(June 3, 2024 at 1:29 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Remember when the thread was about the historical Jesus? I long for those bygone days.
Boru
Well, what more is there to say?
The OP was claiming that there are 4 journalists and each wrote one gospel. That is doubtful, specially when there are large sections that are obviously copied from one to the other.
The story is written as if a camera is following the characters. At one point, it shows the conversation between Herod and the 3 magicians, then there is a conversation between just the 3 magicians. You have a conversation going on between John the Baptist and 2 of his followers.
One of them has a conversation between an angel and the lady that was going to give birth to John the Baptist.
One of them has a conversation between an angel and the Mary that was going to give birth to Jesus. Then another conversation with Joseph.
To me, it looks like Israel needed a savior and it had to be someone from the royal class. The savior is for saving Israel. He isn't there to save europeans or all of the world.
I imagine that at some point in time Rome invaded Israel and they probably executed all of the royal class. This creates a void and some people might claim that eventually, someone from the royal bloodline is going to show up. He would be sent by the jewish god and the savior is going to zap all the roman soldiers.
When you went to church or when your parents raised you christian, how much time did they spend teaching you about the political problem of ancient Israel?
