Yes, the more we know about the world around us, the less able we are to get away with taking the bible literally. Three guys bringing gifts does seem to be less literal and more allegory, though I'm sure Mary and Joseph would have appreciated the gold after having to put their baby in a feeding trough one night. Though that's likely not literal either.
It's odd that the most important decision in your life depends on a book that's filled with allegories, parables, and metaphors.
It's odd that the most important decision in your life depends on a book that's filled with allegories, parables, and metaphors.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
