December 18th. - Reading the nativity

The nativity. Some people would say it's the most important part of this wintersolstice celebtration. So maybe it's time I read the damn thing. I've never really read the new testament. Well, that's a lie or at least a truth with modifications because I've probably read most part of it at one time or another. However, I have read the entire old testament when I was younger, which is a much more exciting testament  for a growing lad. All those murders and battles, incest, rape and pillage, genital mutilation of prisoners of war etc (and I do seem to remember a talking donkey in there as well), Game of Thrones ain't got nothing on this. The new testament is about a guy doing miracles, annoying priests and telling people about morality which I grant you is all good things. There is nothing I enjoy more than discussing ethics or annoying priests but when you're thirteen it's way more exciting to hear about a guy who kills 1000b philistine soldiers with only the use of an ass' jawbone.
Well here is me reading Gospel according to Luke in Norwegian. not nynorsk unfortunately. Nynorsk is of course the real Norwegian, bokmål is more of a danish mock-up

They are surprisingly short, aren't they? Well Here's the Gospel according to Matthew in English

There is a surprising amount of gore in the Gospel according to Mathew where every child under the age of two is killed. It's surprising that this is never referenced again. I think I would have done so.