of the Gospel is on a deeper meaning. I wouldn’t get into any meaning and stuff here… time to get the lazy weekend to a lazy end!!
Saturday night went to Sixth Street… and sat in a rooftop pub. There was some special event at Sixth Street, which we could not figure out. The street was packed… the entire city seemed to have come down to this one place at the same time. There were a lot of motorbikes in that area doing the rounds… never saw so many Harley Davidsons, BMWs and Suzukis, all at the same time. It makes for a good sight, I tell you… and coupled with that sound of those bikes – wonderful!
Slept through the entire day on Sunday. Saw this program on History channel called ‘The Gospel of Judas’ in the evening. A two-hour show, it just din’t seem to come to the point. The first hour was spent talking about how the Gospel was found, and how it went from hand to hand and from place to place. The next half-odd-hour was spent on how it was dated and what the other Gospels talked of… for heaven’s sake (literally) get on with it. I mean, initially it was the suspense that kept us glued… but they stretched it to the point of irritation. What makes it so difficult to get to the point? History channel never irritated me so much as it did today. Anyways, then it happened. It talked of what the Gospel said.
To save all those who wish to see the program, let me summarize the Gospel of Judas. Jesus asked Judas to betray Him. The idea being that the betrayal would free His spirit from the body. The act of betrayal by Judas was indeed the biggest sacrifice in the History of mankind, as Judas submitted himself to condemnation for the rest of History… agreeing to become the most notorious villain ever. The Gospel ends with the betrayal. It does not talk about the crucifixion, or Jesus’s subsequent coming back to life. Clearly, the focus of the Gospel is on a deeper meaning. I wouldn’t get into any meaning and stuff here… time to get the lazy weekend to a lazy end!!
posted by Animesh Kumar at Monday, April 10, 2006
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