Cannibalism and Scripture

[py3ak]

I understand: I just wanted to point out that the mere usage of the phrase certainly doesn't lend itself to understanding it of cannibalism. I'm not sure if anthropophagism really adds much to the torment of hating God that intensely. Given the wider history, perhaps we can see it as an indication of God's restraint of His own people, that in their case cannibalism arose from desperation, rather than superstition or hatred.

 

[Pergamum]

Ruben:

Tru dat!

Word of the day: anthropophagism.

Here is an intresting, albeit sensationalist, link: Sleeping with Cannibals | Travel | Smithsonian Magazine

 

[Rich Koster]

Considering the vast array of emotions triggered here, imagine the responses toward what Jesus said toward the end of John 6. Those who didn't understand Jesus, must have come away with some strange ideas.

 

[KaphLamedh]

It is a sin. No more no less. God has said what He meant to be food for man.

 

[puritanpilgrim]

This is turning into a monty python skit.

 

[Rich Koster]

This is turning into a monty python skit.

Nee! Nee!

 

[Peairtach]

Considering the vast array of emotions triggered here, imagine the responses toward what Jesus said toward the end of John 6. Those who didn't understand Jesus, must have come away with some strange ideas.

And of course, the Jews were not allowed to even eat animal blood.

Maybe our Lord intended to divide those who took His claims seriously from those who did not. Those who strove with His words in a carnal sense were the unbelievers. Whereas those that laid up His words in their hearts would understand that they were to be taken spiritually, or would sooner or later understand that.

Look at how the Roman Catholic Church has taken up our Lord's words on this subject carnally long since the completion of Scripture.

We have a more intimate relation to Christ's sacrifice than the priests did in the Old Covenant, because we both eat His flesh and drink His blood, whereas the priests could not drink the blood of the sacrifices.

We eat and drink spiritually, symbolically, virtually and yet really, of course, and the Lord's Supper is a sacrificial meal in these senses.

It has nothing to do with cannibalism of course, as the Jews in John 6 and the Roman Catholics wrestled with.

 

[ReformedChristian]

According to Biblical scripture whenever cannibalism is mentioned it's in a negative light in such cases the book of Jeremiah and the siege of samaria in the book of 1st Kings and Josephus recording such. Plus God says in the book of Genesis the Herb is made for man for food and I believe Psalms 14. I know the Jews are forbidden to eat blood according to Leviticus 17:11.