The Bible/Trivia

• God Never Said That:
  • It's popularly assumed that the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus' side to confirm his death had his blindness cured when he touched his eyes with his blood-stained hands. This actually isn't anywhere in the Bible, but comes from a medieval bast-seller The Golden Legend. And who would hire a blind soldier anyway?
  • The bit about Mary Magdalene being a harlot. She was actually a former victim of demon possession, while the harlot was from another passage. Also the bit about her being in love with Jesus.
• Name's the Same: The Catholic and Orthodox Bibles have two different Judases. One is a heroic freedom fighter, the other betrays Jesus.
• Trope Namer: This work named the following tropes:
  • Adam and Eve Plot
  • Angel Unaware
  • The Antichrist
  • Archangel Gabriel
  • Archangel Michael
  • Archangel Raphael
  • As the Good Book Says...
  • Belly of the Whale (Though it's actually referred to as a fish in most versions.)
  • Bible Times
  • The Blind Leading the Blind
  • Cain and Abel
  • A Chat with Satan
  • Crucified Hero Shot
  • David Versus Goliath
  • Fallen Angel
  • Forbidden Fruit
  • A God Am I
  • Good Samaritan
  • Holy Halo
  • I Am Legion
  • Jacob and Esau
  • Jesus Saves
  • Judgment of Solomon
  • The Messiah
  • Moses in the Bulrushes
  • Never Accepted in His Hometown
  • Nice Job Breaking It, Herod
  • Number of the Beast
  • Pals with Jesus
  • Satan
  • Taking Up the Mantle
  • Thou Shalt Not Kill
  • Tower of Babel
  • Turn the Other Cheek
  • Universe Bible
  • The Uriah Gambit
• Word of Dante: Obviously, the Divine Comedy. But also ...
  • The whole "Lucifer = Satan" thing.
  • The fish that swallowed Jonah being a whale.
  • The Antichrist/'false messiah' concept. Revelation describes a despot ruler and his false prophet, but there's nothing about him actually claiming to be any kind of Jewish messiah.
  • Judas' motives (e.g. claiming he was a Miser Advisor) for telling Jesus that they could have sold the oil and used the funds for the benefit of the poor.

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