Tell me, if it wasn’t notable—i.e. odd—i.e. Queer for a ‘man’ to be carrying water how the heck could ‘a man carrying water’ be enough identification for Jesus’ disciples to identify to correct person to lead them to the correct house.
If as you imply anyone would be carrying water what kept them from walking up to the wrong dude doing it and getting betrayed to the Romans (before it was time time to be betrayed by the Romans)?
Would not further the person with ties to Jesus being Queer fit in perfectly with the ministry of someone who pointedly associated with social outgroups such as sex workers, Samaritans, and tax collectors?
Address why it was a notable enough description to identify the correct person to lead them to the Cenacle if as you imply dudes carrying water was considered completely normal.
If you’re still stuck on “There is not and has never been culturally decreed gendered behavior” why do you care when people don’t conform to culturally decreed gendered behavior?
I take it you don’t care who wears skirts or takes pills to grow breasts or removes breasts they don’t want to have or changes their name or pronouns?
Surely you’re not just denying past gender non-conformity to reinforce a strict gender binary today, right?
Tell me, if it wasn’t notable—i.e. odd—i.e. Queer for a ‘man’ to be carrying water how the heck could ‘a man carrying water’ be enough identification for Jesus’ disciples to identify to correct person to lead them to the correct house.
If as you imply anyone would be carrying water what kept them from walking up to the wrong dude doing it and getting betrayed to the Romans (before it was time time to be betrayed by the Romans)?
Would not further the person with ties to Jesus being Queer fit in perfectly with the ministry of someone who pointedly associated with social outgroups such as sex workers, Samaritans, and tax collectors?
So would a single man die of thirst?
Sure, Id buy that there were gender roles in 20ad, but carrying a jug of water? Everyone gets thirsty.
Address why it was a notable enough description to identify the correct person to lead them to the Cenacle if as you imply dudes carrying water was considered completely normal.
Because he just so happened to be the only man carrying a jug of water at that time and place? Its Jesus, dude made a lot of miracles.
You’re more willing to believe in magic than the existence of gender non-conforming persons in 30 CE Jerusalem?
Its the bible, yes.
Its the bible, yes.
So are gender non-conforming people.
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Such as a man who dared to drink water?
If you’re still stuck on “There is not and has never been culturally decreed gendered behavior” why do you care when people don’t conform to culturally decreed gendered behavior?
I take it you don’t care who wears skirts or takes pills to grow breasts or removes breasts they don’t want to have or changes their name or pronouns?
Surely you’re not just denying past gender non-conformity to reinforce a strict gender binary today, right?
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