The Hidden Love of Jesus For the Animals
Animals - The Defenseless Victims
The Apostles Were Vegetarians
In order to know what Jesus taught concerning love for animals and having a meatless diet, it is useful to know how his apostles and disciples lived. Ancient texts, which, typically enough, were not included in the canons of the Bible state the following:
Peter
"I live on bread and olives, to which I only seldom add a vegetable."
Clementine Homilies XII, 6; rec. VII, 6
Paul
"Jesus instructed me to eat no meat and drink no wine, but only bread, water and fruit, so that I be found pure when he wants to talk with me."
Toledoth Jeschu, Krauss Edition, Berlin 1902, p. 113, Paul
Matthew
"Matthew lived on seed, the fruit of trees and vegetables without meat."
Clemens von Alexandria, Paidagogos II, 1:16
John
"John never ate meat."
Church historian Hegesipp according to Eusebius, History of the Church II 2:3
Jacob
"Jacob, the brother of the Lord, lived on seeds and plants and touched neither meat nor wine."
Epistulae ad Faustum XXII, 3
In old scriptures, there are also indications that other apostles and disciples nourished themselves as vegetarians or vegans.
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