The origins of the prohibition of pork in Judaism and Islam

**byronbose** · January 15, 2015, 03:21 AM

according to archaeologists, the pig taboo was an attempt by the biblical authors to unite the people of the southern kingdom of judah and the northern kingdom of israel into a united monarchy ruled by the judahite kings from jerusalem. for details please google "origins of the prohibition of pork consumption"

**basics** · January 15, 2015, 04:57 AM

I find it rather strange that in a country where the Law was the ultimate to living a Godly life, Jesus found a herd of swine in which to put evil spirits and then send them to be drowned. Why were there swine there in the first place? And why was it that Peter was told nothing was unclean if it came from God? Just a thought!

**Lord of Lost Socks** · January 17, 2015, 06:20 PM

Honestly. Few weeks I had a platter of bacon and it was just as good as mediocre sex. I was really hungover though and starving.

**Logios** · January 17, 2015, 06:38 PM

I usually eat pork every day, but not if has been in the fridge since 2009

**Kissaki** · February 19, 2015, 09:46 AM

Funny that out of the religions to whom the recognition of God's existence is really, really important, 2/3 ban one of the few things which might arguably be admissable as evidence - namely bacon.

**Denny Crane!** · February 27, 2015, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Lord of Lost Socks

Honestly. Few weeks I had a platter of bacon and it was just as good as mediocre sex. I was really hungover though and starving.

Then you clearly cooked it wrong. A good bacon and egg sandwich can be better than good sex.

**classical_hero** · February 27, 2015, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by basics

I find it rather strange that in a country where the Law was the ultimate to living a Godly life, Jesus found a herd of swine in which to put evil spirits and then send them to be drowned. Why were there swine there in the first place? And why was it that Peter was told nothing was unclean if it came from God? Just a thought!

The difference between the unclean and clean animals is their diet. Every animal that was considered clean were solely herbivores and those that were unclean were carnivores or omnivores, which a pig was. It was a separation of life and death in animals. It was to separate them from other nations, not that Israel always follwed that, but when Christ came he came for all mankind and this separation is no longer needed.

**sumskilz** · March 01, 2015, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by classical_hero

The difference between the unclean and clean animals is their diet. Every animal that was considered clean were solely herbivores and those that were unclean were carnivores or omnivores, which a pig was. It was a separation of life and death in animals.

Your explanation is not accounting for rabbits, hyraxes, and camels.