What irritates me is his implicit claim that the ideas there are original or exclusive to Jesus.
I don’t really care about credit for originality, just beautifulness and deepness of message. Linus’ take is ugly, whereas the Sermon is beautifully constructed. Just seems a shame not to go for the latter whenever possible.
I don’t really care about credit for originality, just beautifulness and deepness of message. Linus’ take is ugly, whereas the Sermon is beautifully constructed. Just seems a shame not to go for the latter whenever possible.
Linus’s take fits my aesthetic better, and “beautiful” language is often unclear.