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For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 7:05 pm (This post was last modified: February 11, 2013 at 7:06 pm by Zone.)
The Jews only ever had human prophets on Earth living in real physical locations. The Jewish Messiah was also meant to be a man born of a human woman. So if they're going to invent a myth of the Messiah they would have to keep down to Earth he can't be something like Zeus, the Jews didn't believe in any gods. Save for the one but he was an invisible force of some kind.
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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 7:09 pm
I don't understand the argument against Jesus. He was our lord and savior, BUT I know you people don't believe that, but think about it. Wouldn't it be easier for the writers of the Bible (if you don't think God wrote it) to have Jesus born in Jerusalem and call it a day? No, they had him move there. That tells me that this had to be a real person, or at least, for you atheists' sake, based on a certain person.
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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 7:22 pm (This post was last modified: February 11, 2013 at 7:29 pm by LastPoet.)
(February 11, 2013 at 7:09 pm)TheLameMayWalk Wrote: I don't understand the argument against Jesus. He was our lord and savior, BUT I know you people don't believe that, but think about it. Wouldn't it be easier for the writers of the Bible (if you don't think God wrote it) to have Jesus born in Jerusalem and call it a day? No, they had him move there. That tells me that this had to be a real person, or at least, for you atheists' sake, based on a certain person.

I have given just enough thought to that, as to the reason why George Lucas made episode IV, V & VI before the 'lame first' three.

The motive for both remains the same.
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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 7:23 pm
Quote:I don't understand the argument against Jesus.

Then go here

http://www.jesusneverexisted.com and start learning.
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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 9:50 pm (This post was last modified: February 11, 2013 at 9:50 pm by Cato.)
(February 11, 2013 at 7:09 pm)TheLameMayWalk Wrote: Wouldn't it be easier for the writers of the Bible (if you don't think God wrote it) to have Jesus born in Jerusalem and call it a day?

Sure, but that wasn't the point. The author of Matthew was addressing the Jewish population. This is why he is hell bent on lifting OT prophecy and meshing them into his story of Jesus; read Micah in this case. Luke followed suit. Mark is silent regarding the birth of Jesus and John is more ethereal and doesn't mention Mary by name.

Quote: No, they had him move there. That tells me that this had to be a real person, or at least, for you atheists' sake, based on a certain person.

Does this mean that you think that the Iliad and Odyssey are historical accounts or based on real events simply because Odysseus wasn't born and raised just outside the walls of Troy?

You are Catholic. Please tell me that you have yet to go through confirmation.
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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 9:53 pm
His name reminds me of.....



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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 9:56 pm
Keep referencing my favourite film like that and I'm going to run out of thumbs!
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 10:15 pm
Mine too.
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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 10:52 pm
Kind of off-subject but in line with recent posts...

Did you guys know that Simon the Leper was most likely a mistranslation? The original word could have meant "leper" or "fisherman" (I think, it's been awhile...). Yeah, I'm pretty damn sure it was mistranslated...
Also the original word from the camel through the eye of a needle verse, probrably should have read "rope through the eye of a needle...
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RE: For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus
February 11, 2013 at 10:57 pm
Lots of mistakes for a supposedly inerrant book, eh?
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