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.
 * Names the Same: The Catholic and Orthodox Bibles have two different Judases. One is a heroic freedom fighter, the other
 * Trope Namer: This work named the following tropes:
 * Adam and Eve Plot
 * Angel Unaware
 * The Antichrist
 * Archangel Gabriel
 * Arch Angel 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 Bullrushes
 * 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.