(December 11, 2018 at 2:50 am)Godscreated Wrote: Of coarse they did, it wasn't until Jesus was about two that they went to Egypt. Joseph had a home and business in Nazareth.

Why were they hanging around Jerusalem for two years? Luke makes it clear they did their business and returned to their home in Nazareth, which only makes sense. 

Besides, Herod the Great was long dead by the time Quirinius was governor of Syria and Rome ran the census of their newly acquired province in 6 CE.

(December 11, 2018 at 10:44 am)DeistPaladin Wrote:

(December 11, 2018 at 2:50 am)Godscreated Wrote: Of coarse they did, it wasn't until Jesus was about two that they went to Egypt. Joseph had a home and business in Nazareth.

Why were they hanging around Jerusalem for two years? Luke makes it clear they did their business and returned to their home in Nazareth, which only makes sense. 

Besides, Herod the Great was long dead by the time Quirinius was governor of Syria and Rome ran the census of their newly acquired province in 6 CE.

Like I said before, at this time I have no answer for Quirinius, however I did say that Luke did not need to give details Matthew did and Matthew must have not felt it important to mention that they returned to Nazareth, seems a logical assumption that Joseph would take his family back to his home and business. I'm sure one day if enough material is dug up we'll find out the answer to Quirinius, but with the gaps in ancient history and the length of time we may never know, this is where some faith comes into Christian belief. Much of Egyptian history has to be pieced together, we are learning more because we recognize that from one pharaoh to the next that some of the previous pharaoh's history was erased and it seems no one minds waiting until these things are worked out. Egyptian history is much different than what I was taught in school years ago. Be patient we might find evidence about Quirinius soon.

GC

Nothing that we'll ever dig up will bend past events..it could only tell us exactly how and why magic book, your word of god, was wrong.

(November 26, 2018 at 7:21 pm)YahwehIsTheWay Wrote: Fun Bible Fact for this Christmas season:
Mary's pregnancy with the Lord lasted 10 years. 

Luke 1:5

Quote:There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

King Harod died in 4 BCE, which places these events around that time. 

Luke 1:13

Quote:But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And said wife does become pregnant and hid for five months. 

Luke 1:24

Quote:And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, ...

After which time Gabriel goes to tell Mary she's going to conceive. 

Luke 1:26

Quote:And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

I'm sure most of you know the story so I'll skip ahead. 

Luke 1:36

Quote:And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

So we've established that Mary becomes pregnant during the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy. 

Luke 1:39-42

Quote:And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 

So the Wholly Babble establishes that Mary was pregnant already with the Lord as Elizabeth's six month old fetus was leaping for joy. Since this conception happened during the reign of Harod the Great, it all happened no later than March of 2004, when Harod died. Any questions so far?

Luke 2:1-5

Quote:And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

So Mary is still pregnant with Jesus into the administration of Cyrenius over Syria, which did not begin until 6 CE. 

Hence, Mary's pregnancy lasted at least 10 years according to the Infallible Word of God. 

I guess those Sons of Gods take longer to bake in the oven. 

Her back must have been killing her.

This is why you don't want gods fucking with you.

(December 16, 2018 at 12:07 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: Nothing that we'll ever dig up will bend past events..it could only tell us exactly how and why magic book, your word of god, was wrong.

Why is it "GODLIKE" to sit back and not correct christians about their errors early on, instead letting long believed textural errors to go uncorrected despite each one of them having a (super sarcastic quote)"personal relationship" with god?

Funny how god doesn't give a shit about getting his story right.

Funny how christians can't pray for god to give them real definitive  clear evidence.

Also funny how the catholic church reported "one" of their Holy fore skins of christ stolen just as the DNA analysis is universally understood and accepted..

https://www.natgeotv.com/za/the-quest-fo...skin/about

For centuries, the relic of the Holy Foreskin was considered by believers to be the only piece of Jesus’ flesh to remain on earth after he ascended to heaven, and thus was among the most sacred relics in Christendom. Then, on New Year’s Day 1983, in a tiny village in the Italian countryside, Father Don Dario announced to his expectant flock that their beloved relic had been stolen. New York Times writer David Farley goes on a quest to unravel the story of this mysterious crime.

I wonder what "Jebus's" Ancestry.com DNA report would say..?

(December 27, 2018 at 7:19 pm)Brakeman Wrote:

(December 16, 2018 at 12:07 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: Nothing that we'll ever dig up will bend past events..it could only tell us exactly how and why magic book, your word of god, was wrong.

Why is it "GODLIKE" to sit back and not correct christians about their errors early on, instead letting long believed textural errors to go uncorrected despite each one of them having a (super sarcastic quote)"personal relationship" with god?

Funny how god doesn't give a shit about getting his story right.

Funny how christians can't pray for god to give them real definitive  clear evidence.

Delusional.

Usually it's the atheists being corrected for lack of being able to interpret something in context.  Not all though.

(December 27, 2018 at 7:19 pm)Brakeman Wrote:

(December 16, 2018 at 12:07 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: Nothing that we'll ever dig up will bend past events..it could only tell us exactly how and why magic book, your word of god, was wrong.

Why is it "GODLIKE" to sit back and not correct christians about their errors early on, instead letting long believed textural errors to go uncorrected despite each one of them having a (super sarcastic quote)"personal relationship" with god?

Funny how god doesn't give a shit about getting his story right.

Funny how christians can't pray for god to give them real definitive  clear evidence.

If god exists, it sat cross armed for hundreds of thousands of years while we suffered and died.  People getting gods holy words wrong probably wouldn't register much higher than "lol" on a creature like that's radar.

(December 27, 2018 at 7:25 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: Delusional.

Usually it's the atheists being corrected for lack of being able to interpret something in context.  Not all though.

Factually untrue, as usual.  Atheists commonly know more about magic books than believers do.

(December 27, 2018 at 7:30 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote:

(December 27, 2018 at 7:19 pm)Brakeman Wrote: Why is it "GODLIKE" to sit back and not correct christians about their errors early on, instead letting long believed textural errors to go uncorrected despite each one of them having a (super sarcastic quote)"personal relationship" with god?

Funny how god doesn't give a shit about getting his story right.

Funny how christians can't pray for god to give them real definitive  clear evidence.

If god exists, it sat cross armed for hundreds of thousands of years while we suffered and died.  People getting gods holy words wrong probably wouldn't register much higher than "lol" on a creature like that's radar.

(December 27, 2018 at 7:25 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: Delusional.

Usually it's the atheists being corrected for lack of being able to interpret something in context.  Not all though.

Factually untrue, as usual.  Atheists commonly know more about magic books than believers do.

Or you are just lazy and delusional.  If you choose to be ignorant, that's on you.

As far as magic books, maybe clarify what you mean.  Are you suggesting atheists are commonly into Harry Potter?  If not, what magic book and why do you say it's magic?

Irony, thy name is Max.

(December 27, 2018 at 7:36 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: Irony, thy name is Max.

Irony =  constantly yammering and complaining about magic and you use the name Gae Bolga