(November 11, 2022 at 12:02 am)Jehanne Wrote: I think that the passage from Mark is authentic, in that Mark, who wrote in (and, likely spoke) Greek, quotes the words of Jesus in Aramaic, the language that Jesus spoke.
Jesus' passion was no laughing matter, even for the Romans who executed him; Jesus suffered physical trauma & mutilation throughout the whole affair. I think it likely that a few women witnessed his execution from a distance (also recorded in Mark), as they would have blended in; Jesus' male followers, on the other hand, fled the area.
This makes the assumption that one believes the Jesus of the Bible really existed.
I think Jesus is fictional, or at best, a composite.
Once someone can convince me that a virgin birth was possible, I might rethink the whole thing.
