Indiana Jones uses logic to find the Holy Grail

[packman]

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[MosheFeingold]

1. I'm Jewish, so take what I say with a grain of salt

But, I've read the Christian New Testament very closely and am a movie buff.

The "Last Supper" was clearly a Jewish Seder. According to the story, it was held at the house of one Joseph of Aramathia, who, by Biblical and other accounts, was a rich guy and, at least until that point, an observant Jewish man.

He would have pulled out the stops for such notable guests and event, and undoubtedly had a proper cup for said Seder, probably silver and not footed.

Anyway, the scene always struck me as revisionist, in that the cup was not owned by the Nazarine (who apparently was poor), but rather Joseph of Aramathia, who was wealthy.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. I think you would have chosen ...

... poorly.


At least in the movie.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. One Of The Great Lines In Movie History

Guy drinks from chalice; melts. Ancient knight says "He chose poorly." That's it. The greatest understatement ever to be used in a movie!

[Yavin4]

5. They should use that line at the NFL Draft

Whenever a team makes a bad pick.

[Generic Brad]

6. Or when the Cleveland Browns make their pick

[malthaussen]

4. Yep

I'm not even Jewish, but I picked up on that discrepancy. Who takes his own cup to dinner at somebody's house? Knife, yeah, but the tableware would have been provided by the host, and he would have put forth his best. Unless, maybe, he was afraid the Apostles would make off with the cutlery after the meal. (In which case, though, why invite them?)

Yeshua's poverty is also revisionist, stemming from his dad being called a "carpenter." The man was probably closer to what we would call a building contractor, as he had two properties and was wealthy enough to have his son educated. I find it hard to credit that the young Rabbi could have picked up all his knowledge reading Torah and Talmud on his lunch break.

-- Mal