Sentences with phrase «theological contortions»

Instead, they went through theological contortions to stress and promote their preferred concepts of original sin and messianic redemption, and to fit literal interpretations of scriptures that were in large part allegorical.

Paul was one of the few of his time, perhaps the first (after Jesus), to experience that, but he (or his writers) presented that as «Jesus within» — a totally different concept, leading to all sorts of incredible theological contortions.