Oral Traditions In Abrahamic Religions.
Biblical scholars are familiar with the role that oral tradition plays in religion and even neophytes appreciate the dualism inherent in pushing rapidly against the inside of one side of one's mouth.
The pseudepigrapha of such notable gnostic bibliographers as Peter, Mary and Thomas are excluded, making todays texts the agnostic bible. Ergo and ipse dixit many slips of the tongue, chinese whispers and misheard mondegreens have been attributed to his lordship.
Jesus swept while Lazarus lay dead but risible, is but one ancient text translation.
Walking on water was an early swimming stroke similar to dog paddle which is why they were called Canaanites.
Jesus, a renowned fisher of men, was adroit in legerdemain, prestidigitation and escamotage which when combined with all manna of heaven knows what, completely explicates the feeding of the five thousand.
If you are aware of other garbulled stories then please share your knowledge.
"Five Thousand" was probably 50 at best, much like drump's claims of wealth, right?
I sometimes wonder if there was not once, a really good story that everyone liked, about a man who once saved some of his "FARM" animals from a flood in a boat. There would not have been many back then, probably only sheep and goats, at most, a cow and a bull as well, pigs being unclean, and chickens still in the future.
Then one night the story teller forgot to include the word "Farm", and the rest is history.
Yes, celestial and local climate phenomena were big news stories.
Which reminds me of a true story I made up about how music saved my life.
At the height of the deluge Ella Fitzgerald clambered aboard the largest floating flotsam she could find and began to sing Summertime while I accompanied her on the piano.