315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating
Banned Books
00:00
The Sacrifice of Jesus
The sacrifice of one person as a scapegoat discharges the pending acts of retribution. The death has such reconciling effect that it seems the victim must possess supernatural power. This is why they give them three names. All these assassins are given three names. It's actually an avatar. It's a mantra. And we don't need to do that because that would introduce disordered chaos. We had a whole congregation of people here who were satisfied, including the pastor. He lived most of the year without any cash. That can be satisfactory.
Transcript
Play full episode
