John the Baptist

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Indeed, the Catholic butchering of heteodoxal theologies really put a hamper on the continuity of the gospels. This was apparent with the belief that jesus was not god but merely had the essence of him, kind of like making an AI program with your words and mannerisms.

How this is relevant imho is that influenced the wording and "translation" of texts to support their theology. For example, from what I remember (i wish I can cite sources from memory) is the term I Am was not capitalized until later to support the trinity concept, as well as the meaning of the phrase "me and the father are one". I think it is interesting to note the inconsistency of the time of birth of Jesus and the fact the logistical issues of the “Census” to have everyone go back to the land of their ancestors. Not to mention the fact that the mass killing of the first born did not happen. It is kind of odd that it mirror Moses’s birth. Not even talking about kings that ruled during this time.

Concerning the ascension that is a strange reference because we do have a different account in the book of Acts also detailing the strange time gaps and the odd characteristics of the raised Jesus.