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Why is Jesus not a "madman"?

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Why is Jesus not a "madman"?
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RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"?
February 11, 2013 at 10:13 pm
Define "mad"

I think if there was a historic personage some of whose words, actions and circumstances formed the basis of the Jesus myth, then such a person would likely have in many ways resembled Gregory Rasputin. He would have been uneducated, versed in the use of mystical and apocalyptic aspects of the prevailing religion to subvert weak minds, cunningly perceptive of some people's emotional weaknesses and needs, but have only lose grasp of the limits of his power and influence.

Jesus was probably a Rasputin without the good fortune of a czarina or a czarivitsch.

Was rasputin mad?
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Why is Jesus not a "madman"?

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Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 11, 2013 at 9:28 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Minimalist - February 11, 2013 at 9:35 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 11, 2013 at 9:46 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Minimalist - February 11, 2013 at 9:50 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 11, 2013 at 10:10 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Anomalocaris - February 11, 2013 at 10:13 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Nine - February 11, 2013 at 10:25 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Minimalist - February 11, 2013 at 10:25 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 11, 2013 at 10:48 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Minimalist - February 11, 2013 at 10:56 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Drich - February 11, 2013 at 11:01 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 11, 2013 at 11:20 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Darkstar - February 11, 2013 at 11:27 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 11, 2013 at 11:56 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Darkstar - February 12, 2013 at 1:30 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Drich - February 12, 2013 at 12:01 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 12, 2013 at 12:11 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Drich - February 12, 2013 at 12:49 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Angrboda - February 12, 2013 at 12:34 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 12, 2013 at 1:43 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Drich - February 12, 2013 at 1:22 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 12, 2013 at 2:24 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Violet - February 12, 2013 at 4:44 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Confused Ape - February 12, 2013 at 8:32 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Zone - February 12, 2013 at 9:22 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Anomalocaris - February 12, 2013 at 1:41 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by WinterHold - February 12, 2013 at 9:38 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Mister Agenda - February 12, 2013 at 1:33 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by ThomM - February 17, 2013 at 9:09 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by CleanShavenJesus - February 17, 2013 at 9:14 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 17, 2013 at 11:13 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Violet - February 18, 2013 at 3:16 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by CleanShavenJesus - February 18, 2013 at 5:22 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 18, 2013 at 8:38 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by EGross - February 20, 2013 at 4:20 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 18, 2013 at 3:44 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Violet - February 18, 2013 at 12:58 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by naimless - February 23, 2013 at 11:27 am
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by ThomM - February 24, 2013 at 1:29 pm
RE: Why is Jesus not a "madman"? - by Nobody - February 24, 2013 at 4:40 pm

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