Re: Theological clarification, was:Re: Mother Teresa

From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Mon Jun 05 2000 - 10:17:27 MDT


then you could also use the needle to draw a ten foot wide eye in the sand, or
around a gate, and have a camel walk through it....

Spike Jones wrote:
>
> Zero Powers wrote:
>
> > If anyone has any refs one way or the other on this "eye of
> > the needle" question, please enlighten me.
>
> There was a legend that had Jesus being questioned by the
> disciples: Master, how can a camel pass thru the eye of a
> needle? He asked to be shown a needle. Someone handed
> him a tentmakers needle. He asked for a smaller one, which
> someone produced. He poked into the ground, it grew large,
> a nearby camel stepped thru. Dont have the URL fot it. spike



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