SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Par for the Old Testament course?
Does "par for the Old Testament course" mean "standard for the Old Testament course"?
Background info:
They and all their descendants were
banished forever from the Garden of Eden, deprived of the gift of
eternal life, and condemned to generations of painful labour, in the
field and in childbirth respectively.
So far, so vindictive: par for the Old Testament course. New
Testament theology adds a new injustice, topped off by a new sado-
masochism whose viciousness even the Old Testament barely
exceeds. It is, when you think about it, remarkable that a religion
should adopt an instrument of torture and execution as its sacred
symbol, often worn around the neck. Lenny Bruce rightly quipped
that 'If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school
children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks
instead of crosses.' But the theology and punishment-theory behind
it is even worse. The sin of Adam and Eve is thought to have passed
Background info:
They and all their descendants were
banished forever from the Garden of Eden, deprived of the gift of
eternal life, and condemned to generations of painful labour, in the
field and in childbirth respectively.
So far, so vindictive: par for the Old Testament course. New
Testament theology adds a new injustice, topped off by a new sado-
masochism whose viciousness even the Old Testament barely
exceeds. It is, when you think about it, remarkable that a religion
should adopt an instrument of torture and execution as its sacred
symbol, often worn around the neck. Lenny Bruce rightly quipped
that 'If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school
children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks
instead of crosses.' But the theology and punishment-theory behind
it is even worse. The sin of Adam and Eve is thought to have passed
Top answer
It means "standard for the Old Testament". The base expression is "par for the course" (reference to the game of golf). "New Testament" is inserted into this.
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It means "standard for the Old Testament". The base expression is "par for the course" (reference to the game of golf). "New Testament" is inserted into this. The word "course" remains from the original expression but has no direct connection with "New Testament".
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