I wanted to start with a simple one - with fundies simple is a must - because the problem in the passage is that what appears is the phrase "yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel;"
Xtians ignore the problems that "Israel" had been defunct for 7 centuries by the time their godboy was born and even if you pull a sleight of hand and substitute "Judaea" for "Israel" the fact is that "jesus" did not "rule" shit. As a matter of fact, he was executed as a common criminal by the rulers.
But in this instance the issue is even simpler. The passage goes on to say this ruler would defend Israel from those dastardly Assyrians. Forgetting the fact that Assyria was victorious in the 8th century the fact remains that Assyria no longer existed in the first century AD. It was part of the Parthian Empire from 150 BC to 116 AD when the Romans took it. In any case, listening to xtians babble, their boy was long dead by the time the Romans got there.
I'm sure you are right, Summer. But it does not matter which holy joe they come up with to cite for Micah 5, 1 & 2. What matters is the entire passage and there, they are fucked.
Xtians ignore the problems that "Israel" had been defunct for 7 centuries by the time their godboy was born and even if you pull a sleight of hand and substitute "Judaea" for "Israel" the fact is that "jesus" did not "rule" shit. As a matter of fact, he was executed as a common criminal by the rulers.
But in this instance the issue is even simpler. The passage goes on to say this ruler would defend Israel from those dastardly Assyrians. Forgetting the fact that Assyria was victorious in the 8th century the fact remains that Assyria no longer existed in the first century AD. It was part of the Parthian Empire from 150 BC to 116 AD when the Romans took it. In any case, listening to xtians babble, their boy was long dead by the time the Romans got there.
I'm sure you are right, Summer. But it does not matter which holy joe they come up with to cite for Micah 5, 1 & 2. What matters is the entire passage and there, they are fucked.
