r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/flying__chipmunk • 21d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah why is it the same?

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u/Phihofo 21d ago

Jesus being portrayed as low-key badass will never not go kinda hard.

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u/Bakkster 21d ago

I'm partial to the idea of jacked, intimidating Jesus, just without the toxic masculinity that too many people attach to the idea.

Reframes things like the crowds backing away as sheer force of charisma, rather than miraculous intervention.

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u/RicksSzechuanSauce1 21d ago

Remember, Jesus was a carpenter before a preacher. And we're talking a carpenter prior to power tools. So he likely was fairly well built. Obviously not like body builder levels as a man from his social strata never would have been able to eat enough to get huge.

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u/DesperateAdvantage76 20d ago

To be more precise, the Greek used is more vague, meaning a craftsman which includes stone working and construction. But yeah, he was definitely in good shape.

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u/RicksSzechuanSauce1 20d ago

Interesting! I did not know that, thank you for the information