Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 18, 2016

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 8 years ago

    Sparky sure knew how to Bible study.

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    bigcatbusiness  almost 8 years ago

    Ah yes, one of the most influential moments in both comic and cartoon history. Sparky really had to fight to get this scene into the short.

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    gmartin997  almost 8 years ago

    I’m still wondering where the writer of Matthew found his genealogy. It’s commonly accepted that Matthew didn’t write it.

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    summerdog86  almost 8 years ago

    Doesn’t he look cute in his little mohair suit jacket and tie? He’ll be a rich CEO someday.

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    Robert Nowall Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    Well, he could’a read the genealogy in the Gospel of Luke and not the one in the Gospel of Matthew.

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    puffyshirt  almost 8 years ago

    I love the sportcoat-with-shorts look.

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    realexander  almost 8 years ago

    “Jacob begat Judas”??? You mean Judah?

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    tripwire45  almost 8 years ago

    Wonder why the 21st century PC police didn’t ban this comic strip?

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    noribori  almost 8 years ago

    So why is he mentioning all those begating guys down to Joseph who did NOT begat Jesus?

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    Bensso126  almost 8 years ago

    Jacob begat Joseph who was sold into Egypt by his brothers. Not the father of Jesus.

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    noribori  almost 8 years ago

    “Spermism” is the pre-Christian doctrine that fathers contribute the essential characteristics of their offspring while mothers contribute only a material substrate. Aristotle accepted and elaborated this idea, and his influence was prevalent well into the 17th century. Only then “Ovism” became influential, the theory that the offspring of an individual was preformed as tiny homunculus within every egg (created by God when he created man on Creation Day 6).The theory that both egg and sperm could be equally important did not find many supporters because people thought that human essence was undivisible. So, until the 19th century it was very much “Spermism” vs. “Ovism”, male vs. female influence.

    And here is little Linus, proudly presenting a very male and patriarchal history. He’s wearing a jacket and even a tie. He wants to be seen as a man and he proudly presents a long male tradition. We know that he is usually dominated by his sister who criticises his long quotation of male ancestors. The struggle between male and female influences.

    But the funny thing is that the virgin birth of Jesus transcends this male/female struggle. I can imagine that Charles Schulz actually had this in mind, making fun of Linus’ male pride.

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    Jogger2  almost 8 years ago

    I was told, by a preacher, that the ancients considered genealogies to be the most interesting parts of the bible.

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  almost 8 years ago

    Liberals won’t care, this is a private site, not one run by our govt. Know the difference.

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    bmckee  almost 8 years ago

    To be totally irreverant (and possibly slightly blasphemous) I know that nothing makes me jollier than a good begatting. Or even a practice run at begatting (with both parties properly protected of course.)

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    Number Three  almost 8 years ago

    Zzzzzzzz…

    xxx

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    jmcenanly  almost 8 years ago

    As for Lucy’s remark about reading from the first chapter of Genesis, they did that on Apollo 8. I don’t know if that was before or after this particular strip ran. Cut and Paste the link to hear it.https://youtu.be/ToHhQUhdyBY

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    SpongebobPatrickBackwards  almost 8 years ago

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA linus just read the names

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