"I did not answer before but it was taught in the east 500 years before JC: "Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal."
So how about these from a lot earlier than 500bc?
Psalm 34.14
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 37.37
Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.
Psalm 119.165
Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
Isaiah 9.6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Numbers 6:24
May the Lord bless you...and give you peace.
1 Samuel 2:9
It is not by strength that one prevails.
1 Samuel 25:33
May you be blessed...for keeping me from bloodshed/vengeance.
Psalms 11:5
The soul of the Lord hates...those who love violence.
Psalms 17:4
I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
Psalms 34:14
Turn from evil; do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Psalms 120:6
Too long have I lived among those who hate peace. I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Psalms 140:1-2
Protect me from the violent who...stir up wars continually.
Hosea 2:18
Bow/sword/battle I will abolish from the land.
Hosea 11:9 I am God not man; I will not come in wrath.
Micah 5:2-5
One who is to rule in Israel...shall be the one of peace.
Nahum 1:15
Look!! The feet of one...who proclaims peace!!
Anyway you get the point. Judaism isn't the completely violent worldview that you make it out to be and Christ, as I said was sent to show that, amongst other things of course.
"And, yes, this is working out very well for me. The more I develop non-hatred, the happier my mind is. "
Awesome. :)
"2nd. the Gospels depict the apostles like bumbling idiots. how would they know if JC was either dead or alive? "
Right up until the resurrection and the day of pentecost, then things change, or are you cherry picking again? The change in the apostles after the resurrection is noted by actual scholars as being one of the numerous pieces of evidence for the resurrection.
