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Oh, and I taught the Gospel Dotrine class when it was these chapters. I started by outlining the succession stories and graphing the horrible consequences of the deceit that have lasted into our own modern times. I told everyone I was putting on my history teacher hat for a bit, and it was well-received. Beefster wrote:
I think all of the “bad guys” of the OT and BoM aren’t as bad as the good guys make them out to be. The “righteous” tend to simply be ignorant of their own flaws.
There is an interesting bit in the BoM where the Lamanites complain how they have been diddled out of their birthright (much like Esau). In terms of the story, it is an interesting aside.
Look at the New Testament as well…. even characters such as Judas, some of the Pharisees, Pontius Pilate etc are not completely one sided.
One could argue that Judas – for example –
* helped fulfil the plan, much like Adam.
* thought that the act might stir Jesus to action against the authorities.
* thought that Jesus might free the Jews (from other evidences such as his name – Judas -> Jew, Iscariot -> Sicarii (a revolutionary organization).
* was himself conned and regretted his act, which drove him to suicide in despair.
Judas is not a cardboard cut out villain. Which funnily enough makes that aspect of the Gospel look realistic.
Pontius Pilate, a big brute of a soldier is so moved by Jesus that he tries to get him let off, because he thinks he is not a criminal, and doesn’t deserve this.
The Sanhedrin think that Jesus a) undermines their God-given authority, b) is causing Jews to leave the Torah/Law, c) may be a sorcerer and d) threatens the fragile peace with the Romans, which could bring death ro their communities (which happened a few decades later).
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